2021 Talkie Awards - Best Hunt Recap

[Hunting Wife]

I suspect one of the things those of us who hang out here have in common is that we love a good hunting story. Especially with great pictures for visual aids. The laughs, the struggles, the highs, the lows bring us all together and let us live vicariously some hunts we may otherwise never get a chance to experience at all. 2021 was the best I can remember for storytellers. I submit the following stories posted in 2021 for your consideration.

Well, there are apparently too many entries to run a poll so I guess all you get is a participation trophy and whatever prizes @Ben Lamb chooses to bestow. I know I left some out because the list was getting long, so please post links to any you enjoyed that I neglected to list.

@EYJONAS! - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/congrats-youve-got-the-curse.305723/

@KayakMacGyver - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/so-were-going-to-be-sheep-hunters.306615/

@marksjeep - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/last-minute-mountain-goat-hunt.308941/

@wllm1313 - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/paradise-massif-a-goat-tale.309009/

@trb - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/wide-drexler-and-the-pine-marten-that-stole-my-heart.309099/

@rmyoung1 - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/colorado-ram-2021.308202/

@MTGomer - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/a-yukon-delta-moose-hunt.309369/

@antlerradar - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/a-whitetail-story.309617/

@Hem - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/keeping-a-secret.309775/

@rtraverdavis - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/follow-the-map-a-family-mule-deer-story.309836/

@TRS_Montana - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/2021-kamikazee-elk.307641/

@TOGIE - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/co-deer-wind-treasures-and-wind.310266/

@Big Fin - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/the-storms-of-life.310223/

@Greenhorn - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/mt-ram.307730/

@GrantK - https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/goat-recovery-on-a-rope.310639/

 

[Nameless Range]

@Hunting Wife, correction , Follow the map is an @rtraverdavis stiry, and a great one at that.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

There was so many great recaps this year. I think people stepped up their game this year in hopes of getting a hunt talkie

 

[MTelkHuntress]

you got the "big bull" tag?

I've been unsure if I should post my elk hunt from this year on here or not but decided why not, some of you hooligans might want to read it. Ill chronicle it the best I can. I had posted on Hunttalk a little over a year ago asking if I should abandon applying for the elk unit I had dreamed...

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@Luke_with_a_lab

I thoroughly enjoyed this thread as well.

 

[Hunting Wife]

@Hunting Wife, correction , Follow the map is an @rtraverdavis stiry, and a great one at that.

Thank you for the correction, and apologies to @rtraverdavis. I’ve edited the post.

Must have been the map reference

 

[Hunting Wife]

you got the "big bull" tag?

I've been unsure if I should post my elk hunt from this year on here or not but decided why not, some of you hooligans might want to read it. Ill chronicle it the best I can. I had posted on Hunttalk a little over a year ago asking if I should abandon applying for the elk unit I had dreamed...

www.hunttalk.com

@Luke_with_a_lab

I thoroughly enjoyed this thread as well.

See? I missed this one the first time around! Thanks for posting!

 

[BigHornRam]

Really hard to pick a favorite, this one had to be it.

Keeping A Secret....

Its been five months, a period in which my world was turned upside down. Its time to give back to Hunttalk. I have enjoyed all the contributions over many years and though I consider myself a private person I want to share this experience with more detail and reflection. This could take awhile...

www.hunttalk.com

 

[MTelkHuntress]

See? I missed this one the first time around! Thanks for posting!

To your credit, there's a lot of good ones! Hard to keep track of them all but you definitely had a great, long list going.

 

[Nameless Range]

As much rancor as there is at times on here, this thread is a fantastic reminder of how great a venue this place is for hunting stories from hunters if all stripes. So many epic tales.

 

[Gerald Martin]

edit- Sorry, I thought this was the comedy awards thread. You are way ahead of my questions and suggested threads.

 

[noharleyyet]

If ever a year (or 2) needed escapism, this was it. Some awesome content in many categories. I can’t pick a favorite, they’re all winners.

 

[Nick87]

I'm writing in my vote for @antlerradar story about his whitetail hunt this year.

 

[TOGIE]

it's gotta be Greenhorns, Fins, and rtraverdavis for the top three IMO

admittedly i missed some of these though

is Fin allowed to be in contention for talkies? doesn't seem fair

 

[woods89]

That's a great list. I can't pick a favorite, honestly.

 

[JLS]

That's a great list. I can't pick a favorite, honestly.

Same

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Now can we convince @Big Fin to get a sponsor to donate a sweet prize for the winners of of @Hunting Wife 's awards show. Haha

 

[huntin24/7]

You left out Ontario and Tom.

Edit: I’m really struggling today. This was supposed to be on the comedy thread and I saw it wasn’t missed on there. Maybe I shouldn’t multitask.

 

[COEngineer]

I thought of doing a similar thread or even asking BigFin to create a sub-forum that only contains the best stories of the year. Thanks for putting this together!

 

[JLS]

Now can we convince @Big Fin to get a sponsor to donate a sweet prize for the winners of of @Hunting Wife 's awards show. Haha

Yuck, so folks can go to other forums and pimp for votes?

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Yuck, so folks can go to other forums and pimp for votes?

No votes. Big fin and the crew just choose the hunt recap they feel they liked the best and represents the hunt talk community the best and sends them a prize for that person's contribution that helps makes this the best hunting forum on the web.