woulda shoulda coulda been a dandy !
05-29-2008, 10:58 AM
#32
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RE: woulda shoulda coulda been a dandy !
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
Damn dude - that's a real nice looking deer. Ouch.
Hell of a find though.
I can't believe you still have snow. That's just nuts. I got a sunburn on Monday.
Damn dude - that's a real nice looking deer. Ouch.
Hell of a find though.
I can't believe you still have snow. That's just nuts. I got a sunburn on Monday.
the peaks around my place are starting to melt off pretty good though now.. my buddy that owns st.maries saw and cycle was snowmobiling last weekend! I am crossing my fingers to get into my bear spot sat! its all about elevation here.. I've been hiking the norths after school and still getting into some drifts in the draws, and getting up to snow line about 4500-5000 feet and up
05-29-2008, 11:08 AM
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RE: woulda shoulda coulda been a dandy !
ORIGINAL: shed33
Good info Dan, the bull elk I found had his nose even the bone (skull) chewed off around his nose area! and his bones were flat out scattered andmany I couldnt find.. oh hisbackbone was trashed too? literally torn into chunks..??? this sound like a wolf kill
ORIGINAL: _Dan
It was probably a winter kill.....heavy snow killed this bad boy after he was worn down from the rut.
As far as the wolves....you definately know when you have a wolf kill. You will only find a bunch of hair and maybe a couple leg bones. If you do find the skull from a wolf kill, the nose will be chewed off.
ORIGINAL: shed33
plus we have a lot of wolves now, so many Idaho just opened up our first wolf season this fall.
plus we have a lot of wolves now, so many Idaho just opened up our first wolf season this fall.
As far as the wolves....you definately know when you have a wolf kill. You will only find a bunch of hair and maybe a couple leg bones. If you do find the skull from a wolf kill, the nose will be chewed off.
05-29-2008, 11:11 AM
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RE: woulda shoulda coulda been a dandy !
Not much more to say. He's a bruiser, aint no shoulda coulda etc...he is but I can imagine his future potential.
It's still a great find in a way. Troy, are you going to utilize him in some way?
It's still a great find in a way. Troy, are you going to utilize him in some way?
05-29-2008, 11:19 AM
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RE: woulda shoulda coulda been a dandy !
Rob yeah, I will get all these skulls bugged (beatles/maggots what ever shows up)they are all laying out under my camper in black plastic bags, I am letting th flys get to them now with the heat..and then once the insects do their work I willget them cleanedup.. Stuff like this makes good gifts and or decor.. I have given a lot of nice sheds and winter kills away in the past.. probably will with these too, gifts to my landowners or friends that let me hunt etc... I do have one awesome winter kill I have hung onto.. I am gonna get it mounted someday.. I dont think I have ever posted it here.. but its a wicked nt.. with a 6x6 main frame 
call me parinoid, but I go both ways here.. on posting pix.. sometimes I wonder if I am gonna come home someday and have my house broke into! Dee and I really need to invest in a good alarm system.. we've made it a priority forthis summer.
call me parinoid, but I go both ways here.. on posting pix.. sometimes I wonder if I am gonna come home someday and have my house broke into! Dee and I really need to invest in a good alarm system.. we've made it a priority forthis summer.
05-29-2008, 01:17 PM
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RE: woulda shoulda coulda been a dandy !
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
That skull would look great asa hood ornament on your Kia.
Just saying. [8D]
That skull would look great asa hood ornament on your Kia.
Just saying. [8D]
Oh man I couldnt do that.. it would blow my cover on my sercret scoutmobile! LOL
05-29-2008, 03:09 PM
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RE: woulda shoulda coulda been a dandy !
ORIGINAL: shed33
Oh man I couldnt do that.. it would blow my cover on my sercret scoutmobile! LOL
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
That skull would look great asa hood ornament on your Kia.
Just saying. [8D]
That skull would look great asa hood ornament on your Kia.
Just saying. [8D]
Oh man I couldnt do that.. it would blow my cover on my sercret scoutmobile! LOL
Kia??? Forget it dude, I'm not calling you tonight now. [8D]
05-29-2008, 03:18 PM
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RE: woulda shoulda coulda been a dandy !
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Kia??? Forget it dude, I'm not calling you tonight now. [8D]
ORIGINAL: shed33
Oh man I couldnt do that.. it would blow my cover on my sercret scoutmobile! LOL
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
That skull would look great asa hood ornament on your Kia.
Just saying. [8D]
That skull would look great asa hood ornament on your Kia.
Just saying. [8D]
Oh man I couldnt do that.. it would blow my cover on my sercret scoutmobile! LOL
Kia??? Forget it dude, I'm not calling you tonight now. [8D]