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Offline stocker56

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First Trad Harvest Elk
« on: September 17, 2012, 07:28:00 AM »


First elk with a trad bow.

Taken with my bear take-down 58lb limbs at my draw
A.D. Trad lite arrows 29 1/4 in.
175 gr. woodsmen. total arrow wt. 520 gr.
Taken in the Kootenays of B.C.

To the story

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Offline Gator1

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2012, 07:34:00 AM »
Fantastic, what a beautiful animal....  :archer:
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Offline Longbowlogan

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2012, 07:37:00 AM »
That's awesome! Looks like a huge bull, congrats!!!!
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Offline bowhawk archer

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2012, 09:22:00 AM »
Incredable looking bull Craig, congrats!
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Offline arsurveyor

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2012, 09:50:00 AM »
WOW! Great bull; that would be a graet bull with a rifle....

CONGRATS.
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Offline limbolt

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2012, 10:17:00 AM »
You're off to a great start,gonna be hard to beat that one,congrats!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline Dave Thaxton

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2012, 10:28:00 AM »
OH MY GOODNESS...what a beautiful animal...your storytelling is great too...congrats  :clapper:
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Offline Ark.Buck

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2012, 10:37:00 AM »
Great bull,your off to a great start this year!
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Offline canoeman

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2012, 12:23:00 PM »
Congratulaions, that's awesome!  Wow.
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Offline Exit Felix

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2012, 02:10:00 PM »
Good grief!  Amazing!  Well done!
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Offline Fletcher

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2012, 05:16:00 PM »
Congrats on a great bull, Stocker!  You're off to a heck of a start.  :thumbsup:
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Offline stocker56

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2012, 06:13:00 PM »
Thanks guys, much appreciated.   :D
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Offline pitbull

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #12 on: September 17, 2012, 07:34:00 PM »
Awesome animal! congrats.   :notworthy:
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Offline djohnson

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #13 on: September 17, 2012, 08:55:00 PM »
Absolutely awsome elk! Congratulations.  :clapper:
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Offline Knotter

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2012, 11:29:00 PM »
WOW!!!!!  What a beautiful animal for a first trad harvest.  I'm inspired to spend more time going after elk.

Congratulations... and I hope you have more to come.
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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #15 on: September 18, 2012, 09:07:00 AM »
Fantastic bull! Very cool! Congrats!!   :clapper:
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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #16 on: September 18, 2012, 07:40:00 PM »
Wow!  congrats   :clapper:
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Offline medic77

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2012, 12:01:00 AM »
Oh man that is a toad.  Congrats
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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2012, 10:18:00 AM »
holy  moly.!!!
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Offline bansheewins

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Re: First Trad Harvest Elk
« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2012, 12:59:00 PM »
What a beast.  CONGRATS
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