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RE: I shot my First elk
ORIGINAL: GregH ORIGINAL: hillbillyhunter1 Squirrely, You can obviously do whatever you want, but i suggest you may take a diiferent approach at your green age. It would probably help you become a better hunter to attempt to take an"average buck" on occasion even if they don't quite meet your criteria. It will just help in you overall ability--there's nothing like experience to build ability. When I was your age, I was a "scrub killin machine" and that experience has given me lots of confidence now. Besides you have the rest of your life to kill big deer. For now, just enjoy every encounter for its own particular memories and experience. |
RE: I shot my First elk
i realize that there are not going to be a 160 on every trail i hunt but that's ok. i just dont want to be shooting immature bucks if i dont have to. if there's an older buck with bad genes then maby i'll take him. but i would really rather let the small ones pass. a buck is just a doe with bones on it's head.
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Congrats on the successful hunt. ;)
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RE: I shot my First elk
I also say congrats on ur first elk!!!
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RE: I shot my First elk
Congrats on the elk! I went off on a rant on a different thread about the "all superior" crowd, so there is no need to do it again. Just ignore them and enjoy the good grilling that comes with a successful hunt.
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i'm 13, i choose not to shoot immature bucks by choice. i will take does for 10 years if that means i pass up every 100-120's buck that comes along. i'm shooting for 130's and higher, even if that means a few long years of not even harvesting a buck. i have 3 other people in my family that hunt. i will let them worry about bringing in the meat. |
RE: I shot my First elk
ORIGINAL: squirrelkilla23 i realize that there are not going to be a 160 on every trail i hunt but that's ok. i just dont want to be shooting immature bucks if i dont have to. if there's an older buck with bad genes then maby i'll take him. but i would really rather let the small ones pass. a buck is just a doe with bones on it's head. |
RE: I shot my First elk
ORIGINAL: Bionicrooster i'm 13, i choose not to shoot immature bucks by choice. i will take does for 10 years if that means i pass up every 100-120's buck that comes along. i'm shooting for 130's and higher, even if that means a few long years of not even harvesting a buck. i have 3 other people in my family that hunt. i will let them worry about bringing in the meat. |
RE: I shot my First elk
you wish it was my bed time bucko. Bionic i understand that i havent gone elk hunting but i as a person dont like to see that. it's just me. and, i can bet the farm i'm going to shoot a deer with a bow this year. THE FARM! thanks bionic, i needed put in check by somone i actually like to listen to;)
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So this whole thread exploded cause a 13 year ran his mouth about a guy killing a small elk for his 1st one ever?
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One time at bandcamp!!!!!!!
This thread has more highjackings than an Afghanastan airlines. Congrats by the way!!! |
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oh yea i'm the only freakin one that said a word about it.....
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Guys, lets drop the age card.
Not boasting or anything, but I think I've proved that younger members can be just as mature if not more so than some of the older members. Just because Squirell disagrees doesn't mean he's entirely wrong. We're all entitled to our opinions, age not being a factor. He wasn't the only one to disagree with the shot the original topic starter took, he just happens to be the youngest. So please, I'm asking you to stop bashing him based soley on his age. Agree to disagree and leave it at that. |
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squirrel, No need to get defensive,I did not point any fingers at anyone on this one.
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Thank you kindly wash. I appologise if I have "offended" anyone by my crude statements of this mans harvest of the elk calf. Congratulations stinkbelly that is a trophy in anyones book. Elkcrazy8 i wasnt talking to you bud, it was rybohunter i was refering to. your cool with me.
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I don't shoot fawns so can't really say I'm happy you did it. But, if you're happy... ah.... forget it. I honestly believe there's no way I could do that. I don't care if the hunt cost me $10,000 and it was the last hour. That puppy is walking.
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RE: I shot my First elk
David, I was wondering where you were. :D
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RE: I shot my First elk
you wish it was my bed time bucko. Bionic i understand that i havent gone elk hunting but i as a person dont like to see that. it's just me. and, i can bet the farm i'm going to shoot a deer with a bow this year. THE FARM! thanks bionic, i needed put in check by somone i actually like to listen to;) My only thoughts on this is that while we all have different goals while hunting, there is no need for some of the people on this board to ever criticize someone ona legally killed animal. I will shoot a few does this year for meat, and there will be times when I will be hunting only for a trophy buck.... |
RE: I shot my First elk
ORIGINAL: davidmil I don't shoot fawns so can't really say I'm happy you did it. But, if you're happy... ah.... forget it. I honestly believe there's no way I could do that. I don't care if the hunt cost me $10,000 and it was the last hour. That puppy is walking. |
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Man...what has this board come to? You have Boy Named Sue ridiculing stinkbelly for missing a shot and shooting again. Dont sweat it. Boy named sue, aka stealthy, aka datamax, aka everthing he can come up with,,,, simply ridicules everyone. He must be god, because he knows all the answers. It doesn't. Sorry. To all the posts that say "good eating " ...... he didn't eat it. Theres nothing wrong with killing a small elk, of a deer with spots. In fact they're better eating truth be told. But this elk, that he killed after 7 years of futility and after seeing a bull, was limping, he took long shots at it, and in the end he tossed the meat anyway. So yeah, call me a skeptic. You drive/fly how many miles, take how much vacation, spend how much money and you end up shooting a calf thats crippled and so rotten in the hid you throw it away ? Sorry - it just doesn't all add up to me, something is missing |
RE: I shot my First elk
Congrats!!!! Nevermind those who are giving you a hard time. I've never taken an elk, but I remember my first whitetail. It was a young doe in southwest VA on the only doe day of the rifle season. I was shaking so bad that my first shot took out her frong kneecaps. She hit the ground, started kicking herself down the hill, and was squalling like a baby. I took two more quick shots, one that missed, and one that hit her in the neck which instantly stopped her. Then I broke down and balled like a baby myself.
As horrifying a story as that is, she WAS my first deer. And I had hunted for FIVE years before finally getting a shot at one. I was damn proud of that deer, and it's one I'll never forget. Again...CONGRATULATIONS!!! Hope the meat is good. |
RE: I shot my First elk
I've read his big game postand from what I grasp... it was limpingand wasinfected. If so, he did it a favor by killing itwhether heate the meat or chucked it. It probably wouldn't have lived long anyways.
I've seen hundred's of winter killed fawns in one year. Trust me I would rather see someone shota few since they are the least targeted age group during hunting season and the first to diefrom winter kill here. I know which deathis faster. I have no problem shooting doe fawns. Elk would be no different as winter is also tough on on a healthy calf... let alone a sick one. My first kill was a doe fawn. I was pretty happy to shoot it as we didn't have the deer number we have now. We sure didn't have a " ZOO " to hunt where the deer trip over themselves as some have. It wasn't the last one I've shoteither. I am glad he is happy with his kill... that is what is important. He hunted for himself and apperciated what wasoffered. In the end it was pobably best for the calf anyways. Congrats to him!! Tim |
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