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09-05-2020, 04:48 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Southern Alberta
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Originally Posted by magoonpointboy
Wow! Well done! That's awesome.
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Nice Moose
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09-05-2020, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Sunset House
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Nice bucks and bulls everyone 👍👍
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09-05-2020, 09:03 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton
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Originally Posted by KyleSS
My 2020 mule deer
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What a stud! Congratulations!
We need to hear the story on this brute!
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09-05-2020, 10:39 AM
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This is awesome guys. One day I might even have a picture here. Great work and amazing photos
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09-05-2020, 12:05 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: GP AB
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Originally Posted by KyleSS
My 2020 mule deer
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Why didn't you hold out for a world record Muley?......my oh my......
You need to post the story to go with that buck, he's amazing.
And tbrown! That wt buck your fiancé got is equally awesome. Crazy nice velvet bucks!
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09-05-2020, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Communist state
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Nicely done ladies and gentlemen, 2020 might have been a train wreck up until now, looks like this archery season has it turning around!
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09-05-2020, 03:49 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Brooks
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My 2020 mulie.
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09-05-2020, 07:20 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Communist state
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Originally Posted by Couleestalker
My 2020 mulie.
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LOL! What a cranker!
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09-05-2020, 09:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Blackfalds
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Interesting how wide he is and how much mass he has, but his forks aren’t very deep. Cool buck!
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09-05-2020, 10:25 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: GP AB
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Thats a beauty CS! Got a heck of a span on him.
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'You can accomplish a lot more with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.' Al Capone
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09-06-2020, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
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I saw a PIG of a bull elk in the back of a truck heading toward Nanton on the 533 on Friday afternoon - hoping that was someone on here because I need more pictures of that thing lol.
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09-06-2020, 11:57 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central AB
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2020 Spring bear
Awesome animals so far everyone 🙂 a little late but better late then never here is my 2020 spring bear
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09-08-2020, 10:24 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
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My 2020 speed goat
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09-09-2020, 09:52 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 118
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First elk for me. Took 6 years of hunting, and 6 hours to get him to come in.
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09-09-2020, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Lethbridge
Posts: 185
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2020 Alberta moose
10 year wait for my Alberta moose
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09-09-2020, 12:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Calgary Area
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Just awesome, guys. Lovin' it! Gotta stick something! LOL.
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09-09-2020, 01:59 PM
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2020 antelope
After 12 years of priority, i finally pulled my antelope archery tag. I’ve been scouting since mid June, and while I’ve found some stomper bucks, none of the super big ones stayed in the same area. This buck i had pictures of every single time i went out there - he was always in the same 1/2 section of EID land. Him being the best buck I’d been able to see reliably, he was my #1 target. Opening week, we got on him a few times, and he responded twice to the decoy - coming in to 85 yards or so twice. That’s the closest he would come, before turning around to go back to his does. This morning i drove out there and saw him immediately - bedded with his does only about 40 yards off the road allowance.
I drove past him, none of them paid the truck any attention, so i ditched it about 150 yards past them, and used the ditch as cover to belly crawl closer. They were in a perfect spot from my angle, as there was a small silver willow bush about 5 yards inside the fence, and 52 yards from him that i was able to use as cover to get to my knees, draw my bow, ease back and shoot him in his bed. The arrow cut through the bottom of his heart - he only went about 100 yards before tipping over dead.
Definitely not the most difficult hunt I’ve ever been on - from the time i left the truck to the time the arrow hit him, it couldn’t have been more than 25 minutes. Still, it was super exciting, and now i can focus on finding my son his drop tine muley!
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09-09-2020, 02:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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Looks like a great buck!!!!! Congrats!
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09-09-2020, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Thanks for sharing, Great buck, Great story
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09-09-2020, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Look behind you :)
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Nice antelope... when I shot mine we tried decoys and all the tricks, I ended up spot and stalk killing mine too... some times you have to use the familiar tools to get the job done.
LC
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09-09-2020, 07:46 PM
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Well done everyone. Some very fine animals taken and great adventures I'm sure.
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09-09-2020, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Edmonton Area
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Originally Posted by andy1
This is awesome guys. One day I might even have a picture here. Great work and amazing photos
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Oops... I guess not
Nice animals folks
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09-10-2020, 08:19 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Gods Country
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Great pics all and keep them coming. Great to see some early season success!! Congrats all
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09-10-2020, 08:42 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: A bit North o' Center...
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I've noticed that the picture quality has improved quite a bit over the past year.
It really shows in these gorgeous photos! Some of these look magazine-quality.
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09-10-2020, 12:48 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 488
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Originally Posted by MLayden
First elk for me. Took 6 years of hunting, and 6 hours to get him to come in.
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Congrats! How did it all go down? Bugle, cow calls? Give us the juicy details lol. I’ll be heading out tomorrow for the weekend for another kick at the can!
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09-11-2020, 08:50 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Originally Posted by muirsy
Congrats! How did it all go down? Bugle, cow calls? Give us the juicy details lol. I’ll be heading out tomorrow for the weekend for another kick at the can!
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We got to the bottom of a valley @ 10AM. Hopped up 100 yards and bugled. Instant response! I could see 6 cows 75 yards out, and my partner saw the bull trailing them. It appeared they were headed up mountain to a patch of dark timber we knew they used as a bedding area.
They were on the move so we kept moving 100 yards and bugling, and he would also bugle back, always moving away. We played this until 1:30 and as we were nearing the dark timber we sat down, and let him and his cows bed as I knew he wouldn't leave them until they were settled.
2:30 we crept into a small opening 100 yards away from the dark timber. I could see cows bedded and I screamed a bugle at him. Instant response and I cut him off with a challenge bugle. In the meantime two calves came into the opening and I was able to chirp with them for 5 minutes and was full draw on one, but didn't shoot.
The bull then bugled again and didn't appear to have left his bed. I screamed a bugle and raked a tree while one of the calves was staring at me 30 yards away. I looked down and saw the bull coming.
He came to the edge of the opening 27 yards from us and raked a tree for 5 minutes (seemed much longer!). He stepped sideways and bugled straight at us!!
The calves were still in the opening and the moved down slope, and I was worried the bull would follow, but he took another step behind a tree and I drew back. One more step and he would be broadside at 25 yards. Takes the step, try to stop him, but he took one more.
I had an opening of 3" to get the arrow through. I talked myself out of the shot and back into it and let it go. 4:00PM
He ran down 40 yards and the rest is history and sore feet!
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09-11-2020, 09:07 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Jasper
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Originally Posted by MLayden
We got to the bottom of a valley @ 10AM. Hopped up 100 yards and bugled. Instant response! I could see 6 cows 75 yards out, and my partner saw the bull trailing them. It appeared they were headed up mountain to a patch of dark timber we knew they used as a bedding area.
They were on the move so we kept moving 100 yards and bugling, and he would also bugle back, always moving away. We played this until 1:30 and as we were nearing the dark timber we sat down, and let him and his cows bed as I knew he wouldn't leave them until they were settled.
2:30 we crept into a small opening 100 yards away from the dark timber. I could see cows bedded and I screamed a bugle at him. Instant response and I cut him off with a challenge bugle. In the meantime two calves came into the opening and I was able to chirp with them for 5 minutes and was full draw on one, but didn't shoot.
The bull then bugled again and didn't appear to have left his bed. I screamed a bugle and raked a tree while one of the calves was staring at me 30 yards away. I looked down and saw the bull coming.
He came to the edge of the opening 27 yards from us and raked a tree for 5 minutes (seemed much longer!). He stepped sideways and bugled straight at us!!
The calves were still in the opening and the moved down slope, and I was worried the bull would follow, but he took another step behind a tree and I drew back. One more step and he would be broadside at 25 yards. Takes the step, try to stop him, but he took one more.
I had an opening of 3" to get the arrow through. I talked myself out of the shot and back into it and let it go. 4:00PM
He ran down 40 yards and the rest is history and sore feet!
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Awesome story. Lots of patience and persistence. Also the experience of knowing when to sit back, and when to move in and challenge.
Masterful work.
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09-12-2020, 04:10 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MLayden
We got to the bottom of a valley @ 10AM. Hopped up 100 yards and bugled. Instant response! I could see 6 cows 75 yards out, and my partner saw the bull trailing them. It appeared they were headed up mountain to a patch of dark timber we knew they used as a bedding area.
They were on the move so we kept moving 100 yards and bugling, and he would also bugle back, always moving away. We played this until 1:30 and as we were nearing the dark timber we sat down, and let him and his cows bed as I knew he wouldn't leave them until they were settled.
2:30 we crept into a small opening 100 yards away from the dark timber. I could see cows bedded and I screamed a bugle at him. Instant response and I cut him off with a challenge bugle. In the meantime two calves came into the opening and I was able to chirp with them for 5 minutes and was full draw on one, but didn't shoot.
The bull then bugled again and didn't appear to have left his bed. I screamed a bugle and raked a tree while one of the calves was staring at me 30 yards away. I looked down and saw the bull coming.
He came to the edge of the opening 27 yards from us and raked a tree for 5 minutes (seemed much longer!). He stepped sideways and bugled straight at us!!
The calves were still in the opening and the moved down slope, and I was worried the bull would follow, but he took another step behind a tree and I drew back. One more step and he would be broadside at 25 yards. Takes the step, try to stop him, but he took one more.
I had an opening of 3" to get the arrow through. I talked myself out of the shot and back into it and let it go. 4:00PM
He ran down 40 yards and the rest is history and sore feet!
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Fantastic, thanks for sharing & congrats again on getting it done.
We got skunked again this weekend SW of Calgary. Hot and dry with no elk sign.
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09-12-2020, 06:07 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Edmonton Ab
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Originally Posted by MLayden
First elk for me. Took 6 years of hunting, and 6 hours to get him to come in.
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Congrats on your success! I’m also on year 6... maybe it’s the magic number lol.
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09-13-2020, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Communist state
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Had another successful hunt this weekend. Never shot anything but got real close to these guys, they get a pass this year, I hope they make it till next fall because the one on the right is gonna be a dandy!
Congrats to all so far!
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