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Post by: Rob DiStefano on May 11, 2010, 09:20:00 PM
big elk (http://www.tradgang.com/rob/bigelk.wmv)
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Post by: robhunter on May 11, 2010, 09:23:00 PM
WOW!!!!
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Post by: JRY309 on May 11, 2010, 09:26:00 PM
Very nice!
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Post by: Wannabe1 on May 11, 2010, 09:26:00 PM
Dang! That's enough to get anyone's blood a pumpin'. I don't care how old you are!!   :thumbsup:    :D
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Post by: knobby on May 11, 2010, 09:29:00 PM
I know I screwed up not going out West this year, but did you have to make it so painful? Thanks for sharing the impressive footage!
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Post by: Eugene Slagle on May 11, 2010, 09:31:00 PM
I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: wv lungbuster on May 11, 2010, 09:45:00 PM
Wapiti
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Post by: bmfer on May 11, 2010, 09:47:00 PM
One day. Thats one of the things on the bucket list.
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Post by: oneshot-onekill on May 11, 2010, 09:48:00 PM
Simply Awesome!
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Post by: Steve O on May 11, 2010, 09:54:00 PM
Rob,

Those are some big boys.  Are you hunting them this year?
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Post by: Shinken on May 11, 2010, 09:56:00 PM
There are a couple of dandies right there!

[Sounded like the cameraman was breathing kind o' heavy at one point....]

  :laughing:

Have a great 2010 archery elk season!

Shoot straight, Shinken
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Post by: robtattoo on May 11, 2010, 10:01:00 PM
Great googly mooglies, I gotta get out West someday.
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Post by: Rob DiStefano on May 11, 2010, 10:03:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Steve O:
Rob,

Those are some big boys.  Are you hunting them this year?
only in my dreams, in my dreams, in my .....
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Post by: Earl E. Nov...mber on May 11, 2010, 10:04:00 PM
Some serious swallowtails on a couple of them for sure.
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Post by: Ben Maher on May 11, 2010, 10:13:00 PM
Mate , they are some beautiful creatures. I'm gonna have me a crack at some this coming September when i get over there...thanks for revving me up even more .
Cheers
ben
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Post by: Over&Under on May 11, 2010, 10:47:00 PM
Come on September!!!!!   and Majestic comes to mind as well.
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Post by: Bjorn on May 11, 2010, 11:38:00 PM
What a rack! Adam and I were dealing with the waiting fairly gracefully till this darned video.
Don't know how we are going to ever make it now!
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Post by: steadman on May 11, 2010, 11:46:00 PM
Thanks Rob, we can't even get on the mountain yet. That makes it that much harder to wait   :knothead:    :D
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Post by: kadbow on May 11, 2010, 11:55:00 PM
DANG!
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Post by: Fletcher on May 12, 2010, 12:12:00 AM
That looks like a good spot.   :bigsmyl:
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on May 12, 2010, 04:16:00 AM
:thumbsup:
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Post by: FerretWYO on May 12, 2010, 04:38:00 AM
Thats awesome and magnificent. I think I am going with Jake I will add Majestic. Thanks for letting us step into the mountians for a short bit Rob. Funny thing one of the elk I have on the wall is named Sir Majestic.
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Post by: cacciatore on May 12, 2010, 04:49:00 AM
Good spot to be there in September.Never seen that many in my real life.
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Post by: Rob DiStefano on May 12, 2010, 05:25:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Over&Under:
... and Majestic comes to mind as well.
SO right you are, sir!  added!
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Post by: TheFatboy on May 12, 2010, 05:48:00 AM
I want one.
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Post by: Tater 2 on May 12, 2010, 08:43:00 AM
Magnificent critters!!!!

 That is a very impressive bunch of Elk!!
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Post by: rastaman on May 12, 2010, 09:21:00 AM
Incredible!  Thanks Rob! Beautiful country!
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Post by: Over&Under on May 12, 2010, 09:33:00 AM
:thumbsup:   Thanks for the vid Rob, impressive animals indeed!  Especailly impressive is how they mangage to elude me so often...  :confused:    :D
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Post by: DW Dyer on May 12, 2010, 10:47:00 AM
Awesome!
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Post by: term on May 12, 2010, 11:17:00 AM
I'm in the midwest so I dont see elk everyday, "BUT I DIDNT KNOW THEY GOT THAT BIG"
  TERM
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Post by: Ken Taylor on May 12, 2010, 11:43:00 AM
Wow! I'm just curious if these elk were filmed on huntable public land, private land, park, or whatever.
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Post by: jerome on May 12, 2010, 11:51:00 AM
wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: joekeith on May 12, 2010, 12:09:00 PM
:scared:  WOW.............
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Post by: JEJ on May 12, 2010, 02:12:00 PM
Wish some day I could see that through spotting scope glass instead of on a computer! Only a couple more months until this Fall's TG elk hunting posts start up big time again. Not this year for me, but I wish all my TG amigos that get to go the best of luck. Thanks for posting Rob.  :archer:
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Post by: Apex Predator on May 12, 2010, 02:23:00 PM
Bucket list material for most of us!
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Post by: Ray Hammond on May 12, 2010, 03:04:00 PM
Rob...I thought you were talking about me....

sorry
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Post by: Doc Nock on May 12, 2010, 03:23:00 PM
Hammond, get back to work...oh, wait..me, too, huh?   :rolleyes:
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Post by: jcar315 on May 12, 2010, 03:30:00 PM
Great video. What a difference in body size between one of the big boys and one of the smaller ones when they are all walking away.
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Post by: Terry Green on May 12, 2010, 05:34:00 PM
:campfire:
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Post by: Rufus on May 12, 2010, 08:10:00 PM
Those are wowpatis!
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Post by: tkytrac on May 12, 2010, 09:59:00 PM
Saw some nice ones in Utah this past fall, but I do believe you've got them beat.  Nice footage.