montanaelk31
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- Mar 18, 2014
- 307
2017 will be a year to remember. 4 general tags, 1 cow tag. All tags punched in 9 days of hunting. Enjoy. By the way all elk were havested using a rage ss. Here's the pic if the bulls!
2017 Elk meat pole
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Wyo67
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- Aug 8, 2013
- 182
After several days of crappy weather (rain / snow / heat) and dealing with quiet or non-responsive elk, we finally got a cooperative bull during the evening of 9/21. During the week we had multiple opportunities, but had not been able to close the deal. Often a bull would bugle in response to a locator, but would not answer a cow call or another locator after closing the distance. On Thursday 9/21, we did not hear much of anything in the morning. In the evening, we did get response from a bull and moved in. One of my partners shot and took the 6x6 bull, but the herd did not break or bust. After confirming a good hit, our caller called the cows back with a distressed and I took a cow with a 40yd shot.
Apologize for the lack of full body pic, but phone battery had died during the day and I did not get pics until the following morning when I came back for the final quarter.
Still a few more days in most WY units, good luck all!
Apologize for the lack of full body pic, but phone battery had died during the day and I did not get pics until the following morning when I came back for the final quarter.
Still a few more days in most WY units, good luck all!
cohunter14
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- Jul 10, 2017
- 5,332
Congrats montanaelk and wyo67! Well done 
backcountry_hunter
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- Aug 8, 2016
- 213
@ montanaelk, well done!
I get people's apprehension to shoot fixed over mechanicalsbut after shooting rage for the last 7 years or so on deer sized game and smaller, and seeing how destructive they can be it's a tough sell to shoot anything else. I used to shoot rage's at deer and slick tricks at any "heavier" game but most recently I'm becoming almost a 100% convert to rages...
[/size]The proof is in the pudding and they simply work.[size=78%]
I get people's apprehension to shoot fixed over mechanicalsbut after shooting rage for the last 7 years or so on deer sized game and smaller, and seeing how destructive they can be it's a tough sell to shoot anything else. I used to shoot rage's at deer and slick tricks at any "heavier" game but most recently I'm becoming almost a 100% convert to rages...
[/size]The proof is in the pudding and they simply work.[size=78%]
David Gough
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- Aug 16, 2017
- 3
First elk. Day twelve of the hunt. Solo DIY OTC public land in Idaho. Called him in during a snow flurry to just over 20 yards. First shot was lethal and he ran into the creek and couldn't get out. Once I realized he wasn't going to get out of the water I unloaded the quiver until he stopped breathing.
The series of events that day was a rodeo. Butchering in the creek with him was the worst part, but I'm happy to say he's in a cooler back in Nevada.
The series of events that day was a rodeo. Butchering in the creek with him was the worst part, but I'm happy to say he's in a cooler back in Nevada.
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cohunter14
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- Jul 10, 2017
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Congrats on a great trophy David
DudeLebowski
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- Aug 25, 2017
- 11
No meat!
Arrows4Elk
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- Feb 20, 2014
- 166
DudeLebowski
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- Aug 25, 2017
- 11
Arrows4Elk said:
Nice, very nice.. How was the hunt?
Arrows4Elk
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- Feb 20, 2014
- 166
Thank you!
It was a great hunt. The rut was definitely in full swing and we saw some good bulls.
I hope everyone is having a great season!
It was a great hunt. The rut was definitely in full swing and we saw some good bulls.
I hope everyone is having a great season!
