2020 Frank Church hunt. Updated

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Terrible pic of the bears.

 

[rtraverdavis]

That is some rugged country. Awesome bull, no thank you on the snakes...

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

I did trail maintenance out there as a teenager. That country is wild, truly made an impact on me as a kid. Still got a rusty can of Prince Albert I found near an old silver mine. I remember that we had to set boulders on top of other boulders to rebuild sections because of the intense grade. Hey, you ain’t ever going to forget this! Thank you for the photos and story.

 

[Ben Lamb]

This is a poem of double photos, painful feet and some wicked good meat.

83 stars! Nice work.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

This is a poem of double photos, painful feet and some wicked good meat.

83 stars! Nice work.

Haha...i still don't know why it double photoed.

 

[MT_elk]

What an adventure! Congrats on a great elk!

 

[SFC B]

Definitely some well earned meat there!!! Another reason I enjoy later, rifle hunting.....no encounters with Jake

 

[LopeHunter]

I HATE snakes!!!!!

We named the dog "Indiana."

 

[rbinhood]

Great hunt, and great job packing that bull out. Being pushed to your physical limits is strangely fun and exhausting at the same time. Kinda like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer--it feels good when you stop.
It's been a dream to float the River of No Return. Read about a guy who got mauled and killed by a grizzly while he was sleeping in his tent. That story sobered me up.
Six miles in is a long way to pack an elk out. Definitely a job for pack animals, and not the human kind.
Congrats!

 

[maconbacon]

Awesome hunt and photos! Thanks for sharing

 

[undercover]

A place I’ll prolly never see except in photos by fellow hunters. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the harvest!

 

[Paul in Idaho]

Congrats on the bull, and thanks for sharing your photos. The Frank is big country. I haven't been in there for almost 20 years, I need to go again.

 

[maxracx]

Congrats on the bull, and thanks for sharing your photos. The Frank is big country. I haven't been in there for almost 20 years, I need to go again.

Take ME!!! I could never go on a hunt like that without someone who has been there before. What a beautiful dream that could turn into a nightmare very quickly.

 

[old school]

Thanks for the recap. I hate snakes. Encountering one in the middle of the night with a loaded pack - double no thank you.
Beautiful country.

 

[Sytes]

Meat infused with pure hunter determination = Elk Wagyu!

You guys earned every bit! Grats!

#rattlerssuck!

 

[EastTNHunter]

Very cool! Congrats.

I feel like I should also say “sorry”, but I know that the pain is part of the adventure and satisfaction

 

[old school]

Thanks for the recap. I hate snakes. Encountering one in the middle of the night with a loaded pack - double no thank you.
Beautiful country.

 

[MTGamecock]

Places to hunt
1. Africa
2. Australia
3. Frank Church

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Ain't that the truth? I would have never even thought about rattlesnakes when the temps are in the 40s. Thanks to this thread, I now have one more thing to worry about on my hunts!

 

[Nambaster]

Great post! I didnt mind the double posted pics one bit! When I go there, I try to do my best to take a few rattlesnakes back to camp for dinner. True story, I once saw two out of Staters hiking back to camp and they could hear rattling. The one that was in front was so terrified he pointed his rifle at his buddy and forced him to take the lead. I am glad I was a canyon over as I watched that happen. I wonder if they are still friends in the end....

There is also video footage of rattle snakes doing a mating battle from 20 miles upriver where you guys are at.

 

[JLS]

Wow, I somehow missed this one earlier. First of all, you guys calling it type 2 fun are flat wrong. It’s clearly type 3.

@Ben Lamb has no clue how to factor in serpents into his scoring equation and shorted you 5280 stars.

I loved the photo of podiatric triage. Nice work. You’ll be back.