swbuckmaster
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With a Wasatch Front cow tag.
This tag can be one of the hardest hunts you can go on. Steep terrain, deep snow, limited access, and you really put in the miles. I've actually hunted it with a bow for 10 years and haven't ever punched a tag up there. We did a few scouting trips and kept coming up empty handed. We finally figured the elk were in a canyon with limited access. So we made a call to her uncle to see if we could get the mules. It was a no go. He had things already planned for this weekend. So if it was going to happen it was going to happen on foot. We hit the trail at 5:00 am and hiked about 8.5 miles before we finally punched her first big game tag. The shot was about a hundred yards and she took out the lead cow with a perfect double lung shot with her .243. We took a few photos quartered it up and hiked out in the dark. I have never been so tired! The work wasn't over yet though we still had to come back in the morning to pack it out. I made a few phone calls and rounded up a few guys "Gary Wilson and my brother" who were more then willing to help out. We hit the trail at around 10 am this morning and didn't get to the truck until about 4:30 in the afternoon. In two days of hunting and packing she put in 10+ miles in some very tough terrain for an adult let alone a kid. She actually wanted to keep some of its hide for a blanket for her barbie dolls lol.
Here are a few photos.
who farted?
This tag can be one of the hardest hunts you can go on. Steep terrain, deep snow, limited access, and you really put in the miles. I've actually hunted it with a bow for 10 years and haven't ever punched a tag up there. We did a few scouting trips and kept coming up empty handed. We finally figured the elk were in a canyon with limited access. So we made a call to her uncle to see if we could get the mules. It was a no go. He had things already planned for this weekend. So if it was going to happen it was going to happen on foot. We hit the trail at 5:00 am and hiked about 8.5 miles before we finally punched her first big game tag. The shot was about a hundred yards and she took out the lead cow with a perfect double lung shot with her .243. We took a few photos quartered it up and hiked out in the dark. I have never been so tired! The work wasn't over yet though we still had to come back in the morning to pack it out. I made a few phone calls and rounded up a few guys "Gary Wilson and my brother" who were more then willing to help out. We hit the trail at around 10 am this morning and didn't get to the truck until about 4:30 in the afternoon. In two days of hunting and packing she put in 10+ miles in some very tough terrain for an adult let alone a kid. She actually wanted to keep some of its hide for a blanket for her barbie dolls lol.
Here are a few photos.
who farted?