Whip heading to Wyoming/ Updates Added

[Guru]

Again....thanx for taking the time Joe    

[DW]

Joe, Skyler and I enjoyed this adventure....everyday of it! Thanks for taking us along with you. Be Careful on the way home.

[Elkchaser]

Joe,
Thank you for letting us share your camp and stories around the fire.
I would definitely say your hunt was a success. You were in elk a bunch and to me that is a lot of the fun.
I am sure you are exhausted and ready for a hot shower, comfy bed and home cooked meal.

Thanks again and safe travels home.

[Homebru]

Originally posted by Whip:
The drive to hunt elk, or more generally for me, any type of hunting in the mountains of the west, is hard to understand. It is extremely physical and difficult.

The quote I've heard is "elk hunting is the most miserable fun you can have."  You can't really describe it well to those that haven't experienced it.  

But, you have to be careful who you choose to hunt with.....we had one guy leave us a note in camp this year, while we were out hunting, that he was finding his own way home.
homebru

[Tom Phillips]

Joe,
 Thanks for taking the time out from your hunt to keep us posted on things in DETAIL.I really enjoyed it.

[gregg dudley]

Enjoyed every word, Joe.  Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[steadman]

Thaniks Joe. It was good to read someone elses journal while the hunt was in progress. Well done! Looking forward to the pics!

[Steve O]

Joe, you can't do any better than your best!  Be careful on the way home.  I'll be driving a lot tomorrow myself--give me a call if you need to stay awake.

[hormoan]

No failure, what a wonderful adventure. And adventure it was, the chance is all we could ask for. See ya soon buddy!

[NoCams]

So Whip...... Guess it will be beef jerky at Compton this year ! Should have shot that cow you could see the shoulder bones in the first week ! Dadgummit !!!

I have always dreamed of elk hunting but never got to go till now. As others have said, it was almost as if we were there looking over your shoulder the whole time. Your thread was the first thread I read everyday, hoping you nailed the big one.

Remember the line in, " Lonesome Dove ", when the reporter from the newspaper told Tommy Lee Jones, " They say your a man of vision Capt' Call ". Then the director gives us the whole movie in fast forward as Capt' Call replays it all in his mind. I know how hard it is to come home empty handed on a long grueling out of state hunt. But just remember the visions you had while experiencing it all bud. Lots of us may never even get to hear and feel a bull bugling at dawn in God's western masterpiece.

Be safe coming home and rest your weary bones brother !

[suburbanirma]

Great adventure, Joe! You have a wonderful way with words and painted beautiful "mind" pictures of scenery, wildlife and the entire experience. Bravo!! Tom

[butler]

I read this thread every morning from Afghanistan before the network would get blocked for the work day, awesome trip. I was reading reading an article about Glen StCharles the other day and he was speaking at a Pope and Young banquet and he said, "remember it is about the hunt, not just the killing." and it sounds like your hunt was one of many memories, thank again for sharing.

[smoke1953]

Well Joe, reading the responses you have gotten and especially from butler, I would say this was a  very successful hunt in ways you might not have thought.

[fnshtr]

Joe,

Thanks so much for taking the time to take us along... it has been a GREAT hunt!

Wayne

[Hud]

One day in the wilderness, beats the best day in the city.

[coaster500]

Thanks Whip for the great trip  

[Shinken]

This has been a memorable hunt Whip!

There is always next year and the elk will be there waiting for you.

Thanks for takin' us all along!  It was fun!

Shoot straight, Shinken

[fredouille]

Very, very nice ...
Thanks for sharing this adventure.

Fred

[Wolfkiss]

Great thread Joe,  your thread was for me this year, the closest I got to the mountains.

Next best thing to being there.

Thanks for taking us with you.

[knife river]

Maybe not much meat in the freezer, but you've got a truckload of memories that will feed you for the rest of your life.  Great stuff, Joe!  Thanks for one of TG's best-ever threads.