ThrowBackThursdays
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I like the TBT idea as well. I'm a sucker for stories and pictures.
I'll start with the day that ruined me for life.... my first elk hunt.
If I would have had a film crew following me that day people would be laughing about it for years.....
I could barely sleep the night before season opener because all these weird noises were coming from around camp.... I'm pretty sure every bull in NM was outside just screaming and welcome the greenest elk hunter to the woods.
At 3AM about 20 minutes before my alarm was suppose to go off; I shut them off. Next thing I knew I was opening my eyes and it's sunlight out.... oops.... I guess I fell asleep and it was 7:45AM [emoji23]
I had planned on starting somewhere else that morning, but considering all the ruckus around camp I just went right into the woods there. I walked in about 250 yards and found this little tank. I pulled out this bite and blow call that I had and made my first call ever with it.... next thing I knew the woods erupted and 4 bulls ran directly to me. Being Mr. Green I just froze. I had a 6x6, 5x5, and two 4x4 within 30 yards of me just looking for me. They figured out something was up so they ran off.
I decided to sit that tank that night. Being Mr Green I grabbed a treestand, sat, and about 30 minutes before sunset this guy came in.
I was an absolute wreck after that. I was cloud 152..... I ended up dragging the elk to the road and loading him in my truck...by myself....without gutting him because I was so excited [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
From that day on I was hooked.
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I'll start with the day that ruined me for life.... my first elk hunt.
If I would have had a film crew following me that day people would be laughing about it for years.....
I could barely sleep the night before season opener because all these weird noises were coming from around camp.... I'm pretty sure every bull in NM was outside just screaming and welcome the greenest elk hunter to the woods.
At 3AM about 20 minutes before my alarm was suppose to go off; I shut them off. Next thing I knew I was opening my eyes and it's sunlight out.... oops.... I guess I fell asleep and it was 7:45AM [emoji23]
I had planned on starting somewhere else that morning, but considering all the ruckus around camp I just went right into the woods there. I walked in about 250 yards and found this little tank. I pulled out this bite and blow call that I had and made my first call ever with it.... next thing I knew the woods erupted and 4 bulls ran directly to me. Being Mr. Green I just froze. I had a 6x6, 5x5, and two 4x4 within 30 yards of me just looking for me. They figured out something was up so they ran off.
I decided to sit that tank that night. Being Mr Green I grabbed a treestand, sat, and about 30 minutes before sunset this guy came in.
I was an absolute wreck after that. I was cloud 152..... I ended up dragging the elk to the road and loading him in my truck...by myself....without gutting him because I was so excited [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
From that day on I was hooked.
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cohunter14
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This was a pic from our elk hunt back in 2014. No cool story to go with it, but I still love this picture. One of those reminders to myself to take it all in when hunting.
cohunter14
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Awesome pic Brad!
I wish we had a camera back when I was a kid but didn't... I'm sure there are dated picture in my oldest son's archives but I never had a camera until later on in life and no cellphone until 2002...
I've looked and this is as far back as I have any pictures saved...
2004 Colorado muzzleloader season cow tag... Needless to say a young rag horn 6X6 and young cow was with her...
I've looked and this is as far back as I have any pictures saved...
2004 Colorado muzzleloader season cow tag... Needless to say a young rag horn 6X6 and young cow was with her...
cohunter14
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Antelope from two years ago:
colorado russ
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Wife's antelope from last year.
colorado russ
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Forgot to add on above post that my wife likes shooting my 7 mag!
Don't have many old pictures on my work computer but found one from 5 years ago. Took both within 5 minutes from same tree stand.
Don't have many old pictures on my work computer but found one from 5 years ago. Took both within 5 minutes from same tree stand.
