Popere,
Yeah, EKM i just love beeing in the mountains. This was the first year that we camped in a Davis Tent. I will never stay in a hotel during elk season again. The tent was definately the way to go.
For me the hunting/killing is practically secondary; I also just love being in the mountains, setting up camp, camp life (hence my handle), packing out the meat and butchering in camp. For three years and part way into the fourth, THAT was what kept me coming back to try again --- plus the fact some of my camp mates were taking some elk during that time --- we all got totally skunked one year.
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Wolfkiller,
I figured you had been busy out "getting after" things given your stories from last year, you are a busy man --- good to see you come up for air.
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In general,
Some amazing bowhunting harvesting numbers. That is some high performance hunting. Not my style, but I can't deny the skill required. I haven't seen elknut1 and his son so far, but they would obviously fall in this group.
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Tally so far,
1 = Went elk hunting --- no opportunities (I think there are WAY more out there, just haven't signed in....)
2 = Went elk hunting, got a shot opportunity, no elk... (Any given year an opportunity is really all one can hope for.)
14 = Got elk (at least one, some with many)
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17 = Total
EKM