Owens Valley Tule Elk.....Archery
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DanMallia
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Nice archery bull!!!! Congrats!
Paul_Crawford
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Cool river pig. Don, it looks like you're getting skinny on me. Better get some more Schat's Bakery bread!!! lol pc
sageadvice
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Nice looking Bull! Congrats to the hunter!!
Looking good there Nickman! Looked to have lost, what, 50-60 pounds? Congrats to you too!!
Joey
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Looking good there Nickman! Looked to have lost, what, 50-60 pounds? Congrats to you too!!
Joey
"It's all about knowing what your firearms practical limitations are and combining that with your own personal limitations!"
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coyote1
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Great mass on that toad. The way you are posing Don, I swear you shot the bull for the hunter. Did they weigh the bull or just hack it up and put it into a cooler? That has to be pushing as big as they get in the OV
LAST EDITED ON Aug-14-12 AT 00:31AM (MST)[p]I am sorry about no info on the bull, but I have had 4 of the longest days of my life!
( I know you all feel sorry for me havin to hunt elk for 9 days)
Just now got home and hittin it again at 4 am. LOTS of hours on the glass.
We have seen SOOO many bulls and the guys are huntin hard for special antler character.
This hunter is Jim Egan, from So Ca and an absolute great guy. I was pleased to put him on this bull.....twice.....these animals never seem to fully grasp the "plan" concept.
The second stalk....15 minutes after blowing the first one, actually worked out flawlessly. After the 40 yard shot, the bull ran 80 yards and died in a meadow, 20 yards from a road.
This is the largest bodied tule elk we have ever killed here.
We had 633 pounds hanging ready for the locker
The head is massive and it has a short nose, which is an awesome look, to me anyway.
The temp here has been running in triple digits for a week and the humidity is "Georgia"!
Looking to get on a bull tomorrow that has a 180 degree twist to his main beams and his G2's are on the inside of his spread. We will see. If the archery guys can't seal the deal, some rifle hunters are going to be REAL happy.
As for the weight loss, I have a Colorado deer tag in Oct and an Arizona unit 10 elk hunt in Nov........neither of which is good country for old men....especially fat old men! I may be down 20 pounds since March.
"I could eat a bowl of Alphabet Soup and
sh!t a better argument than that!"
( I know you all feel sorry for me havin to hunt elk for 9 days)
Just now got home and hittin it again at 4 am. LOTS of hours on the glass.
We have seen SOOO many bulls and the guys are huntin hard for special antler character.
This hunter is Jim Egan, from So Ca and an absolute great guy. I was pleased to put him on this bull.....twice.....these animals never seem to fully grasp the "plan" concept.
The second stalk....15 minutes after blowing the first one, actually worked out flawlessly. After the 40 yard shot, the bull ran 80 yards and died in a meadow, 20 yards from a road.
This is the largest bodied tule elk we have ever killed here.
We had 633 pounds hanging ready for the locker
The head is massive and it has a short nose, which is an awesome look, to me anyway.
The temp here has been running in triple digits for a week and the humidity is "Georgia"!
Looking to get on a bull tomorrow that has a 180 degree twist to his main beams and his G2's are on the inside of his spread. We will see. If the archery guys can't seal the deal, some rifle hunters are going to be REAL happy.
As for the weight loss, I have a Colorado deer tag in Oct and an Arizona unit 10 elk hunt in Nov........neither of which is good country for old men....especially fat old men! I may be down 20 pounds since March.
"I could eat a bowl of Alphabet Soup and
sh!t a better argument than that!"
GeorgeE
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LAST EDITED ON Aug-23-12 AT 05:52PM (MST)[p]>LAST EDITED ON Aug-14-12
>AT 00:31?AM (MST)
>
>I am sorry about no info
>on the bull, but I
>have had 4 of the
>longest days of my life!
>
>( I know you all feel
>sorry for me havin to
>hunt elk for 9 days)
>
>
> Just now got home and
>hittin it again at 4
>am. LOTS of hours on
>the glass.
>
>We have seen SOOO many bulls
>and the guys are huntin
>hard for special antler character.
>
>
> This hunter is Jim Egan,
>from So Ca and an
>absolute great guy. I was
>pleased to put him on
>this bull.....twice.....these animals never seem
>to fully grasp the "plan"
>concept.
>
> The second stalk....15 minutes after
>blowing the first one, actually
>worked out flawlessly. After the
>40 yard shot, the bull
>ran 80 yards and died
>in a meadow, 20 yards
>from a road.
>
> This is the largest bodied
>tule elk we have ever
>killed here.
>We had 633 pounds hanging ready
>for the locker
>
>The head is massive and it
>has a short nose, which
>is an awesome look, to
>me anyway.
>
> The temp here has been
>running in triple digits for
>a week and the humidity
>is "Georgia"!
>
> Looking to get on a
>bull tomorrow that has a
>180 degree twist to his
>main beams and his G2's
>are on the inside of
>his spread. We will see.
>If the archery guys can't
>seal the deal, some rifle
>hunters are going to be
>REAL happy.
>
>As for the weight loss, I
>have a Colorado deer tag
>in Oct and an Arizona
>unit 10 elk hunt in
>Nov........neither of which is good
>country for old men....especially fat
>old men! I may be
>down 20 pounds since March.
>
>
>"I could eat a bowl of
>Alphabet Soup and
>sh!t a better argument than that!"
>
Don, shot you a PM...
Bowtech Destroyer 340...
>AT 00:31?AM (MST)
>
>I am sorry about no info
>on the bull, but I
>have had 4 of the
>longest days of my life!
>
>( I know you all feel
>sorry for me havin to
>hunt elk for 9 days)
>
>
> Just now got home and
>hittin it again at 4
>am. LOTS of hours on
>the glass.
>
>We have seen SOOO many bulls
>and the guys are huntin
>hard for special antler character.
>
>
> This hunter is Jim Egan,
>from So Ca and an
>absolute great guy. I was
>pleased to put him on
>this bull.....twice.....these animals never seem
>to fully grasp the "plan"
>concept.
>
> The second stalk....15 minutes after
>blowing the first one, actually
>worked out flawlessly. After the
>40 yard shot, the bull
>ran 80 yards and died
>in a meadow, 20 yards
>from a road.
>
> This is the largest bodied
>tule elk we have ever
>killed here.
>We had 633 pounds hanging ready
>for the locker
>
>The head is massive and it
>has a short nose, which
>is an awesome look, to
>me anyway.
>
> The temp here has been
>running in triple digits for
>a week and the humidity
>is "Georgia"!
>
> Looking to get on a
>bull tomorrow that has a
>180 degree twist to his
>main beams and his G2's
>are on the inside of
>his spread. We will see.
>If the archery guys can't
>seal the deal, some rifle
>hunters are going to be
>REAL happy.
>
>As for the weight loss, I
>have a Colorado deer tag
>in Oct and an Arizona
>unit 10 elk hunt in
>Nov........neither of which is good
>country for old men....especially fat
>old men! I may be
>down 20 pounds since March.
>
>
>"I could eat a bowl of
>Alphabet Soup and
>sh!t a better argument than that!"
>
Don, shot you a PM...
Bowtech Destroyer 340...
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