CO bow elk

DonVathome

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Just got back from CO, great hunt, spectacular country and tons of elk. More of story to follow. Hmm got to figure out again how to add pic...

I got my bull saturday night, I was excited and he was walking and I did not account for it and hit him back, I left him overnight and it rained - loooong night. First light I was on the trail which luckily was still there, went 1/4 mile and found him, immediatly boned him out, alone, with only one small hunting knife, I do not reccomend that! I was ready to start chewing through with my teeth my knife was so dull!

That monring I had missed a solid 320 bull at 30 yards, took me 1-1/2 hours to figure out what went wrong. There were a few small (the size of a piece of string) plants that deflected my arrow. He was huge, good memories.
 
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LAST EDITED ON Sep-19-07 AT 07:15AM (MST)[p]Great looking country you hunt. Great bull also. What area are you hunting?
 
Anyone guess the score? I am not hung up, just curious if he is close to P&Y, I am guessing 250, the 6th point on 1 side may not be legal, what is minimum length?
 
Also I posted a lot more scenery pics etc on bowsite FYI, not trying to brag, I LOVE when others post stories, pics, not only of elk but camp etc so I do the same.
 
Nice elk. Good Job. But what were you thinking only having one small dinker knife? The hide alone will dull a knife quickly. I carry one of those small knife sharpeners in addition to an extra knife (or two) and pack saw for the breatbone and pelvis. Elk require alot of cutting...:) Now you know next time you go when you are in your fifties like me...:)
 
Public but limited entry, great hunt. Pack out was not far, 1/3 mile downhill, along it was tough, also decided to save my good AK game bags and use some cheap deer ones HUGE mistake. Sucks trying to load my cabelas pack frame (without pack) alone, with big bags of meat (no bone) sagging, bags tearing, and bags were like heavy liquid, had to work hard to hold them and then tie them in place with rope I had. Huge pain. It was short though, had to cross a river.
 
Congrats on a great looking bull! With boned out meat, wouldn't it be easier with the pack on the frame, or does this hold too much heat in?
 
DonV,

Congrats on the nice bull. Your hard work paid off again. I knew you were in CO 76 and had not heard how you did. I knew you would be posting here soon. I will look on Bowsite for more. Again, good job. Later....Crazyelk
 
I had my pack loaded for a buvy hunt, so rather then take it all out I used just the frame, BAD IDEA! Still learning.

bad ideas I had this year:

calling elk from anywhere but good cover - they always hang up, trying to pack elk out with cheap game bags & frame only. I never under dressed but often overdressed and was hot and ended up carrying a layer of clothes in my pack. And most important, calm down and think before you shoot.
 
Nice job Don! How many days did you spend in the back-country? What type of food did you take- equipmment used etc...always like to hear the back-country details.
 
Congrats Don, that's a great bull. A lot of nice bulls posted here lately, and this is no exception. Thanks for posting the story and pics. If you have a chance, we'd love to see some of the other pics from your trip.
Congrats again, a great bull.
David
 

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