Just a Poor Colorado kid!

[Khunter]

@Dinkshooter This is no time to be sleeping! Cool photo of the whale bones washed onto shore above and all the rest.

 

[noharleyyet]

Free
Beer





Tomorrow

 

[rogerthat]

The foreshadowing is masterful in this one. Mega yuge giant elk bones are coming!

 

[Khunter]

The foreshadowing is masterful in this one. Mega yuge giant elk bones are coming!

With this set up there better be blubbering alligator tears of joy on video at the end as boyhood dream melds into adult achievement of same.

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

Along for the ride! It already looks like a hell of a year!

 

[rtraverdavis]

Already this is great. Here’s to hoping dinkshooter has to turn in his screen name by the end.

 

[recon6036]

An “Eastern Tenderfoot” would have the story wrapped up by now. Geez!

 

[fmnjr]

er? wut's up dink?....oh dink? (sing songy type call)

 

[noharleyyet]

@Oak is still proofing the screenplay...

 

[Oak]

@Dinkshooter would say that some people lead a blessed life, others have to work for a living.

 

[Dave N]

It's not going to take that long, is it?

Nailed it!

 

[recon6036]

@Oak is still proofing the screenplay...

@Oak would say, “@Dinkshooter went to Arizona, saw this big Elk and then shot it.”
End of story

 

[Oak]

@Oak would say, “@Dinkshooter went to Arizona, saw this big Elk and then shot it.”
End of story

I’m actually waiting to hear this story as well.

 

[Dinkshooter]

@Dinkshooter would say that some people lead a blessed life, others have to work for a living.

This is correct, the social media influencer checks are not rolling in yet so must still punch the clock.

 

[jryoung]

This is correct, the social media influencer checks are not rolling in yet so must still punch the clock.

punch the fuggin keys already.

 

[Dinkshooter]

So where was I? Oh, heading into September with marginal shooting ability and confidence. I also have severe anxiety over not really knowing where any big bools may live within the unit.

Most say “relax, they’re all over the unit”. I decide against that and do the only rational thing. Drive 8 hours back down there over a long Labor day weekend.

Enjoyable trip, spent some nice evenings sitting on the cab of the truck listening to bools, but not all that successful in laying eyes on anything that Arizona elk hunting is famous for.

 

[Dinkshooter]

I get back I’m a wreck, wife is sure I’m going to blow a gasket. Tells me to relax and just enjoy it, she clearly has no clue

I get up and get dressed for work one day, end of the day I notice the level of my insanity.

 

[mtmuley]

I get back I’m a wreck, wife is sure I’m going to blow a gasket. Tells me to relax and just enjoy it, she clearly has no clue

I get up and get dressed for work one day, end of the day I notice the level of my insanity. View attachment 306960

Buying that boot on the right was insanity. mtmuley

 

[Dinkshooter]

The plan is to hunt all 14 days of the season. It would be ideal to go a bit early but it’s not in the cards. I’m going to get there the day before and have time to maybe go out that evening a bit for a look see. My brother is coming from AK to help the first week but will not be there until the afternoon of the opener.

Everyone has asked what I want and expect from the hunt. Of course I want a 400 inch bool but Im also trying to keep my expectations reasonable. I’m not sure I can eat this tag like the bear hunt.

I for sure want an old bull, although that can be hard to gauge. Absolutely no broken bulls. I set my mind for a 350 minimum and 370 goal. Not that I can hardly tell the difference between those 2 sizes of antlers.

On the eve of the opener I mess around a bit in a section of the unit I had high hopes for. Nothing but a few light hearted bugles outside the unit. Not helpful.

It lightly rains and It’s amazing how green the desert still is. Should be a good show.

 

[rmyoung1]

Two pairs of Keens? You really are a poor Colorado kid