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Hope all is well. My brother and I just got back from an Elk hunt in Colorado. He has a house there, so I met him last week and we drove 4 hours to hunt Elk. I had a Muzzleloader tag, he had the archery tag. On Sunday, I harvested a nice 5x5 with my Encore. My brother had one on Tuesday at 15 yards, he drew but there was branches covering the vitals. He passed. I told him I respected what he did, never doubt an ethical decision to pass on quarry with a bow. We had a great time hunting together. I will never forget this experience. Hope you are all well, be safe....

Congrats on a nice bull!

Thank you, appreciate it. I was fortunate. The weather was very hot, but around 49/50 in am. Shot mine at 7:00 am. The afternoon hunts were non productive due to the heat. Hopefully it cools down for the rest of the hunters. Be well.....

That's awesome! Congratulations on a nice bull.

Congrats on a nice bull and getting to share the experience with a loved one. 

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Amen, being with my brother made it supper special. Thank you...

Congratulations to you both on a great hunt and sharing great memories together .. nice bull... awesome

Quote from: Greg Massey on September 17, 2021, 09:45:28 PM
Congratulations to you both on a great hunt and sharing great memories together .. nice bull... awesome

Thanks Greg........

Congrats to you both!! A nice bull, a proper decision and time in the woods with your brother. It doesn't get much better than that.

Sent from deep in the woods where the critters roam.

Quote from: RutnNStrutn on September 17, 2021, 10:34:46 PM
Congrats to you both!! A nice bull, a proper decision and time in the woods with your brother. It doesn't get much better than that.

Sent from deep in the woods where the critters roam.

Amen my friend, not many could have made his decision not to try and "weave" one through the branches. He's really good when it comes to passing on a bad shot. My time with him is priceless, the Elk was just an added bonus. Thanks much, be safe.....

Congratulations Tom!! Sounds like an awesome trip, especially spending the time with your brother.

Congrats!

Congratulations on a nice bull. You have some great eating ahead of you

Thanks for all the kind replies.....be well.

Congrats on your elk!  With a muzzle loader even, great job.

Quote from: Tail Feathers on September 18, 2021, 04:01:13 PM
Congrats on your elk!  With a muzzle loader even, great job.

Thank you, be safe....

Congrats Tom, AWESOME!

Quote from: 3bailey3 on September 18, 2021, 05:11:40 PM
Congrats Tom, AWESOME!

Thanks my friend, blessed to have gotten the opportunity...

Congrats on a great harvest, so let us hear the whole story.

Congrats on a great hunt Tom. Special times spent hunting with your brother.

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Congrats on a good hunt.

Congratulations, always good to make memories.

Thanks. First morning they were bugling at the bottom of a Meadow. We watched them in the dark chasing cows. They walked up the ridge, we chased them for 2 hours. We left them be and went back the next morning. They were to the right of the Meadow. We went to the top of the ridge and set up. The bull was below my brother about 50 yards, but skirted us to get down wind. We moved down the ridge, and after 3 moves, he started to come in. I watched him walk toward me down a sage Meadow for about 125 yards. He dropped into a ditch below me, climbed up in front of me at 50 yards. He was facing me, frontal shot. I waited, he quartered away from me, I shot. He whirled, leaped over the ridge. I got him though the lungs with my Encore. He ran about 80 yards. It was the thrill of a lifetime. Thank you....

Well done Tom - awesome that you could share that with your brother.

Quote from: Rapscallion Vermilion on September 18, 2021, 09:02:41 PM
Well done Tom - awesome that you could share that with your brother.

Thanks much. That's what was most important, walking up to that elk with my brother, we shared it together. That's what I will treasure the most. Be well......

I appreciate all the kind comments from all of you, thanks again.....

Good bull..congrats

Congrats that's awesome!


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Congrats....how was the camping and the packout?

congrats on the 1,000 Lb turkey

Congrats Tom! My wife and i took a day trip up to Benezette Pa. on saturday to see the elk. We have gone there several times in previous years, but only saw a couple bulls this trip, and only heard one bugle. Turned out to be a really warm sunny day, and i think most of the elk were back in the timber in the shade. Still was a great time spent with some good friends to celebrate our wedding anniversary! Elk are amazing animals!

Congrats Tom nice bull!!

Congratulations to you and much respect to your brother, it is never a good decision to take that shot and those that do are the ones that give we archers a bad name.

Thank you all. It was the experience of a lifetime. I always watch the Elk shows on TV, never thinking I would get an opportunity to put my hands on one. Being a whitetail hunter all my life, I never realized how massive these animals are. The hunt does relate to turkey hunting, the calling and the set-ups are everything. Thanks again, be safe.....

Congratulations!

Congrats ! 

Good Stuff man Congrats!

Thanks so much, be safe....

congrats on a nice one

Awesome!!

Thanks again..

Congrats, that's a Lotta meat

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Quote from: Happy on September 23, 2021, 11:20:22 AM
Congrats, that's a Lotta meat

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Thanks my friend. I have the back straps and tenderloins being shipped home. I donated the rest to comrades that needed it....I don't have enough freezer to hold all that meat. Be safe,