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Author Topic: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"  (Read 2496 times)

Offline Soonerlongbow

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #100 on: September 30, 2013, 08:02:00 PM »
Awesome adventure and awesome story telling! Congrats!
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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #101 on: September 30, 2013, 08:11:00 PM »
Congrats, way to stick with it.
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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #102 on: September 30, 2013, 08:14:00 PM »
Great job, man!  Good strategy to take a break and come back after it with a clear mind.
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Offline buckster

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #103 on: September 30, 2013, 08:24:00 PM »
Very nice story and end result.  Congratulations and thanks for sharing.  Nothing trumps a good elk hunt!
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Offline Benner

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #104 on: September 30, 2013, 08:27:00 PM »
Good story and hunt.
Thanks for sharing.

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #105 on: September 30, 2013, 08:53:00 PM »
Outstanding hunt and story,congrats on a nice bull and thanks for taking us along.  :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #106 on: September 30, 2013, 08:53:00 PM »
Super job, beauty of an elk, congrats!
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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #107 on: September 30, 2013, 09:15:00 PM »
Heck of a story!
Can't see the forest for all the trees..

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #108 on: September 30, 2013, 09:28:00 PM »
Great great story telling!  Felt like I was there....and you demonstrated skill and perseverance on a level that all of us should aspire to.  Top shelf all around.

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #109 on: September 30, 2013, 09:30:00 PM »
Congrats, great story! enjoyed every second!
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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #110 on: September 30, 2013, 09:36:00 PM »
" I knew I'd smell the bull long before I saw him in this thick country so I decided to start at the top of the mountain and work my way down until I covered the entire mountain side. "
If I'm ever fortunate enough to hunt the mountains, be sure I'll have this tip in the back of my mind. Well done!
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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #111 on: September 30, 2013, 09:49:00 PM »
WOW!! What a great story with a great ending!! Kudos to you for sticking with it   :thumbsup:   Congrats on a well deserved, very nice bull!!

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #112 on: September 30, 2013, 10:26:00 PM »
Great hunt!  You played the hand and opportunity you were dealt perfectly.  Thanks for sharing it, and well told!
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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #113 on: September 30, 2013, 11:23:00 PM »
Thanks you great story!

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #114 on: October 01, 2013, 10:17:00 AM »
Wow. What a trip. I think it's almost always better to go solo on a track job when your unsure of the hit. Two guys might have bumped him again. I would have thought he would've been down with two shots in the paunch after 8-9 hrs. Tough critter.

Congrats on the success of the relentless pursuit. Thanks for a great example of will power and a job well done!

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #115 on: October 01, 2013, 10:22:00 AM »
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #116 on: October 01, 2013, 10:43:00 AM »
Man, that's an awesome journey you had there  :thumbsup:
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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #117 on: October 01, 2013, 10:48:00 AM »
Great bull, and Great story. Congrats on a job well done.
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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #118 on: October 01, 2013, 12:43:00 PM »
Great job and great storytelling!  Thanks for sharing.  Work kept me away this year, so stories like yours helped make this season a little easier to take.

Come on Sept 2014!

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Re: CO 2013 - "DON'T COME HOME WITHOUT AN ELK"
« Reply #119 on: October 01, 2013, 12:55:00 PM »
:clapper:  Incredible! Thanks for sharing.
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