sneakem
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Continuing this on from the moose thread…. Abbreviated version. So the moose hunt ate up a good amount of time from this tag, which I originally planned to bowhunt more than anything. I only had a few days to bowhunt, but had some incredible opportunities and passed a few bulls bigger than I had ever shot personally, holding out for a giant. I figured I was seeing plenty of good bulls, I could be picky and return with a rifle and probably kill a good bull.
By the time the rifle hunt rolled around, the weather was unseasonably warm, very windy and the elk were no where to be found. I gave it a few long weekends, passed some decent bulls in hopes of killing an above average bull. Saw a couple busted up big bulls that I eventually passed. Having a freezer full of moose meat helped to stick with the plan. The last day that I could hunt I decided to go into a real hole I had been seeing bulls to see if I could turn a good one up. Passed a couple broken bulls, coming down the mountain I turned up a perfectly intact 310-315 bull, tempting, but decided I'd rather eat the tag with a freezer full of meat. So no elk for me… Time to head home. Incredible hunt, tough conditions, some great bulls. Tag soup…
By the time the rifle hunt rolled around, the weather was unseasonably warm, very windy and the elk were no where to be found. I gave it a few long weekends, passed some decent bulls in hopes of killing an above average bull. Saw a couple busted up big bulls that I eventually passed. Having a freezer full of moose meat helped to stick with the plan. The last day that I could hunt I decided to go into a real hole I had been seeing bulls to see if I could turn a good one up. Passed a couple broken bulls, coming down the mountain I turned up a perfectly intact 310-315 bull, tempting, but decided I'd rather eat the tag with a freezer full of meat. So no elk for me… Time to head home. Incredible hunt, tough conditions, some great bulls. Tag soup…
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