GOT ELK?

[sheepdip]

oh yes, northside unit. had a bull about that size snooker me in the northside unit a few years back, dadburn it!

 

[salmonriverjohn]

Took the neighbor kid out yesterday and he took a nice Rosie spike, it's his first one and at 14 years of age I believe he's hooked for life!

 

[sheepdip]

good job S.R.J.! memories that kid will never forget. i have been trying to get my grandson into hunting without much luck. he really likes to shoot but i dont know about the hunting stuff. showed him the pictures of the elk i got and he said ooooh how come everybody is smiling about a dead animal hanging from a tree. i am not done working on him yet but dont know if i will ever get him hunting.

 

[Vaultman]

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I also had the hunt of a lifetime! After a 7 hour stalk, I shot this herd bull.
New Mexico public land DIY hunt with my son.

Hot dog. That is a dandy. I have thought a lot about starting to put in for hunts in AZ and NM.

He has a very long main beam, and the fronts on that bull are AMAZING!

 

[joshkk]

I met this one on Monday afternoon in the Trask Unit.

 

[Vaultman]

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I met this one on Monday afternoon in the Trask Unit.

Nice work. Doesn't look like he knew what your meeting was going to be about. Congrats. I have always wanted to hunt them rosies.

 

[Randy Atkin]

Got this elk Nov. 4th. Absolutely huge animal. Only elk we saw in the 5 days we hunted.

 

[Vaultman]

Got this elk Nov. 4th. Absolutely huge animal. Only elk we saw in the 5 days we hunted.

That first picture is awesome. His snout looks huge, like a dinosaur or something. And I like how dark his horns are. NICE Bull. I got mine 1 unit north of you. Amazing units to hunt. Are you having him mounted?

 

[salmonriverjohn]

good job S.R.J.! memories that kid will never forget. i have been trying to get my grandson into hunting without much luck. he really likes to shoot but i dont know about the hunting stuff. showed him the pictures of the elk i got and he said ooooh how come everybody is smiling about a dead animal hanging from a tree. i am not done working on him yet but dont know if i will ever get him hunting.

When I first met my future daughter in law, she was a vegetarian from the state just south of us. It took awhile, but she now is a Deer and Elk monster with 3 bulls, two cows and several deer behind her. It took time, but it can be done. He'll come around I'm sure.
By the way, I wouldn't want to get between her and an elk steak now either, I guy could get bit!

 

[Randy Atkin]

That first picture is awesome. His snout looks huge, like a dinosaur or something. And I like how dark his horns are. NICE Bull. I got mine 1 unit north of you. Amazing units to hunt. Are you having him mounted?

Yeah, too nice not to. My son in law is a taxidermist so that helped make my decision.

 

[sheepdip]

WOW! Randy that bull is awesome, congrats!

 

[RedneckRampage]

My friend and I got a 5x5 and a cow on his grandpas property down in Sheridan, with LOPs. Wish I could post pictures...

 

[Vaultman]

My friend and I got a 5x5 and a cow on his grandpas property down in Sheridan, with LOPs. Wish I could post pictures...

I wish you could to. I love a picture. Congrats anyway.

 

[Triplebuckshot]

Cousin Picked this little hitch hiker up on the corner.

 

[sheepdip]

NICE! whereabouts?

 

[Hrethgir]

Buddy of mine went out with a pretty good sized group this year (I think he said 11 people), hunted down somewhere around the Roseburg area. Between the group, they got 4 elk. Unfortunately, his cousin had the meat hanging in his garage, and it was too warm in there, and all the meat spoiled before they got it processed.

 

[sheepdip]

I think I would have to disown the cousin. what a waste!

 

[Hrethgir]

I think I would have to disown the cousin. what a waste!

Yeah, they didn't get it weighed, but he was guessing they lost about 1400 lb of meat, give or take. And yeah, that cousin is NOT invited next year! He's going to keep it a small direct-family hunt, since he can trust his dad to not be stupid with the meat!

 

[oknow]

View attachment 48659 View attachment 48658 Got this elk Nov. 4th. Absolutely huge animal. Only elk we saw in the 5 days we hunted.

SWEET

 

[sheepdip]

Yeah, they didn't get it weighed, but he was guessing they lost about 1400 lb of meat, give or take. And yeah, that cousin is NOT invited next year! He's going to keep it a small direct-family hunt, since he can trust his dad to not be stupid with the meat!

after thinking about it the cousin wasnt the only one at fault, if there were eleven people volved somebody should have been paying attention. I had elk steak for supper tonight, cant imagine losing that much elk meat. a crying shame!