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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: IdahoCurt on September 22, 2012, 08:46:00 PM
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Hi brothers of the bow!
Hope all your hunting is going great,just thought I'd share a story and a picture.
Elk camp this year is in a secluded area near my home that is about five miles in at the head of a great drainage that typically holds good numbers of Elk.
So far hunting has been filled with bugling Bulls,howling Wolves and good friends.
This bull,who was on the edge of herd came in to a cow call at dark,I was the designated caller and my friend the shooter but somehow the bull got past him and offered me a 20yrd shot.The Zwickey tipped cedar arrow nicked a lung and hit the liver leaving me a great trail to follow in the dark.
Nothing is better than being up on "the mountain" with friends taking care of your Elk until 2 in the morning!
I'm back in camp tomorrow to try and help friends get another one,back with more stories later.
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg200/idacurt/curtselk1_zps6957192c.jpg)
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Don't get any better than that!
Nice bull Curt!
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NICE!!
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Very impressive! That's a nice looking bull, and you look like a very happy hunter! :thumbsup:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
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Congrats on a great animal!
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Congrats on a great elk.That must be the area you talked about with leatherneck.How about some camp pictures and your friends :clapper:
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Congrats on a great harvest. Good luck supporting your friends!
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Congrats you done real GOOD!
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That is awesome.
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Nice bull, Curt. Sometimes it's hard to know when to take advantage of a brief opportunity to shoot an animal. Obviously, you got it right this time!!!
Allan
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Curt!!!
Fantastic Bull !!!
Well done buddy :)
:campfire:
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oh man that is way cool well done :clapper: :clapper: :archer2:
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Thanks for the kind words guys.I will continue to update this with more pictures when I get back in a few days.
Tonight's dinner was back straps with sauteed onions, mushrooms and roasted potatoes,Heaven!
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That's awesome
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'Nother trad gang toad! Congrats!
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Congrats. Now that is a meal fit for a king. :thumbsup:
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Congrats Curt, nice looking bull.
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Very nice..... :thumbsup: :notworthy:
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Way to go Curt!! Great pic too, a big Congrats!!
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Awesome picture! Congrats
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Congratulations! That's a dandy bull!
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NICE!
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Congrats Curt :thumbsup: great bull!!
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Awesome stuff Curt
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Way to go Curt! It doesn't get any better than that.
-Jay
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Congrats Curt,you deserved that one.
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Way to go sir! Awesome animal!
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way to work!!! beautiful bull.
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Great bull, thanks for sharing story and pic.
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Nice going Curt. Congratulations and that was a great hunt.. God bless Steve
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Outstanding, congrats on a great hunt.
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Great Bull.
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Congratulations. Very nice. Bull!
Chris
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good bull.
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That's getting it done, Curt. Congratulations!
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Well done Curt. :thumbsup: Glad to see you got to the elk before the wolves. :archer:
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Congrats Curt,very nice. Bull! I wait for the rest of the story.
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Congrats X 10. You can even show us pictures of the backstrap meal "if'n" you want :D
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Nice Bull :thumbsup:
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Good Shoot'n! Wish my health was better, I'd be in the Bitterroots now.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Iflytrout/Pictures/buzzards.gif)
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Nice!! Congrats on a great Bull. :thumbsup:
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Great job. Congratulations.
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Way to get it done! Seems like it was just yesterday that I was talking to you about walnut and you were telling me you were going elk hunting the next day
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:bigsmyl: :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl:
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good job, congrats
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:clapper:
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I don't know how I missed this one, congratulations on a well deserved bull!!
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Congrats!!
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Congrats! :clapper:
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You guy's are Awesome,Thanks!
The night before I got the Elk we had Wolves within 100yrds of camp howling part of the night which made sleeping hard but the day of the harvest was nothing short of magical with probably ten branched antlered bulls seen and bugling encounters like you dream of,truly fortunate to have been part of it.
Well I'm back in camp today with my buddy of 30yrs from NC to try and help him get one.
Full report with pictures when I get back
Thanks again.
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All you elk hunters are really getting it done this year..
Many congrats!!! What a way to spend September !
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Congratulations! That's a nice bull. Our group just got home from Idaho none of us took a Elk but it was a great time.
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Congratulations Curt! What a dream hunt that was!
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A great one and waiting to hear more!!!
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Awesome bull Curt!!! You are an elk killing machine. After your scare this summer this pic is an awesome sight. Congrats!
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Way to go Curt!! Nice bull.
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Outstanding!! Great job!!
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Congrats and Nice Bull
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nice bull curt enjoy the meat.
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Awesome bull Curt!Congrats
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Just thought I'd give an update and add some pictures.
The second half of the hunt was great,we had Elk encounters almost every day and few close calls but no shots for my buddy.
The highlight was the six point, 330 class bull that somehow again slipped by my friend and came within 10 yards of me bugling the whole way in! I was laying flat on the ground and was wondering what the big guy was going to do as he continued to look for the Cow(me)he eventually winded me and walked off but continued to bugle as he went back to his cows.
Here is camp! bare bones when you hike in over 4 miles
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg200/idacurt/camp1.jpg)
An area that holds good Elk numbers through out the season
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg200/idacurt/mountaintop2.jpg)
Another spot
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg200/idacurt/mountaintop1.jpg)
A burned valley that is a magnet for Elk due to the new growth but very hard to sneak in on anything due to the lack of cover
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg200/idacurt/mountaintop3.jpg)
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Fantastic congrats!
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Nice! Thanks for taking us along.
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ummm nice bull!
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Great hunt Curt!!!
Awesome country, beautiful.....
How many trips to pack that bull out 4 miles!!!!
That's some major work :)
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Kip,hi,hope you're doing well buddy.
Great question.To me,getting the game out for table fare and respect of the animal is extremely important and something that doesn't get talked about enough.
This is what happens when a Elk gets harvested.
1.Right after the high fives and pictures I was on my satellite phone calling my friend to arrange a pick up the following day with his horses.
2.I had prearranged this and will not hunt remote areas if he cant help me or my other buddies with pack frames are not around or hunting.I have a "inner circle" of friends and we help each other out when a Elk goes down as it's a huge job.
3.After I confirmed help from my friend with horses you begin to cut up the Elk and don't stop until all meat is deboned and hanging in game bags off the ground.
4.the next morning we were up at first light to pack the meat off the mountain to the nearest trail which was no easy task and took a total of three trips x the two of us plus one trip for me to get the rack.
5.Early afternoon we took down/stored camp and met up with the horses and walked out,home with meat in refrigerator by early evening.
6. the following day was about eight hours of cutting,grinding and wrapping until the Elk was in the freezer.
Taking care of a Elk is a huge job!
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Horses wonderful creatures 4 miles in :)
Still getting that meat off the ground, cooled, cut and wrapped is everything for some fine eats.
Congrats on a job well done all the way around. Everytime you pull a steak out of the freazer those memorys live.
Can you tell how the mind of a 235# fat man works ,,,,, Ahhhhhhh Steaks :)
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Curt
your pictures are amazing! Thanks for taking them and for posting them.
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Super nice pic´s.
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Congratulations! great bull too
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Nice pictures looks awesome!!!!!!
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I never tire of reading elk hunting reports. Awesome job, and great bull.