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Old 11-11-2012, 09:36 AM
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Default 2012 Elk tag filled!

Wanted to share (because I'm pumped, excited, happy....thank-full!)

Received an awesome spot to look for my Elk this year. Walked in yesterday at 7am and found the elk pretty quick. Glassed the heard, couldn't get any closer because they were all out grazing the field already. The other bulls where on the other side of the heard and this guy was on my side, the other bulls where over 500 yards and my confidence shooting that distance is there so I decided to harvest this one. Shot him at 325 with a 7mm ultra mag. This is only my second elk I have shot, He's an 8x3......would have been an 8x8 but he broke off the one side during the rut I’m assuming.

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Old 11-11-2012, 09:37 AM
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Awesome bull. Sounds like a fun hunt. Thanks for postin!

Got some sweet character on him
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Old 11-11-2012, 09:45 AM
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Good bull.I saw one just like it yesterday west of Nanton on willow creek Ranchs land!
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Old 11-11-2012, 09:53 AM
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Nice bull!! That woulda been a giant if he didnt break the other side off.
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Old 11-11-2012, 10:45 AM
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wow lots of charicter on that beast...congrats! wow would of been an 8*8 nice critter!
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Old 11-11-2012, 10:54 AM
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Congrats to you
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Old 11-11-2012, 12:31 PM
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Congrats! I'd be happy with him too.
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Old 11-11-2012, 12:48 PM
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what a magnifacent animal. pity about the broken antler. he'll taste just as good. congrats.
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Old 11-11-2012, 01:37 PM
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Thumbs up too bad

Boy he would have been a very nice bull if he wasn't broke off

I guess ... too bad....... Nice bull

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Old 11-11-2012, 02:47 PM
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Congrats.
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Old 11-11-2012, 05:28 PM
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Thanks everyone, ya I could just imagine how he would have looked if the other side not broke off.
Hope you all are having a great year also!!
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Old 11-11-2012, 05:41 PM
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what a magnifacent animal. Pity about the broken antler. He'll taste just as good. Congrats.
+ 1 !!!
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Old 11-11-2012, 07:35 PM
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Nice bull. Cant imagine the amount of torque and power it would have taken to break that beam off.
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Old 11-11-2012, 07:42 PM
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Congrats on that bull!
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Old 11-11-2012, 07:42 PM
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Great bull! I wonder what the other bull looked like...(that he was fighting when he broke his antler!)
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Old 11-12-2012, 12:47 PM
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Good bull.I saw one just like it yesterday west of Nanton on willow creek Ranchs land!
SSSSHHHHH!!!! Some of us hunt out there and don't want to share the elk. lol


Great elk by the way! Takes alot to get that kind of mass and points in this province.
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Old 11-12-2012, 03:40 PM
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Awesome bull,Congrats and don't matter where its from ,it ain't there no more.
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Old 11-12-2012, 04:47 PM
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Well done .
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Old 11-15-2012, 06:16 PM
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Man I love the look of that side, nothing like shooting Elk.
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Old 11-15-2012, 06:53 PM
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Nice elk, congrats.
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Old 11-15-2012, 07:25 PM
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congrats
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Old 11-16-2012, 07:05 AM
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Nicely done on a great elk......congrats......Marco
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Old 11-16-2012, 07:13 AM
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Awesome bull.. How do you like your Bino harness? I just got the same one and haven't used it yet, looks like a nice harness..
Jim..
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