I am blessed to live and work (and Hunt/Fish/Ski/Trap) in the great state of Wyoming, it may get cussed by nonresidents for this or that but there is no better place to live.
Here are some great hunting photos to share from the 08 season, I hope it never ends but I know one day it will.
My oldest boy, Kody, finally turned 12 this year and was able to hunt. I never thought anyone could love hunting more than me, but he does and for all the right reasons.
Kody's 1st Elk
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Kody's first antelope, we had nicknamed a bunch of antelope in this area. This one was called Record Breaker and was too much for the Kode Man to pass up. (He had a chance at one we called The Bull but that goat was seasoned and didn't give us much of a chance, hope he lives another winter cause he's a stud).
My sister and Kody teamed up to drop this nice buck.
This is my nephew Dillon's first elk, awesome. My brother Kasey, my dad and my son Kade are also pictured. Heck of a day.
This is a bull that I had chased all archery season, got very close to him on many occasions but could never close the deal (he kicked my butt). On the third day of the rifle hunt my dad and I got on him, he had a herd of around 30 cows and was bugling like crazy (middle of October) but would not come out of the thick timber. We ended up spooking the herd and he was shot by a deserving hunter (his 1st elk) whose grandfather had hunted this area all his life. This is a picture of my dad and my son Kade with the bull, he scored around 350 I'm told.
I got a nice antelope this year, probably my best to date. I was taking a good friend from Wisconsin archery elk hunting (swapped hunts with him over the years) and decided to stop and check "just this one spot" on the way to the cabin. I had seen this goat during archery season but he lived on a giant flat where I couldn't get close to him. A rifle makes a big difference.
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Ended up shooting a good bull after a really fun stalk during the rifle hunt. (One day I am going to write a book titled "THE FINE ART OF MISSING" and tell the stories of all the archery hunts)
I never did find a muley worth putting my tag on (didn't even see a giant this year) but had an excellent whitetail hunt in November with a great friend from Sheridan.
Well that's 08 in pictures. Should have seen the ones that got away. There's always next year (or is there)
Hope you enjoy the pics and good luck in all your hunts, you only live once.
Here are some great hunting photos to share from the 08 season, I hope it never ends but I know one day it will.
My oldest boy, Kody, finally turned 12 this year and was able to hunt. I never thought anyone could love hunting more than me, but he does and for all the right reasons.
Kody's 1st Elk
IMG]http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee39/WyoXtec/2008ElkKody8.jpg[/IMG]
Kody's first antelope, we had nicknamed a bunch of antelope in this area. This one was called Record Breaker and was too much for the Kode Man to pass up. (He had a chance at one we called The Bull but that goat was seasoned and didn't give us much of a chance, hope he lives another winter cause he's a stud).
My sister and Kody teamed up to drop this nice buck.
This is my nephew Dillon's first elk, awesome. My brother Kasey, my dad and my son Kade are also pictured. Heck of a day.
This is a bull that I had chased all archery season, got very close to him on many occasions but could never close the deal (he kicked my butt). On the third day of the rifle hunt my dad and I got on him, he had a herd of around 30 cows and was bugling like crazy (middle of October) but would not come out of the thick timber. We ended up spooking the herd and he was shot by a deserving hunter (his 1st elk) whose grandfather had hunted this area all his life. This is a picture of my dad and my son Kade with the bull, he scored around 350 I'm told.
I got a nice antelope this year, probably my best to date. I was taking a good friend from Wisconsin archery elk hunting (swapped hunts with him over the years) and decided to stop and check "just this one spot" on the way to the cabin. I had seen this goat during archery season but he lived on a giant flat where I couldn't get close to him. A rifle makes a big difference.
IMG]http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee39/WyoXtec/2008Antelope4.jpg[/IMG]
Ended up shooting a good bull after a really fun stalk during the rifle hunt. (One day I am going to write a book titled "THE FINE ART OF MISSING" and tell the stories of all the archery hunts)
I never did find a muley worth putting my tag on (didn't even see a giant this year) but had an excellent whitetail hunt in November with a great friend from Sheridan.
Well that's 08 in pictures. Should have seen the ones that got away. There's always next year (or is there)
Hope you enjoy the pics and good luck in all your hunts, you only live once.
