Successful Wyoming Elk Hunt.

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09-28-2010, 04:47 PM

#11

littlearrow

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Many thanks for sharing your hunting story and pictures.

09-28-2010, 05:30 PM

#12

Magic

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Congratulations to both of you. I would choose either one over tag soup any day.

09-30-2010, 07:09 AM

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npaden

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I updated my blog with the details of getting my friend's bull on the ground if anyone is interested.

http://padens.blogspot.com/

09-30-2010, 12:05 PM

#14

Colorado Cajun

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I was looking again at your pictures. I really like how you positioned your bull for the pictures. I wish I would have done the same when I got my 5x5. Congrats again!

09-30-2010, 04:25 PM

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npaden

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Originally Posted by Colorado Cajun

I was looking again at your pictures. I really like how you positioned your bull for the pictures. I wish I would have done the same when I got my 5x5. Congrats again!

Thanks. I think we took 20 pictures and even then when it was all said and done and I got back to my computer I wished we had taken some more. A couple that I really liked I had forgotten to clean a big slobber of blood coming out of his nose.

With digital cameras, it never hurts to take as many pictures as you can and then spend a few minutes and take some more. You work all year to put down an animal like that and the meat isn't going to spoil if you spend a few extra minutes taking pictures.

09-30-2010, 08:39 PM

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Colorado Cajun

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Originally Posted by npaden

Right on! I had heard that before to take the time to take plenty "extra" pictures because you never know what ones will turn out. I did take the time to enjoy the moment and take the extra pictures. I was glad I did.

09-30-2010, 09:23 PM

#17

deernutz

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Awsome story congrats on the bull. Any bull elk is a trophy in my book.

10-04-2010, 03:38 PM

#18

warbirdlover

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Congrats on the nice elk and I'm jealous of what looks like a great time. BTW, is that a barrel "de-resonator" on your rifle? Reason I ask is I just stuck one on mine, LOL.

10-04-2010, 04:06 PM

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npaden

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Originally Posted by warbirdlover

Congrats on the nice elk and I'm jealous of what looks like a great time. BTW, is that a barrel "de-resonator" on your rifle? Reason I ask is I just stuck one on mine, LOL.

Yeah, I'm not sure if it helps or not.

My rifle is a Browning A-Bolt and it comes free floated from the factory. According to the instructions with the de-rsonator it says that it should be near the end of the barrel on a free floated gun and closer to the stock on a rifle that isn't free floated.

It says to move it back and forth and try it a lot of different spots, but with my 7mm Mag it is only good for 3 shots then you have to wait 15 - 20 minutes to let the barrel cool down so to actually try it out on several different settings would take several hours.

I still need to shoot it some more to decide one way or the other I guess.