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I just got back from opening weekend of elk season. I got this old girl Saturday evening, then spent most of the day Sunday getting her out. I saw elk the entire time I was up there- from sunup to sundown. The hardest part was getting up on a herd before some other knuckleheads scared them off- some of those idiots were racing all over the place on ATV's and some were trying to shoot the elk from at least 600 yards away. It got old fast. But all in all, it was a fun hunt. My little brother filled his tag, and if my uncle fills his next weekend it'll be either the 3rd or 4th year in a row that we've filled all of our tags.

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Congrats......looks like good eating :)

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There is no better feeling than having the freezer full before Thanksgiving.
Good Job!

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congratulations on a successful hunt!!

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Congratulations, it is kind of hard to tell; however, that looks like a good sized cow.

ATV's and elk hunting and public ground..... IMHO, a baaaad combination and everyone has an excuse why it should be good for THEM.

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My son and I filled the freezer last week, big cow and a yearling cow. One of the funnest hunts I've had in years. hunted during the week so we hardly saw any other hunters.
2 elk tags = 80 bucks
Gas and food= who cares
A moring like this =
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PRICELESS!

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That is a good sized cow. Always fulfilling to get it cut, wrapped, and in the freezer...then the loooong wait until next season.lol

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congrats!

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Great job and nice cow. Cow Elk sirloin tonight at CI's house from my first season Co hunt.

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The worst thing that can happen whilegoing into the mountain is a sound of ATVs.

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well done!!!!

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Congrats!

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Congrats - what a great animal - and perfect meat for the table!

any idea what she weighed?

FH

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I'm not that good at guessing weight, but after she was dressed, had her legs cut off, and was cut in half, I'd say the back half weighed maybe 300lbs. The front half (without the head) weighed slighly less. It took a couple of us not quite an hour to drag the two halves about 300 yards over the sagebrush and through some trees. Granted, I had food poisoning and was vomiting the whole time, so it was more like the equivilant of 1.25 people dragging.[8D]:D But either way, she's pretty good sized and should provide a decent amount of meat.

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Congrats!! Nice cow...I doesn't get any better than free rangeing protien:)

GLOB!

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Congrats...them cows are good eaten!!

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Congrats to all! Nice cows!

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Congrats to everyone indeed! Hey gotlost thats a great pic of your camp!

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Nice photo, it catches a lot....



.... for me, if the hunting is all done, then it is a GREAT photo....

On the other hand, if it is the opening day of the season and at dawn I can see my wall tent, even if it is a spike camp, then I've screwed up as I am not positioned.

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As of Saturday, all of our tags are filled. We were up on the moutain by 6:30am, and had our last cow down at 1:00pm. Saw over 50 head while we were sneaking through the timber, all split up in smaller herds. Would have had one down before noon, but there were too many branches in the way to make the shot. Great end to a fun season.

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If it seems too full, think of an older neighbor, former hunter or widow of such a man, who'd enjoy and appreciate a good steak of a wild Elk or deer.

I'm sure you'd be blessed as much as they would, if you'd share a meal with them.

Congratulations!

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nice cow i know how you feel last year guys had dirtbikes and were just going krazy i wanted to shoot the tire lol jk.