2006 Muzzleloader Elk Hunt

[jimanaz]

Just got home yesterday. I was out 9 days. Weather was dry as a bone, cold (low 20's) at night, warm (60's) during the day. Not the best conditions for where we were hunting but we still managed to fill 2 out of 3 tags.

This is my nephew John, my main hunting partner. I had to wait until we got back to camp to take this pic obviously so it's not the best. This elk is a 5x5. He broke off the tip of his main beam on one side. I passed on a bull that could have been this one's twin.

This is what I ended up with on the last day of the season (Thanksgiving). See what happens when you're a head hunter.

Here he is tucked into my Ranger. I got him in there without any help except a crappy come-along and some rope. I was pretty tickled with my old bones.

And here are my old bones with my "trophy".

 

[Nickj1980]

Nice work, there's a lot of meat in those pics!
I had to have a give-away session to make room in the freezer for a cow I shot last week. I'm just hoping to get one out whole one of these times.

What state? That sounds like better weather than we had 1st rifle season in CO.

 

[bea175]

Good looking bulls. Nothing beats Elk for eating.

 

[Weasel-UT]

I'd settle for a nice tasty spike any day. Taking them with muzzle loaders can be difficult. Y'all did well.

 

[jimanaz]

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What state? That sounds like better weather than we had 1st rifle season in CO.



Arizona. Yeah, it was nice weather for being out but a little snow would have made the hunting better.

And you're right Weasel, he'll be fine eating. A little, wait, alot lacking on the wall decoration though. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Weasel-UT]

Do what I do with small antlers. Cut 'em up for buttons, powder measures, ball starters or make predator calls and whistles. Folks always warn me not to shoot anything bigger than a spike because they are more interested in the meat.