I already have my 6x7 on the wall...I'm a rolling in the idiot factor...
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I already have my 6x7 on the wall...I'm a rolling in the idiot factor...
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CO state senator: 2nd Amendment doesn't protect duck hunting, therefore:
2 non web feet bad,
2 web feet good...
Vas-tly Different Now...and prefers corn to peas
Been thinking about this all day, i'm an idiot. Next time up, and the bow is drawn, it's getting slung. I'd be done elk hunting and going up bear hunting this weekend. Oh well, maybe they'll be back, I know I will...
NRA BP+PPITH Instructor
CO state senator: 2nd Amendment doesn't protect duck hunting, therefore:
2 non web feet bad,
2 web feet good...
Vas-tly Different Now...and prefers corn to peas
One of the ways we succeed in hunting and anything in life is by learning from our mistakes. If you passed up a good opportunity on a 4x4 bull because you were looking for something bigger, that's a decision for you to make, and reasonable if it fits your goal. Should you have another opportunity you'll have a fresh decision to make based on the importance of your goal and on the evolving circumstance of your experience such as the number of animals you're seeing, the likelihood of success, and the time left to hunt. Besides the quality of animals in the hunt area, a hunter's experience, age, physical ability and hunting skills will all play a part.Originally Posted by buckshotbarlow
It's easy to get caught up in the fantasy stories of magazine hunting writers who often report about guided hunts on private land or other restricted areas managed for trophy animals. But for most hunters using public land where hunt success averages around 23%, getting any elk, bull or cow, is a good measure of success, and any legal bull is a good bull.
While my first goal is bringing home the meat, I'd be lying if I said that taking a good antlered bull means nothing to me. I appreciate a trophy bull because they are magnificent and I know how hard they are to come by in the areas I hunt. Given my first goal, I take pride in bringing home an elk almost every year. Our family relies on the elk, deer and pronghorn I bring home. The 6x6 bull I took last year was exciting but I'll be every bit as appreciative should I run into a cow elk or a smaller bull next month. Where I hunt I know better than to pass on any legal elk, but what's important to you is a very personal thing.
You said it not me.... I'd have a really hard time passing one up knowing how hard they are to get, especially with a bow. Last I heard, this was a while ago, the ratio was 1 elk for every 7 years hunting. I will say that if that was my ratio I'd find another animal to hunt. Don't beat yourself up too bad. I'm just glad to hear you're out there. Good luck with the bear hunt. I hear they like jelly doughnuts.
Last edited by yjsaindon; 09-23-2013 at 15:00.
That's far enough pilgrim......You're molesting my hunt!
JMHO, but I'd be in it for the meat. I have no use for trophys. I like to look at them in other places, but wouldn't want one in my home. Just me though.
There's a lot more of us ugly mf'ers out here than there are of you pretty people!
- Frank Zappa
Scrotum Diem - bag the day!
It's all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.....
Great job Sniper, lets get some photos up.
Soon as I get home. I'm about 150 yards from my ATV right now. Exhausted. 2nd load today. First was rear quarter and all back straps tenderloins and half of neck/residual meat. Right now is cape with head/antlers and another rear quarter with other neck/residual meat. Last night I didn't have a pack frame but tossed a front quarter on my backpack ...those shovel holding things work alright! My dad is 61 and carried a front quarter down but struggled so I am working my nuts off. About 3 miles each way.
3 miles each way is a lot of work. Good for you though, congrats on the harvest.
That right there is why I'll never shoot a elk. There's NFW I could do all that with my busted-up old body. They'd have to Life Flight me outta there.
There's a lot more of us ugly mf'ers out here than there are of you pretty people!
- Frank Zappa
Scrotum Diem - bag the day!
It's all shits and giggles until someone giggles and shits.....
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