Airing this week will be Uncle Larry's Arizona elk hunt from last year. I have seen it and watched it many times in the last week. It is my favorite episode of the entire season. It takes place on State and BLM ground, in one of the 'Limited Opportunity" units of Arizona.
This episode encapsulates everything about why I hunt, and I suspect why most of you hunt. It is about drawing the easiest tag in Arizona, knowing the odds of seeing one are not that great, and the odds of shooting something spectacular are pretty slim. But, you are hunting elk and you are doing so with family and friends with whom you share this special bond found only through hunting.
Larry's hunt was so much fun that I applied there this year and drew. As you read, I did not have the same final outcome that Larry had. The hunt was still fun, though different than it was with Larry last year.
Larry had intended to join me on my hunt this year, but his health has again taken a turn for the unknown. He fought lymphoma in 2006, undergoing ten months of experimental chemo treatments at the MD Anderson Cancer Clinic in Houston, TX. Just prior to my hunt, Larry got news that his lymphoma is back. He did not make the hunt with me, and is headed to Houston for more tests and analysis.
Maybe that is why this episode is so cool to me. Mostly, it is my favorite because it represents the type of hunt a lot of people experience. No premium tag, no exclusive place to hunt, but still more fun than is allowed within the bounds of legality and morality.
If you want to read the play-by-play of the live hunt here is the link.
http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=243830
I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. Can't wait to share a camp with Larry again. He is a "one of a kind," making life better for everyone around him and smiling all the time, no matter the situation or circumstance. Hope you all are so lucky as to have an "Uncle Larry" in your lives.
If you want to read the play-by-play of his Season One Wyoming elk hunt where Larry decks a nice bull at 90 yards, here is that link, also.
http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=242935
This episode encapsulates everything about why I hunt, and I suspect why most of you hunt. It is about drawing the easiest tag in Arizona, knowing the odds of seeing one are not that great, and the odds of shooting something spectacular are pretty slim. But, you are hunting elk and you are doing so with family and friends with whom you share this special bond found only through hunting.
Larry's hunt was so much fun that I applied there this year and drew. As you read, I did not have the same final outcome that Larry had. The hunt was still fun, though different than it was with Larry last year.
Larry had intended to join me on my hunt this year, but his health has again taken a turn for the unknown. He fought lymphoma in 2006, undergoing ten months of experimental chemo treatments at the MD Anderson Cancer Clinic in Houston, TX. Just prior to my hunt, Larry got news that his lymphoma is back. He did not make the hunt with me, and is headed to Houston for more tests and analysis.
Maybe that is why this episode is so cool to me. Mostly, it is my favorite because it represents the type of hunt a lot of people experience. No premium tag, no exclusive place to hunt, but still more fun than is allowed within the bounds of legality and morality.
If you want to read the play-by-play of the live hunt here is the link.
http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=243830
I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. Can't wait to share a camp with Larry again. He is a "one of a kind," making life better for everyone around him and smiling all the time, no matter the situation or circumstance. Hope you all are so lucky as to have an "Uncle Larry" in your lives.
If you want to read the play-by-play of his Season One Wyoming elk hunt where Larry decks a nice bull at 90 yards, here is that link, also.
http://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?t=242935
