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Title: Your Dream Animal?
Post by: Schafer on July 29, 2009, 03:16:00 PM
What is the animal you most want to hunt?
Mine are bear and javs.
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Post by: Pat B on July 29, 2009, 03:22:00 PM
ELK!!!
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Post by: doctari on July 29, 2009, 03:24:00 PM
Alaska dall sheep, the hunt itself would be the ultimate dream.
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Post by: pseman on July 29, 2009, 03:25:00 PM
Bugling elk or spot and stalk mule deer.
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Post by: Schafer on July 29, 2009, 03:30:00 PM
FORGOT ABOUT THEM ELK AND HOGS:-)
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Post by: Bowspirit on July 29, 2009, 03:38:00 PM
Float hunting for moose...or spot and stalk, free range bison.
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Post by: maxfit on July 29, 2009, 03:39:00 PM
I would love to kill a moose or elk, but a big Adirondack buck is tops on the list..believe it or not.
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Post by: Winterhawk1960 on July 29, 2009, 03:41:00 PM
Kodiak Brown Bear......I've gotta have me one of them "bear skin rugs"....before I die.

Winterhawk1960
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Post by: Horner on July 29, 2009, 04:06:00 PM
Moose
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Post by: bmb on July 29, 2009, 04:13:00 PM
mine is simple...javelina and unlimited shots at some big texas jackrabbits. :)
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Post by: bushytail on July 29, 2009, 04:18:00 PM
Mountian lion would be on top of the list.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: Cody Schnettgoecke on July 29, 2009, 04:20:00 PM
Moose or Brown bear. Gonna make a trip to Alaska some day!
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Post by: J-dog on July 29, 2009, 04:22:00 PM
Nyala and elk

Had the chance for Nyala in Africa but passed for the Kudu - good reason to go back.

J
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Post by: ron w on July 29, 2009, 04:24:00 PM
Any of the big critters out west, but Mt. Goat or Sheep would the hunt of a lifetime. Mostly because of where they live, The high country is really something.
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Post by: Tim Fishell on July 29, 2009, 04:35:00 PM
Moose or Caribou!  It would be a hard choice if I could only pick one!!
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Post by: Big Ed on July 29, 2009, 04:36:00 PM
Moose definitly
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Post by: robtattoo on July 29, 2009, 04:37:00 PM
Red River Hogs, spot & stalk.
Coolest looking critter on the planet!
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Post by: FerretWYO on July 29, 2009, 04:49:00 PM
More hog hunting.

But the ultimate dream would be coastal brown bear in ak.
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Post by: FrozenFew on July 29, 2009, 04:51:00 PM
Hands down Griz, with any sheep species a close second
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Post by: alligatordond on July 29, 2009, 05:04:00 PM
The Florida Skunk Ape.

But since skunk apes are VERY scarce I'll take a griz hunt
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Post by: RC on July 29, 2009, 05:12:00 PM
Bear then elk. Small ones would be fine.RC
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Post by: adeeden on July 29, 2009, 05:12:00 PM
Moose most definately!
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Post by: JoeM on July 29, 2009, 05:19:00 PM
Moose or Bighorn.  Both of these just scream North American Wilderness to me for some reason. I've got 8 points for both in WY  hopefully in the next 3 years one of them will come true. Joe
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Post by: fatman on July 29, 2009, 05:40:00 PM
Mt Lion...I turn 50 next year, so I need to get it done soon...  :)
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Post by: Mike Gerardi on July 29, 2009, 05:55:00 PM
Big O'l Hog of a Red Deer!!!!!! Yaaa!!!
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Post by: Jeff Roberts on July 29, 2009, 06:02:00 PM
Eastern woodland buffalo. They don't exsist anymore I know but it is a dream.
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Post by: bear1336 on July 29, 2009, 06:08:00 PM
Black Bear in the U.P. of MI
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Post by: str8jct on July 29, 2009, 06:12:00 PM
yukon moose and wolf
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Post by: Coonbait on July 29, 2009, 06:15:00 PM
Moose, anywere !!
GLENN
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Post by: UKarcher on July 29, 2009, 06:17:00 PM
The ten point gopher that is digging up my back yard!! Then maybe a mule deer.
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Post by: Oliverstacy on July 29, 2009, 06:23:00 PM
Sitka Blacktail...the hunt in itself would be worth it!

Josh
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Post by: joe skipp on July 29, 2009, 07:36:00 PM
I'm regretting never hunting a Mtn Goat. I seen some while Moose hunting in BC and was hooked ever since. Those cliffs and bluffs are made for younger legs and unfortunately now, the costs have gone up that its out of my reach. I think they make a beautiful shoulder mount.
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Post by: George D. Stout on July 29, 2009, 07:52:00 PM
The scaly-backed newt.
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Post by: saltwatertom on July 29, 2009, 08:06:00 PM
YETI!!!

:scared:    :eek:    :D    :help:
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Post by: Mo. Huntin on July 29, 2009, 08:25:00 PM
If we are dreaming I will say Cougar, Grizzly Bear and Lion. I don't have the money or the confidence for the last 2 yet.
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Post by: Bill Skinner on July 29, 2009, 08:32:00 PM
Spot and stalk Hogzilla's BIG BROTHER!  Bill
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Post by: Mike Bolin on July 29, 2009, 09:05:00 PM
Moose or free ranging bison would number 1. Elk is a close 2nd. Unless something unexpected happens, I'll be chasin' elk next fall in Oregon! Mike
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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on July 29, 2009, 09:11:00 PM
BigHorn sheep,
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Post by: shikari on July 29, 2009, 10:09:00 PM
LEOPARD
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Post by: Steelhead on July 29, 2009, 10:57:00 PM
Bighorn sheep,Ibex or mountain goat would be the ultimate hunt for me.
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Post by: Steve O on July 29, 2009, 11:22:00 PM
Josh,

I was going to say that.  Out of all the animals I've hunted, if I could pick only one to go after for the rest of my days it would be the Sitka Blacktail and this is why:

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Kodiak2004013.jpg)

even the airport is paradise!

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/ADQPhoto.jpg)
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Post by: Greg Dearth on July 29, 2009, 11:31:00 PM
Kodiak Brown Bear , Dall Sheep or Mt. Goat, since I'm dreaming why not put them all on my bucket list.
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Post by: coaster500 on July 29, 2009, 11:40:00 PM
Right now one Mature Bull Wapiti please. New Mexico here I come....
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Post by: Str8Shooter on July 29, 2009, 11:53:00 PM
If I had the time and resources ($$$) I would go after the Cape Buffalo. In a heartbeat.

But, here in the states I'd go after pigs over anything else. I went after hogs once and it was the most fun trip I've done.
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Post by: Gun on July 29, 2009, 11:58:00 PM
Booner Whitetail
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Post by: Herdbull on July 30, 2009, 12:50:00 AM
Sheep. I can't sleep.... I dream about sheep. Ha!
I would like to go for Dahl someday.
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Post by: unclewhit on July 30, 2009, 02:57:00 AM
To keep things realistic for me, I'd have to say kudu and gemsbok. But I think "Black Death" would be a real kick in the pants.
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Post by: saumensch on July 30, 2009, 03:39:00 AM
A Kapibara in Argentinias big swomps
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Post by: Rick P on July 30, 2009, 04:35:00 AM
Not sure if this is what your asking but I dream of the same Dall ram repeatedly every year before I go alpine. He is a 12 year old with massive bases and one side broomed off to about 3/4 curl, the other looks like half of a 40 inch ram! In the dream I come around a big boulder with just enough of a path around it I can get by without falling. As I round the corner he's standing there with no where to go but strait up. As he goes for it I put a shaft through his hart at about 10 yards! I'll find him someday!

If someone where to hand me a butt load of cash and say "hunt anywhere for anything" my first choice would not be Moose! I think cape buff would be way up there!
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Post by: adkmountainken on July 30, 2009, 07:08:00 AM
moose or caribou however i feel like i'm living the dream hunting these big Adirondack whitetails!!! would loce to chase elk through the Rockies as well.
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Post by: BadKarma on July 30, 2009, 07:18:00 AM
My dream animal would be Caribou.

My dream hunt would be Caribou with Fred Bear and my Dad. Both are gone now, but would have been a real hoot listening to those 2.
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Post by: Froggy on July 30, 2009, 07:20:00 AM
In the states.... a Whitetail with bases as big as your wrist w/ double drops pushing 300 on the scales. Across the water, a Cape Buff or Sable.
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Post by: ozy clint on July 30, 2009, 07:37:00 AM
tahr and chamois. tahr off a windswept bluff in nz's southern alps. if i won the lotto i would give north america a better go than i was able to when i was there.
heading off to live amongst the water buffulo for awhile. one of them with a stone point would take some beating for me.

would love to hunt central asia and mongolia too. ibex, sheep, any of those exotic mountain goats/sheep. marco polo sheep. i love my mountain hunting.
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Post by: KentuckyTJ on July 30, 2009, 07:41:00 AM
New Zealand Red Stag.
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Post by: Jack Shanks on July 30, 2009, 08:39:00 AM
Any of the North American sheep species with Stone being on top.
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Post by: Tom Leemans on July 30, 2009, 08:45:00 AM
moose
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Post by: BUFF on July 30, 2009, 10:08:00 AM
Cape Buffalo... and I leave for that trip in 2 days  :pray:
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Post by: Colt on July 30, 2009, 10:47:00 AM
The neighbor's stray cat.
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Post by: Schafer on July 30, 2009, 10:48:00 AM
GOOD LUCK BUFF:-)
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Post by: HATCHCHASER on July 30, 2009, 11:12:00 AM
Sheep.  Moose is a close second and would be a little more in my price range.  But since we're dreaming it would be any kind of sheep.
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Post by: PLS-12224 on July 30, 2009, 11:23:00 AM
Mine changes,right now its DIY Black Bear
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Post by: leatherneck on July 30, 2009, 11:30:00 AM
Grizzly baby, Grizzly all the way.
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Post by: griz#1 on July 30, 2009, 11:56:00 AM
GRIZZLY BEAR  AND MOUNTAIN GOAT.
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Post by: CCWhitetail on July 30, 2009, 03:09:00 PM
Bull Elk
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Post by: D. Devall on July 30, 2009, 03:11:00 PM
anything that has a chance to hunt you back. prefferably griz.
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Post by: Jake Rhea on July 30, 2009, 03:49:00 PM
elk,hogs and big white tail deer. o ya!!!!  :bigsmyl:
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Post by: the force on July 30, 2009, 03:54:00 PM
Moose and griz
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Post by: VTer on July 30, 2009, 04:34:00 PM
A black bear hunt with my son on my 50th birthday!
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Post by: xtrema312 on July 30, 2009, 04:43:00 PM
Elk would be it for me, but wait this is a dream animal so make it a dragon.  :eek:    :biglaugh:
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Post by: TheFatboy on July 30, 2009, 04:47:00 PM
Definetely a kaffer/cape buffalo. The one animal responsible for most hunter deaths a year. And I want to down it.
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Post by: ELKDUDE07 on July 30, 2009, 04:53:00 PM
A good 6x6 elk screamin his head off at 15 yds, on a crisp Sept morning.
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Post by: Mint on July 30, 2009, 04:56:00 PM
My ultimate would be a Asian Water Buff. My next would be spot & stalk black bear in Alaska.
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Post by: oxnam on July 30, 2009, 04:59:00 PM
I have always dreamed of the chance to shoot a running buffalo while riding along side it on a horse.  What a rush!!  Not sure how many horses would be willing to accompany me on that hunt.
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Post by: OkKeith on July 30, 2009, 05:26:00 PM
I have always wanted to hunt caribou. Doesn't matter which one. I would like to see that long river of animals flowing towards me, and one in particular with great tops and a double shovel!

OkKeith
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Post by: Sant-Ravenhill on July 30, 2009, 05:42:00 PM
The argali, the Marco Polo being the most famous. Those huge curling horns and the top of the world where they hang out!!!

Does anybody know if a trad bowhunter has ever taken one?
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Post by: James Wrenn on July 30, 2009, 05:49:00 PM
Don't really have one.  :)  I once thought I would like to hunt elk but a buddy gave me some backstraps that were tougher than a rutting buck.Another gave me some caribou and it was tender and tasted great.So caribou is as close to a dream animal as any for me I guess.  :D
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Post by: deertraks on July 30, 2009, 06:15:00 PM
Bison or Elk  :thumbsup:
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Post by: mrpenguin on July 30, 2009, 07:55:00 PM
Dall Sheep, or Mt. Goat... without a doubt.  The hunt would be an incredible challenge and even without taking an animal would put me in some high country I have never seen before!  

That said, my little savings jar at home has "Elk or Moose Hunt" written on it... b/c let's face it, 25 g's to go on a hunt is a bit outside of the common-man's price range (hell its kinda insane and possibly criminal to pay/charge that much money to hunt an animal)    ;)  

And, Dave, Mermaids are protected...
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Post by: flyfish1 on July 30, 2009, 08:01:00 PM
Big horn sheep, cape buffalo, big bears.
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Post by: buckeye_hunter on July 30, 2009, 08:05:00 PM
Southern Colorado/New Meico Elk
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Post by: Stone Knife on July 30, 2009, 08:10:00 PM
My dream animal is the first one my son gets, and I'm there to enjoy it.
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Post by: defiant on July 30, 2009, 08:39:00 PM
Moose and elk top my list.
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Post by: hunt it on July 30, 2009, 09:48:00 PM
The giant forest hog of central africa. That red river hog Rob spoke of is a real close second.
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Post by: tradtusker on July 30, 2009, 09:56:00 PM
what about the walrus Dave ha ha

how about Cape Buff

lord Derby Eland (if you'v never seen one search it on Google) out of the deep central African forests
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Post by: Arwin on July 30, 2009, 10:09:00 PM
Dall Sheep, Mtn. Goat, Big Horn,  Caribou, Elk, Black Bear, Moose, Pronghorn, Mule Deer, Blacktail, Sitka, Couse, wild hog, Javelina, Red Stag, Blesbuck, Wildebeast, Duiker, Impala, Warthog, Stingray, Shark, Alligator, Alligator Gar, Green Clovers Blue Diamonds and Purple Horseshoes
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Post by: ChuckC on July 30, 2009, 10:18:00 PM
Dave wasn't gonna shoot it. . .  just  . .  dream about it a little.

How about  raptors
ChuckC
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Post by: Dave Huff on July 30, 2009, 10:41:00 PM
Marco Polo ram, New Zealand Red Stag, Mountain Caribou, and a horse back Buffalo hunt.  I'd throw in the sheep of North America, Dall and Stone at the top.
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Post by: Gary Logsdon on July 30, 2009, 11:02:00 PM
This is an easy call; my dream animal is the big blackie that's hanging behind me in my member photo.  I call him "Boomerang Bear" because four days after I blew a shot at him (He was so close that I failed to focus and pick a spot!) he came back and gave me a second opportunity.  That was AFTER he climbed my tree and tried to knock me out of it.  AH, sweet revenge:^)
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Post by: jacobsladder on July 30, 2009, 11:06:00 PM
venison.
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Post by: hunt it on July 31, 2009, 10:14:00 AM
Andy,

Walrus is on that list as well and I've got the guys to take us any year we want. I'd prefer to find some Inuit's that don't smoke! My buddies stories of being out to sea for 12 days in the hold of a steel ship with 6 Inuits that chain smoke have kinda got me giving that trip second thoughts. Giant forest hogs and red river hogs sound much better but the 20G price tag is kinds stiff.
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Post by: jsparky93 on July 31, 2009, 10:31:00 AM
Brown bear, Alaska Yukon Moose, Big horn Sheep, Elk, Mountain Lion. If I had to pick just one ? Well I would have to  float the Moosejohn for the AK/YK Moose.
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Post by: Schafer on July 31, 2009, 04:29:00 PM
Alot of different animals, that is for sure.
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Post by: hardtimes on July 31, 2009, 05:26:00 PM
Moose or Caribou
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Post by: Margly on July 31, 2009, 05:46:00 PM
Bison on horseback in full galopp  :archer:
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Post by: Frenchymanny on July 31, 2009, 06:11:00 PM
Bison, cariboo, moose, deer, bear and wolf.

In any order!   :)    :)    :)  

F-Manny

I forgot to add elk,sheep and water buffalo!
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Post by: Featherbuster on July 31, 2009, 10:13:00 PM
bmb....i dont know about dream animal with the jackrabbits, but they sure are fun to shoot.
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Post by: Jwilliam on July 31, 2009, 10:29:00 PM
Elk!!!


Bill
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Post by: Ybuck on July 31, 2009, 11:02:00 PM
Bighorn sheep
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Post by: BSBD on July 31, 2009, 11:37:00 PM
Brown Bear and sheep in Kamchatka.
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Post by: PAPA BEAR on August 01, 2009, 12:44:00 AM
bighorn sheep with my mohawk would completely fullfill my hunting career
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Post by: unclewhit on August 01, 2009, 10:37:00 AM
Arwin,

Now that was funny, LOL. I hope others caught that.
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Post by: 3Under on August 01, 2009, 06:11:00 PM
Alaskan Moose
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Post by: Oliverstacy on August 01, 2009, 06:18:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by KentuckyTJ:
New Zealand Red Stag.
That would be awesome also...I even have the wife onboard since there are several Spa's in the area for her to pass the time.

Josh
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Post by: 2-BIG on August 01, 2009, 07:46:00 PM
Grizzly or Brown Bear!  :scared:
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Post by: Teacher_of_the_Arcane on August 01, 2009, 09:35:00 PM
I want a 6x6 elk at six yards!  Horse back hunt into the high country of course.
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on August 02, 2009, 04:46:00 AM
Would love to call in a wolf. Just to get a deer with my bow would make me happy.
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on August 02, 2009, 07:03:00 AM
Feral donkey and feral dromedary camel.
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Post by: Izzy on August 02, 2009, 09:05:00 AM
Man, I wish we still had mastodont running through upstate NY.Would love to try my new Steelforce 145 trads on one.
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Post by: ishoot4thrills on August 02, 2009, 09:44:00 AM
Alaskan Brown Bear. Also would like a bull elk hunt.
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Post by: TxAg on August 02, 2009, 11:51:00 AM
Red Stag in NZ
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Post by: todd smith on August 02, 2009, 01:24:00 PM
Nice answers...  

To me the ultimate hunt would be one like what Art Young filmed or a hunt like the one in the 700 Miles Alone DVD.

An Alaskan hunt that would last months and include hunting the mountains, valleys, and watersheds for whatever critters lived there.  I would have one good bowhunting friend along.  We would hunt together sometimes and alone sometimes, but we would always meet up and share our experiences by the campfire.  (or stove if no fire was feasible...)  The fishing, scenery, camaraderie, and closeness to God would be awesome.

Yeah...  That's my dream hunt... todd
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Post by: Deadbolt on August 02, 2009, 02:13:00 PM
Doesn't matter what the critter is...from groundhogs to rhinos any hunt with a good group of friends and family is special. That's what I strive to do one day...a long camp trip with a handfull of friends!

I do really want to shoot some pigs though!
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Post by: Ian johnson on August 02, 2009, 09:23:00 PM
I like what todd smith said, just me and a bowhunting buddy hunting in alaska for anything over a couple of months
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Post by: RAU on August 03, 2009, 10:32:00 AM
An alaskan wilderness drop camp or float trip for moose and caribou.
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Post by: toddster on August 03, 2009, 12:36:00 PM
Well, first of all any animal hunted with my bow is great.  But dream hunt would be a few compiled on a DVD so grandkids can see what pappy loved to do.  Dream animal to hunt, you guys are going to think I am crazy, but would love to bowfish a Carcharodon carcharias (great white).
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Post by: Michael Arnette on August 03, 2009, 12:49:00 PM
A decent Pronghorn Buck. They have been my favorite of American species since I was a child.
Best of all I was invited to with a fellow tradganger in SD for a stickbow antelope this September. Can't wait!
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Post by: countrygirl on August 03, 2009, 06:10:00 PM
The 16 point I saw last year!