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Title: Idaho Elk
Post by: Jesse Minish on September 03, 2011, 12:07:00 PM

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It was a short elk season for me this year. Shot this 5x5 opening day. It was hot and the elk were not talking yet so I decided to sit a water hole. He came in right before dark to about 12 yards and I made the easy shot. He ran about 15 yards after the shot and I cow called, he stopped and flipped over backwards tumbling about 5 yards from where I shot him. I love blood trailing but I didn't complain. I shot him with my Cascade Brush Hawk, cedar arrows from Elite Arrows and 145grain 2 blade Eclipse heads.
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Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: 4runr on September 03, 2011, 12:09:00 PM

OUTSTANDING!!!

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Post by: CDR on September 03, 2011, 12:09:00 PM

:thumbsup:  Great job!!!

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Post by: jcar315 on September 03, 2011, 12:13:00 PM

Congrats and nice shooting!

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Post by: wingnut on September 03, 2011, 12:13:00 PM

Now that's the way too do it.  I'll be up that way in a little over a week.

Mike

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Post by: JimB on September 03, 2011, 12:16:00 PM

Very cool.Congratulations.

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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on September 03, 2011, 12:17:00 PM

Very well done, sir!  Congrats!

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Post by: dragonheart on September 03, 2011, 12:26:00 PM

Congrats on the bull!  Great job on your short elk hunt.

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Post by: FerretWYO on September 03, 2011, 12:29:00 PM

Awesome, Congrats on your bull and Great shooting

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Post by: Coonbait on September 03, 2011, 12:30:00 PM

Very Nice!!!
Congratulations
Glenn

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Post by: Ray_G on September 03, 2011, 12:34:00 PM

Hey Jesse!!   :wavey:    :thumbsup:    Short and sweet hunt but the freezer will start to fill.  Way to go!  Now you can concentrate your hunting on the other tasty animals.

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: longbowben on September 03, 2011, 12:36:00 PM

Congrats and great shot.  :clapper:    :clapper:

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Post by: Spectre on September 03, 2011, 12:36:00 PM

That Eclipse made him spring a pretty big leak!

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Post by: fnshtr on September 03, 2011, 01:09:00 PM

Way cool!!!
Congrats!

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Post by: oldbohntr on September 03, 2011, 01:22:00 PM

I'll be in Idaho chasing them around next week.  Hope to do as well as you did!  Good work!

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Post by: PaPaFrank on September 03, 2011, 01:28:00 PM

CONGRATS JESSE!!  Man, that's good stuff!

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Post by: steadman on September 03, 2011, 01:39:00 PM

Way to go Jesse! Great bull! Although there are no easy shots on elk, at least for me.

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Post by: frassettor on September 03, 2011, 01:55:00 PM

Very nice! Great job, betcha your having backstraps soon   :goldtooth:

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Post by: Longbow1953 on September 03, 2011, 02:38:00 PM

:thumbsup:     :archer2:    :archer2:

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Post by: razorsharptokill on September 03, 2011, 02:48:00 PM

Hopefully that will be me next year.

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: House on September 03, 2011, 02:51:00 PM

Congrats Jesse nice work!   I'll be chasing them in about a week and a half.

Hope to send a 145 eclipse of my own into one.

Travis

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Bjorn on September 03, 2011, 03:13:00 PM

Way to go Jesse you da' man bro!!

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Post by: turkey522 on September 03, 2011, 03:18:00 PM

Congrats on a nice bull,thanks for sharing.

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Post by: awbowman on September 03, 2011, 04:05:00 PM

Well done, you sure did open him up good!

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Jesse Minish on September 03, 2011, 04:40:00 PM

Thanks everyone and good luck fellas! My Dad and I just got all the meat cut and in the freezer.

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Indiana-jim on September 03, 2011, 05:12:00 PM

way to go man. sure would like to get out there someday. atta boy

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Post by: Sixby on September 03, 2011, 05:20:00 PM

Awsome Jesse, God bless you, steve

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Post by: Drake 15 on September 03, 2011, 05:44:00 PM

Congrads! Well done.

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Post by: Gatekeeper on September 03, 2011, 05:56:00 PM

Very nice! Congratulations   :clapper:

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Post by: tomh on September 03, 2011, 05:59:00 PM

good job Jesse!

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Post by: LV2HUNT on September 03, 2011, 06:00:00 PM

Congrats, nothing wrong with an "easy" one now and then.

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Post by: Over&Under on September 03, 2011, 06:08:00 PM

Short but oh so sweet!
Great bull there, and nice shooting!

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Post by: rolltidehunter on September 03, 2011, 07:38:00 PM

way to go

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Post by: slivrslingr on September 03, 2011, 09:21:00 PM

Congratulations Jesse!

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Post by: dragonheart on September 03, 2011, 09:30:00 PM

Elk steak with sauteed onions and a side salad with...

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Post by: ksbowman on September 03, 2011, 09:43:00 PM

Great job Jesse! Sounds like you had things scouted out pretty well. How far was the truck?

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Jesse Minish on September 03, 2011, 10:53:00 PM

Thanks again guys! Had Elk steak, potatoes, beans and biscuits for diner   :bigsmyl:  
ksbowman, The pack was as easy as I could ask for except elk are always a lot of work especially in the dark! Didn't get to bed till about 12:30am.

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Whip on September 03, 2011, 11:01:00 PM

Nice shot!!  
Congratulations  :clapper:

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Post by: HARL on September 03, 2011, 11:04:00 PM

Great Stuff !!!  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Hud on September 03, 2011, 11:09:00 PM

Jesse, you make it look too easy. Congratulations on a nice bull.

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Post by: Anointed Archer on September 03, 2011, 11:10:00 PM

Very cool   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: legends1 on September 04, 2011, 01:19:00 AM

Very nice, getting me worked up.I pull out for Oregon on the 12th. congrates.

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Post by: rastaman on September 04, 2011, 01:24:00 AM

Way to go sir!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

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Post by: KellyG on September 04, 2011, 01:53:00 AM

Sweet

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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on September 04, 2011, 01:55:00 AM

Jesse, congratulations!

What weight of bow-and-arrow were you using?

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Post by: Guru on September 04, 2011, 06:28:00 AM

Congrats Jesse!!

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Post by: BRONZ on September 04, 2011, 06:55:00 AM

WAY TO GO!

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Post by: Hooper on September 04, 2011, 06:58:00 AM

Nice shooting! Congrats!!

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Post by: Mudd on September 04, 2011, 07:12:00 AM

How cool is this?.... Way!!!.... I'm saying.....

Thank you for sharing with us.

Elk is also on my bucket list of hunts.

Thank you again!

God bless,Mudd

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: ishoot4thrills on September 04, 2011, 07:15:00 AM

Awesome! Short and sweet. Way to go bro!

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Post by: Rick Wiltshire on September 04, 2011, 08:06:00 AM

Good shootin Jesse! Congrats on the bull.  :clapper:

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: on September 04, 2011, 09:59:00 AM

CONGRATS!!!!! I hope my turn is next year.

Bisch

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Post by: JoeM on September 04, 2011, 10:24:00 AM

:clapper:   Nice bull congrats!!

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Post by: Tree Killer on September 04, 2011, 02:04:00 PM

Congrats on the bull man, that's awesome!   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Wolfkiss on September 04, 2011, 02:58:00 PM

Way to go!
Congratulations.

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Jesse Minish on September 04, 2011, 04:49:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Ben Kleinig:
Jesse, congratulations!

What weight of bow-and-arrow were you using?

My bow is about 71# at my draw and my arrows are around 650 grains.

Thanks guys!

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: cch on September 04, 2011, 05:25:00 PM

Way to go Jesse, I think you are the first person to shoot an elk with a Cascade Brush Hawk. Good job. I hope to have some luck next week.
Chris.

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Jim Keller on September 04, 2011, 05:50:00 PM

congrats Jesse. I just ordered a Cascade Brush Hawk this week. Nice bull and bow

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: elkken on September 04, 2011, 06:27:00 PM

Nice shoot'n .... I guess the wolves didn't eat all the elk in Idaho

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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on September 04, 2011, 06:55:00 PM

Congrats Jesse!   :clapper:

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Post by: huntmaster80 on September 04, 2011, 10:50:00 PM

that is sooooo cool!!!!

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Post by: W. H. Bill Fuller on September 04, 2011, 11:37:00 PM

Nice job!, good luck to all this season.

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Post by: Ragin Bull on September 04, 2011, 11:58:00 PM

Congrats Jesse,
Outstanding job  :clapper:    :clapper:    :clapper:

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: M. J. Brundage on September 07, 2011, 04:17:00 PM

Good Shooting. Congratulations!

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Post by: rjackson on September 07, 2011, 04:22:00 PM

Congrats Jesse,

Nice shooting!!!

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Jesse Minish on September 08, 2011, 01:06:00 PM

Thanks again guy! I hope everyone has a great season!

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Post by: Burnsie on September 08, 2011, 01:20:00 PM

I guess the wolfs didn't get all of them.

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Post by: Randy Morin on September 08, 2011, 01:37:00 PM

Congrats Jesse.  Thats awesome man. You gotta love those controlled shots over water.      :clapper:

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Post by: rushlush on September 08, 2011, 01:58:00 PM

Congrats!

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Post by: cacciatore on September 08, 2011, 03:40:00 PM

The joy and the pain of a short hunt!Joy to kill it, pain to close the season.Anyway I'll do it any time!!!

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Post by: Owlgrowler on September 08, 2011, 07:20:00 PM

NICE!! gotta love it when a plan comes together.

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Post by: Lowrider on September 08, 2011, 08:49:00 PM

Congratulations Jesse. I am glad you got one with the new Brushawk. I love shooting mine. Our deer season does not open here until Oct. 1st.

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Walt Francis on September 08, 2011, 10:00:00 PM

Congratulations, I think you have gotten the hang putting the elk down.   :thumbsup:

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Post by: Matty on September 10, 2011, 12:49:00 AM

Awesome!

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Post by: LONGSTYKES on September 10, 2011, 08:16:00 AM

Jesse, Congrats on a great bull. Nice shooting.

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Post by: woodworker on September 10, 2011, 10:13:00 AM

HI Jesse,
     Very good news and thank you for sharing !  Not getting much of a chance to get out yet but enjoying reading about everyone's successful hunts (with or without filling tags).

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: Montanawidower on September 11, 2011, 01:11:00 PM

I love the camp set up.  Reminds me of the snake thread from a month or two back.  I wouldn't imagine that set up in snake country.  :)   Congrats on the elk.  Always a great accomplishment.

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: jhg on September 11, 2011, 01:40:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by Jesse Minish:
[QB]   (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg106/jesseminish/Picture120.jpg)

Perfect camp. And a nice bull.

Title: Re: Idaho Elk
Post by: MI_Bowhunter on October 05, 2011, 11:00:00 AM

Congrats Jesse!!  I like the camp setup.

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Post by: maineac on October 05, 2011, 11:15:00 AM

Congrats!