idaho success

littlefoot · Sep 27, 2004

just got back from a week in unit 44 in idaho. a friend of mine had two sons who both got drawn for this great area. they weren't able to get there till the day before the season, so i went 5 days earlier and did the scoutin'. all the first pics are bulls i saw scoutin'...these were the first elk either of these young fellas had ever harvested...what a thrill...both for them, their dad, and me...hope you enjoy...

his first elk...

same elk, but a real handsome fella with it...

first young man's brother...his first elk, too...

finally got the last load out...

3bigelk · Sep 27, 2004

What luck to draw that tag! Looks like some fine trophy's. I love that country up there. Usually alot of nice deer in there as well. Are your boys going to mount them? Nice pic's also!
3Bigelk

sampson · Sep 27, 2004

Great pictures. Congrats to you, your friend, and especially his boys! Thanks for sharing.

supersider34 · Sep 27, 2004

Congrats to both of them. A couple nice animals there. 44 is a great unit to hunt. Must have drew the early bull tags huh? Way to go.

ridgetop · Sep 27, 2004

Congrats to the hunters! Some great looking bulls. Great live elk pics too littlefoot! Some of your best stuff yet!

Muleyslyr · Sep 27, 2004

Great job littlefoot....great pictures as well. They're some lucky guys to have a buddy like you to help with the hunt, 5 days early too. I'll be sure to call you when I get my Nanaum tag.

Thanks for showing.

DeerKing · Sep 27, 2004

Gentry
Congrats to the guys on their success and good job on helping them out. Sweeeet looking live elk pics as well. I was wondering when you were coming back and how ya did, now I know.

BrianID · Sep 28, 2004

nice pics
that should be a hunt that you and your sons will remember.

TimHerald · Sep 28, 2004

Awesome...great phtos!

Good Hunting...Tim Herald
www.grandslamhunts.com

FALCON · Sep 28, 2004

Gentry:

What a hunt!!!! A hunt like that will have memories to last a lifetime. Thanks for the album and the story. First class as usuall.

cpsandman · Sep 28, 2004

Beautiful, thats great stuff right there. Thanks for sharing.

CPSANDMAN
"The Buck stops here...I hope!"

Taqukaq · Sep 28, 2004

LAST EDITED ON Sep-28-04 AT 11:57PM (MST)[p]Great stuff here. You could scout them out for me anyday. I'd watch out for that "handsome fella" in the one photo, he looks like a rustler to me.

~Jeff~

boneaddict · Sep 29, 2004

Great hunt! Are you headed over for moose now?

pasowoman · Oct 1, 2004

Real nice! Great that you could scout for the boys. I've been hunting 10 years and never see nice bulls like this (unless I'm a mile away or hunting cows that year). I've tried to hunt with my 15 year old son, but we never seem to connect, even though we walk and ride horses a lot of miles. I've been fortunate to take two tender spikes.

Any tips you'd like to pass along on how to find them would be helpful. Unfortunately, I don't have time to scout ahead of time and usually hunt the sawtooth area on a general tag, though I'm not opposed to going someplace new. Just like the solitude of the back country and lack of motorized machines.

csutton7 · Oct 1, 2004

tell 'em congrats--sounds like they're lucky to have a friend like you--way to go---chris

cohntr6 · Oct 1, 2004

What is more exciting, having the tag in your pocket or seeing a first timer get his 1st elk? I tell you it sure is fun helping out on a young persons 1st hunt. Congrats to the young hunters and thanks for sharing some awesome pictures.
jeff