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Author Topic: The new Ray Hammond Pic  (Read 5473 times)

Offline Dr. Ed Ashby

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The new Ray Hammond Pic
« on: December 31, 2006, 10:31:00 AM »
Ray, now this one's better than the hog picture - the elk's prettier ... and you're smaller!

It's raining cats and dogs this morning. Gave the Old Boy (that's me) a morning off. If it's still pouring down this afterneoon, think I'll be giving the big guy another free-pass this year. Just geting old and lazy, I guess; or perhaps I've just done my share. That's well enough. He's given me many pleasant hours this year (and last). I also like the thought that he'll be out there passing along his good genes to many more; ones that (I hope) will be there to provide me many more pleasant hours of fun - if'n the Lord's willing and the creek don't rise; and I happen to get back here during season again.

I'll be in touch soon.

Ed
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Offline the Ferret

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2006, 10:34:00 AM »
I like finding brush piles like that to hide in when I'm deer hunting too...oh wait that's not a brush pile...that's an elk rack. Nevermind.
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Offline Killdeer

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2006, 11:15:00 AM »
Now THAT'S a HOG!!  :thumbsup:  
Killdeer  :archer:
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2006, 01:07:00 PM »
how the heck did I end up here two times??
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Offline BigRonHuntAlot

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2006, 01:08:00 PM »
Cause yer Special... LOL  Nice Elk
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Offline robtattoo

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2006, 01:21:00 PM »
And I still can't see the header pics  :(

Don't know why or how they've gone. One day they were there, next day, there they were'nt.

I know it's down to browser settings, but can anyone tell me which ones & how I gettem back?
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Offline Chortdraw

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2006, 01:29:00 PM »
Had to look twice to find Ray in the picture!
  Nice Elk. Good food.
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2006, 01:43:00 PM »
Chort- I never knew what good eating was till I tasted elk steaks. I'm going to start buying cow tags every year....don't like going without it!
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Offline Van/TX

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2006, 05:48:00 PM »
That's an Elk?   :scared:     I thought Ray was climbing up a huge Mesquite tree   :bigsmyl:      :wavey:   ...Van
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Offline Dano

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2006, 05:52:00 PM »
I couldn't tell where the tree ended and the rack started  :bigsmyl:  Lookin good Ray.
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Offline 9 Mile Archer

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2006, 06:11:00 PM »
Hey where is that elk from, NM, AZ?? It's a real pig anyhow, good shooting/hunting.
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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2006, 06:48:00 PM »
Talk about shooting the bull!
Congratulations!
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2006, 11:53:00 PM »
9 mile...he is from NM- one of the 16 units in the Gila...1999.

That was a good year for the Zipper!

He's a toad, for sure. The pics don't really do him justice. You should see the one of the mounted head with me standing next to it...in this picture it looks like I am sitting way behind the elk, but in reality my left knee is just behind his head- 11 inch bases and 20+ fronts...

Come to think of it, I can post the mount in a pic I have on photobucket... he was so big he wouldnt fit on the wall in either a super sneak pose OR a 90 degree head turn...too wide and too long!
   
   
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Offline 9 Mile Archer

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2007, 12:38:00 AM »
Wow Ray, good for you!
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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2007, 08:11:00 AM »
Ray, you are the man. Thats one dandy Elk.
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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2007, 07:57:00 PM »
Ray,leave the bow,...take the canolis!!!!
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Offline Liquid Amber

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2007, 07:11:00 AM »
I've known Ray since 1985 or so.  Ray, who's that trim dandy standing with your elk.   :)
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2007, 09:18:00 AM »
That was me the next summer, Cliff...after training/walking/working out for a year in prep for that hunt and for a year after I was really slim and trim- lost down to 200 lbs.

Then I injured my feet (Plantar fasciitis) and have shot back up there again...don't look like that any more, I assure you!!

Alex, that's my big problem now...if I wudda took the "bow" instead of the canolis I might not be as big as a house!!!!
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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2007, 12:32:00 PM »
Awesome bull! Was that one of those once in a lifetime tags? Gotta be a big story to go with a big bull like that?
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: The new Ray Hammond Pic
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2007, 01:51:00 PM »
Nope, LV2, a regular public land draw tag- this is why NM has been on the short list for many years along with AZ, UT, NV, WY...limited draw units mean there is less pressure, fewer hunters however you want to say it...so bulls get the chance to grow up.

we were there for the second hunt (and hit it just right in the middle of the FRENZY as I call it, with bulls just going nuts) and we got into big bulls every day.

I never saw a bull littler than 250 inches that week- everything I ran into was a shooter and  ran into several every day...simply the most amazing hunting experience I've ever had!

The tags are more expensive now, but they can still be drawn.
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