GREATNESS!
GREATNESS!
Ugh. Stupid people piss me off.
NICE work, **** no less! (TRADITIONAL)
Last edited by Dook; 09-19-2011 at 07:19 AM.
Congratulations. Spot ON.
Reloading is one of the few times in life when it pays to allow yourself to be truly paranoid!
"Y'all be safe out there"
NRA Lifer 1970
Very nice.
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way.
You might take out a dozen before they drag you from your home and skull fuck you to death. Marsh Chicken 6/21/2013
I hear ya, JT!!! Cannot wait to hear the story!
I don't need my name in the marquee lights....
Nice one there!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good job
ATTA WAY JT!!!
I'm printing this picture and I am going to have a Fathead wall graphic made for my bedroom of it.
You sir are a STUD!
Most bowhunting is gay.. But that is just a little homosexual right there..
Great Work bubba!!!!!!
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TFC -"Be tough or get tough"
Conservation Permit Holder #5213
Congratulations!
Tell Mrs Swipa to make some wall space!
"Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery elements are for wise men to contemplate and for fools to pass by without consideration" -Izaak Walton
That's high end hunting right there. Congrats.
Nice bull!
Flat out awesome!
Thanks guys. I was on the road all night but still can't sleep. Too much adrenaline still I guess.
Art...I didn't have a guide so he never commented on my speed. This hunt was less demanding physically than my previous elk hunts which were in higher and steeper country. However, when the packing job began, yes, I was appreciative of my approach to physical conditioning. It was the equivalent of a four hour WOD imho.
BigTimber...not sure what you mean but this was a public land non outfitted hunt. Not what I consider high end but the gas bill was a bit steep!
I started applying for a WY elk tag about seven years ago. WY is a preference point state, so each year, your odds of drawing a tag get a little better. Some tags in WY you may never draw due to demand and others could be drawn in a year or two. I'd researched this stuff hard over the years and finally decided on a few units that were good quality but still attainable.
Like everything, there are pros and cons with any choice. Based on my research, the big bennies for this unit were good elk population, some good bulls, having some contacts in the area that could give me some advice and help me out of any jams I might find myself in. Cons...proximity to private land and sanctuary for the elk from public hunting pressure and openness of terrain (rifle hunters paradise but tough for stickbow close encounters.)
After almost 30 hours in the truck, this is what we saw when we finally reached our hunting area. Not quite like any "elk country" I'd ever seen.
I'm more used to this kind of country when I think "elk hunt."
Last edited by Stripa Swipa; 09-19-2011 at 11:04 AM.
"hunting should be a challenge and a passion not a way of making a living or a road to fame"
Rubberhead
So that's it??
I don't need my name in the marquee lights....
That's a hell of a story!
You've got one life. Blaze on!
Skrimple...good stories are like smoking fine cigars, drinking good whiskey, making love, praying....not to be done too fast if you want them to be worth doing at all.
I've mentioned "we" a time or two. I was fortunate to have one of my best friends and hunting buddies join me for this trip. I'd always assumed this would be a solo effort but my bud decided he wanted to experience a western big game hunt and the timing seemed to work out. What a blessing it turned out to be.
We were a bit concerned that my unit had been mixed up with an antelope draw or something but literally within minutes of truly looking the country over, we started see those bushes way out on the horizon moving around a bit. Holy smokes, those ain't bushes!
Last edited by Stripa Swipa; 09-19-2011 at 11:18 AM.
"hunting should be a challenge and a passion not a way of making a living or a road to fame"
Rubberhead
We spent the first afternoon glassing elk and orienting ourselves with the layout of the country AND more importantly, learning where the property lines were. Wyoming is a checkerboard when it comes to ownership. You literally have small squares of private land surrounded by public land and public surrounded by (gate locked) private. One of my contacts told me to get a chip for my GPS with the property labels and it proved to be some of the best advice I received. We didn't see any other elk hunters that afternoon and glassed probably 3 different herds of 50 or so elk that were on public ground. We knew where we'd be in the morning.
"hunting should be a challenge and a passion not a way of making a living or a road to fame"
Rubberhead
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