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2018 Elk Hunt
Just got back from an elk hunting trip that I won’t forget soon. We have shot a bunch of elk in this area over the years but never anything like this.
Started off with a nice meat moose on the first night of the trip. But the elk sign wasn’t as plentiful as we were hoping for. Looked around the usual spots for a few days with not a lot of hope and only a few cow sightings. Finally got a 2x2 to call a bit after a couple days of no elk talking.
We got an idea to try an area we hadn’t really tried before and after a bit of calling had a real unique and good sized 6x4 on the ground. Got real lucky with this one as he died with his head over the breaks into a creek that would have added hours to getting him out.
The next morning tried another new spot about a mile away from where we shot the first one and called in and killed a real nice 6x7.
They weren’t calling a bunch but when we got in on them they did make some noise.
Sometimes you get lucky.
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10-14-2018, 07:47 AM
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Nice Bull!
Congrats! That 4x6 sure had a strange antler on his right.
You put yourself in the position to be lucky... way to seal the deal.
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10-14-2018, 07:59 AM
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Well done.Thanks for sharing the pics.
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10-14-2018, 09:13 AM
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Very nice.......gotta love elk hunting!!!
Thanks for posting
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10-14-2018, 09:22 AM
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Beauty trip eh!
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10-14-2018, 10:26 AM
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Wow, what a hunt! Nice dark antlers on those bulls. What was the date on your hunt, just curious on the rut activity this yr? Seemed quiet this around what i consider te peak rut.
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10-14-2018, 12:35 PM
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Nice bulls! Which WMU?
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10-14-2018, 12:46 PM
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Good job fellas! 2 Beautiful elk there
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10-14-2018, 12:50 PM
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Excellent work fellas! I wouldn't have worried much about the bull dropping down the bank. The dude in the yellow suspenders looks like he could carry an elk out whole!
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10-14-2018, 02:20 PM
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Reaping!
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10-14-2018, 02:37 PM
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Nice, good job!
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10-14-2018, 02:43 PM
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Nice bulls! Which WMU?
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 Need GPS coords too?
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10-14-2018, 03:27 PM
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Nice job well done.
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10-14-2018, 03:30 PM
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Great hunting you guys. Either one would be the Elk of a lifetime for this guy. Fantastic!! Congrats to ya'll
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10-14-2018, 03:35 PM
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And yes, the one sure does have a curious right antler. It looks like it may have covered his eye or at least hindered the eye sight?
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10-14-2018, 04:50 PM
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Congratulations!! Moose and an Elk. Your sitting pretty on meat this year and possibly next year>
Nice hunting!
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10-14-2018, 04:54 PM
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Well done gents!
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10-14-2018, 04:58 PM
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thatd be great, I’d also like coffee on my arrival, and it’d be great if you had a gun I could borrow, and I have a bum knee, so packing is out of the question.
Not looking for a handout, just curious.
But I’ll take my lumps.
Still darn nice bulls!
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10-14-2018, 05:24 PM
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Glad to see some real nice pics. Congrats
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10-14-2018, 05:56 PM
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Good job fellers!!!!
Congrats on a freezer full and thanks for sharin !!!!
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10-14-2018, 06:12 PM
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Congrats on a great hunt!
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10-14-2018, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Out_and_about
thatd be great, I’d also like coffee on my arrival, and it’d be great if you had a gun I could borrow, and I have a bum knee, so packing is out of the question.
Not looking for a handout, just curious.
But I’ll take my lumps.
Still darn nice bulls!
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No lumps required. You forgot the cuban cigars, pricey scotch and dancing girls tho...which should get you lumps.
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10-15-2018, 07:58 AM
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Great hunt congrats
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10-15-2018, 08:11 AM
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That’s awesome, looks like you guys are off to a great start this season!
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10-15-2018, 06:16 PM
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Well done.. good job 
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10-15-2018, 06:54 PM
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Well done boys!
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10-16-2018, 10:43 AM
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Congrats, awesome job! It's successful trips and posts like this that motivate me to want to up my game and put in the extra the time and effort you guys obviously do. Well done!
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10-16-2018, 03:23 PM
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nice
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10-16-2018, 05:00 PM
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Good job guys,
We're they full bugling still, or chuckling, or we're u cow calling?
I'm up in Valleyview area now and with the nice weather settling in, wondering if they will still come to a bugle.
In the past, Oct 12 is the latest I've heard them bugling.
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10-16-2018, 05:25 PM
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Nice, I have a Unicorn elk too, from down south by the base. Congrats on a great hunt, love the looks of the country your hunting in.
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