Elk season so far, lots of pics (more pics pg 5)

[PaPaFrank]

Good Stuff Tommy...Congrats!

[KellyG]

Man what a great hunt, I think I will be out in CO next fall God willing. I mean heck I am only about 6 hours east of Denver and have family in Grand Junction. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us.

[knobby]

Congrats Tommy. Nice bull. And even better to have a willing pack horse as a brother-in-law. Two quarters at once...I am impressed!

[Guru]

Congrats to you and your family Tommy    

[BRONZ]

What a great story and pics!

[toppredator]

Cool story and congratulations on a nice bull.  Hunting and family-two great things that go great together.  TRW

[Randy Morin]

oh yeah that was a great story and super pics.  I cant imagine how special that would be to have your dad and mom on this hunt with you.  Nice bull too.!
Congrats and thanks for sharing.

[Dave Thaxton]

Great read and congrats on a fine bull. What a way to have a family outing!! Don't ya just love those pink tiny bubbles?!?

[Bjorn]

What a great story-and a family hunt to boot!  

[highPlains]

Thank you guys for all the kind words. I have some more pictures of the follow up that I'll be posting in a bit!

[Owlgrowler]

NICE!! Great bull, story, and pics. Hunting with the family is really cool.

[highPlains]

Please excuse all of my pictures.

I really have to thank you all for the kind words, I shared this with my Mom, who is NOT a social computer person, and it made her feel good. My mom was the one that I actually elk hunted with for the majority of my first two seasons. My Dad was on other hunts out of state or packed in to wilderness areas. She went through a lot to take me and my brother hunting. Boy...if I had the experience I have now we could have done well. I remember staring at a squirrel with a blunt nocked and looking up to see a few spikes ten yards away. DOH! Another morning I fell asleep on her lap only to have a bull walk up and almost step on us. Very fond memories.

She was a good hunter before kid activities took over and her knees gave out.

(note, this is a compound kill and I understand if the mods take it off, her last season before switching to all trad)


We cut up my bull the other night and I told my Dad how the smell of the meat really takes me back.

This is me looking on as everybody cuts up a bull that my Mom shot.


Doing the same thing over twenty years later.


And I hope to do the same thing with my boy when he's older. My Dad, myself, and my son.


The talk of doing this as a family got us talking last night and my Mom dug out these old pictures. Hunting, specifically traditional archery since that is all I have ever known, is a big part of the reason I am so close with my parents. I feel strongly that it is one of the best tools a parent can use to spend time with their children. And I will certainly raise my kids in the same manner.

[Izzy]

Hunting with the whole family like that is very rare in these days. Your fortunate and wise to capture it in photos and writing. Congratulations to the family.

[duncan idaho]

You are truely blessed. I have a friend who has been bit by the traditional bug. She is a experienced compound shooter, but, not much traditional experience. What is your mother's bow setup? She is looking for advice from other female hunters. Thanks, and once again ,thanks for a great story and pictures.

[Bone lake]

Nice bull, Congrats.

[ti-guy]

Very nice