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Author Topic: 2012 elk -The Story  (Read 1855 times)

Offline Steve O

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #100 on: September 09, 2012, 08:37:00 AM »
Thanks for sharing.  Good to see hard work rewarded. Great bull!

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #101 on: September 09, 2012, 08:52:00 AM »
Awesome story and a great bull, congratulations!
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Offline bohuntr

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #102 on: September 09, 2012, 10:42:00 AM »
Great thread and a beautiful bull Jason, congratulations again!!!
To me, the ultimate challenge in bowhunting is not how far away you can succesfully make a killing shot but rather how close you can get to the animal before shooting.

Offline katie

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #103 on: September 09, 2012, 12:08:00 PM »
:clapper:
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Offline gonetocamp

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #104 on: September 09, 2012, 04:28:00 PM »
Jason...Great story and pics. Could you tell me what kind of camera  you are using. I'm in the market for a new camera to keep with me in the woods. I've used my old one for 25 years. Time for a new one.

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #105 on: September 09, 2012, 04:40:00 PM »
Thanks for taking us along...

Congrats on your hard earned success!

Fantastic pictures!!!thanks again!  :campfire:

Offline Shedrock

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #106 on: September 09, 2012, 11:23:00 PM »
Great story and pics! Congrats, nice bull!  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline USMC0311

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #107 on: September 10, 2012, 01:10:00 PM »
Great story and pics, all the hard work payed off nice bull

Offline skilonbw

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #108 on: September 10, 2012, 03:35:00 PM »
Congrats on a nice bull way to pull it off in a drought year.

Offline Butts2

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #109 on: September 10, 2012, 04:01:00 PM »
I am guessing about 330. Man you are a DOG. Carry pictures/camera with you and wave me down I don't know which rig you drive I want to see more. Congrats X 10 my friend
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Offline Elksong

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #110 on: September 10, 2012, 05:40:00 PM »
Thanks everyone! I had almost as much fun posting the story as hunting the bull.....almost!LOL! Anyway the picture is a good one and the bull is very nice, but as far as score he is 285" - 290". He was very short on the main beam. He is a world record to me though!

Someone asked about the camera, it is a Canon powershot sx30is. Not an ideal camera to hunt with, kinda bulky, but not bad. I like taking pictures though so I put up with it.
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Offline knobby

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #111 on: September 10, 2012, 09:54:00 PM »
Congratulations on a fine bull, and thank you for sharing your story.

Offline Anaconda12

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #112 on: September 11, 2012, 07:21:00 AM »
awesome bull!!!
Luck has nothing to do with it, just Boot leather and a GWP.

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #113 on: September 12, 2012, 04:04:00 AM »
Thanks very much for the great story and pics. Also congratulations on a great bull and some mighty fine eating.  :clapper:
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Offline Gator1

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #114 on: September 12, 2012, 06:54:00 AM »
Thanks for bringing the Gang along on this hunt, well written and accompanying photo story..  :clapper:    :clapper:

Offline Elksong

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #115 on: September 12, 2012, 08:51:00 PM »
Thanks again!  :archer:
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Offline FerretWYO

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #116 on: September 13, 2012, 04:36:00 PM »
Great bull Jason. Many Congrats.
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Offline OregonBlacktail

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #117 on: September 13, 2012, 04:45:00 PM »
Wow, 1/3 to 1/2 mile track job. Congrats on that alone. Why did you think he gave so little trail? I have yet to kill an elk with a trad bow and this kind of thing scares me. congrats on such a nice bull.

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #118 on: September 13, 2012, 04:49:00 PM »
You the man Jason! What a bull.
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Offline Elksong

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Re: 2012 elk -The Story
« Reply #119 on: September 13, 2012, 06:09:00 PM »
Not sure why he stopped bleeding after the arrow came out, other than he was moving downhill and the shot was a liitle high and back. In that senerio I would guess he was just filling up inside and the holes were at the top of the bottle, so to speak.

Thanks a bunch Randy and Tom!
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