3 years 3 Colorado bulls

ABOVETIMBERLINE · Sep 22, 2015

I returned home yesterday from a great week of Colorado muzzle loader elk hunting with my dad. The hunting was tough with zero rut activity and very few elk seen. We saw a total of eight elk on our nine day hunt. I was able to get this nice bull on Friday morning making it three bulls in three years for me on this hunt. As always it was great spending time with my dad doing what we both love.
my 2015 bull

my 2014 bull

my 2013 bull

all three together

BrowningRage · Sep 22, 2015

Looks like its time for you to give it up..!! What a great collection of memories you must have... Not to mention a wall full of beautiful animals..!! Wow. Thanks for sharing.

"Therefore, wo be unto him that is at ease in Zion!" 2 Ne. 28: 24

oilcan · Sep 22, 2015

Looks like your doing something right congrats

eldorado · Sep 22, 2015

Great bulls. Congrats.

Eldorado

cmbbulldog · Sep 22, 2015

Incredible consistency. Congrats.

ForkWest · Sep 23, 2015

Dang impressive! Consistency is something to be recognized. A lot more skill and hard working going on here than an occasionally "lucky day".

hoytarcheryrocks · Sep 23, 2015

I remember my hunts with my dad.. he thought me a lot !

DW · Sep 23, 2015

Looks like they're gettin bigger every year! What'll next year bring? Congrats!

completesportsman · Sep 23, 2015

Looks like you've got CO figured out! Nice bulls, Congrats!

BradN · Sep 24, 2015

Great Three-peat!

milkie62 · Sep 24, 2015

What part of Colorado do you hunt ?

sjhgraysage · Sep 25, 2015

Dang fine bulls! Congrats!

rancher05 · Sep 25, 2015

dang that is so cool. congratulations on three stud bulls.

PleaseDear · Sep 26, 2015

SaaaWWeeeett! 3 Peat.

Good for you man

congrats

Robb

tracker12 · Sep 27, 2015

Great looking bulls. I thought a Muzzy tag in CO took at least two points throughout the state. Guess I was wrong.

WVHUNTER · Sep 28, 2015

I was wondering also how he drew a tag three years in a row. But there is a dozen units for NR and a few more for residents that you can draw without any preference points. Also could have landowner tags.

But congratulations on three great bulls. You have it figured out.

txhunter58 · Sep 28, 2015

LAST EDITED ON Sep-28-15 AT 12:10PM (MST)[p]I would shoot any of them and be dang proud! I suspect hunter is a resident. Quite a few units can be drawn every year by residents with 0 points.

His photos also show you that you don't have to hunt the high country for good elk. He either has a great honey hole or private

txhunter58

venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore I am)

ABOVETIMBERLINE · Sep 28, 2015

Thanks everyone for the positive comments. I feel very fortunate to have taken these three bulls. About the only thing I have figured out is that persistence usually pays off. We all know how hard it is to roll out at 4 a.m. after five days of not seeing a single animal. Was starting to wonder if we were gonna make it happen this year. I also had VERY good teachers in my dad and my late grandpa. We are non residents and hunt public land. There are quit a few units you can draw with little or no points. We just picked one and hit it hard everyday

Crazy4Elk · Oct 1, 2015

Nice job....all great bulls

just_a_hunter · Oct 3, 2015

I know this guy, real well and I'm here to tell you he is for real. In fact, I won that muzzle loader he is shooting at an RMEF banquet back in 2001. He has been shooting it every since he traded me out of it. He doesn't need the latest and greatest and dedicates himself more to this than any other man I know. What Ray is really good at is not seeing an elk for five days in a junk unit and keep going like he knows the next bush he shakes, the bull he wants will finally turn up and when the first elk he sees in 100 miles of boot wear is a raghorn he has the ability to pass it up and be okay not getting one. I'm not going to tell you the unit he hunts but it wouldn't matter if I did. These trophies are a direct reflection of the amount of miles he puts in. When I grow up I want to be just like him. Good job buddy. I know you'll have many more.

Todd