Next Friday morning (Sept. 10) I will point the truck westward and head toward Wyoming to chase elk for the rest of the month.
While I am gone my goodwife Irene will be able to help with pack orders, etc. I will also check email and phone messages from time to time as I get within cell phone range, but response might be a bit slower than usual. ;) But I will get back to you when I can.
If there is anything you need before I leave please let me know.
Whip,
Prayers sent from TN that you have a safe, enjoyable, and PRODUCTIVE trip ! Remember, when packing the select pieces of young, tender, cow elk backstrappage to write, " Nocams Only " on the freezer paper. These will be carefully packed for the Compton trip in June. May your arrows fly true and good luck brother !!! Please send us updates from time to time when you get computer access. Love your pics and stories.
Good luck Joe.
Good luck Joe, I hope you return with good news.
Jack
Good luck brother and be safe! :campfire:
All the best hunting, buddy!! What part of Wyoming?
Keep that camera charged and pen handy for notes so we can all live vicariously through your adventures!
Travel well and safe hunting!
Have fun Joe........
Have a great trip Joe! Safe travels.
Good luck Joe......though something tells me Mr. Golden Horseshoe needs none!
Love the X2. Got it fully packed out with the spike duffel and may hike the local bridge for some mountain simulation this weekend.
Have a great time, enjoy it. Looking forward to hearing about your adventures when you get back.
Good luck to you sir! :wavey:
Joe, good luck and have a safe journey.
Shick
Good luck Joe!
Have a safe trip and have fun......Looking forward to the stories :campfire:
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
All the best of luck.Take plenty pics love the west. :thumbsup: :campfire:
Joe,
Have safe travels, a safe hunt and may your arrows fly straight and true to the intended point of aim. What bow, or bows, will you be carrying with you for the hunt?
Bill
Go get em' Joe! Best of luck!
Joe I look forward to meeting you in a few days. Hit me up with a GPS local too when you call or text.
QuoteOriginally posted by NoCams:
Whip,
Prayers sent from TN that you have a safe, enjoyable, and PRODUCTIVE trip ! Remember, when packing the select pieces of young, tender, cow elk backstrappage to write, " Nocams Only " on the freezer paper. These will be carefully packed for the Compton trip in June. May your arrows fly true and good luck brother !!! Please send us updates from time to time when you get computer access. Love your pics and stories.
I'm hoping to disappoint you Jimmy. I'm thinking more along the lines of serving chili next year from a gnarly old bull :readit: :D
Charlie, we will be in the northern Bighorns west of Sheridan. Good country for sure!
Good luck Joe!!! Can't wait to hear the stories and see the pictures when you get back!!!
Dan
Good luck Joe. Them bulls should be lit up by then.
:jumper: :jumper: :jumper:
What Beachie said! :wavey:
Bill, I think there are a couple of bows that will see time walking around the mountains this year. #1 is my RER LX, 55#@29 which has been so good to me. Also will have a 1968 Bear Super Kodiak that I have grown very fond of lately. It is 56#@29, and I can shoot both bows interchangably with no difference at all. I've really gotten hooked on the old Bears since I started working on them.
good luck Joe
ChuckC
Whip: Ain't retirement great? Have fun, be safe and don't choke. UB
Whip -
Have a great time while I'm driving 105 kids to school till our season opens. :banghead:
Danny
Joe,
I'm letting them alone 'til after Labor Day; too many idiots on the mountain then. Good luck to you; you are going to be hunting a really good area. May the elk gods bless you!
Be safe and good luck brother!
QuoteOriginally posted by Barry Wensel:
Whip: Ain't retirement great? Have fun, be safe and don't choke. UB
HAH! Barry thinks your retired? He's just jealous like me that we don't have your job :biglaugh:
Good Luck and shoot straight!
I hope to talk my wife into letting me go on the WTA hunt this coming Spring. See ya soon.
Those big ol' bulls have been warming up their vocal cords for your arrival! Good hunting! Hope it is all and more than you hope for.
QuoteOriginally posted by Barry Wensel:
Whip: Have fun, be safe and don't choke. UB
Hanging out for a few days with Marty has got me a little worried Barry. Hope he didn't rub anything off on me... :saywhat: You really should try to make it - we're going to have a good time!
Good luck "Whip" and be safe. Its a big step from gators to bulls. Pick a spot and "Keep'Um Sharp". :thumbsup:
Best wishes for a good trip. Be Safe. Looking forward to the truth... or lies, whichever makes the best story!
Good luck and safe travels there and back.
Glad you found the SK you were looking for too. Watch out or you might have a house full of old Bears before too long.
Good luck, hunt safe, hunt smart and have fun!
Do you have a bull AND cow tag Whip ? :pray:
In case everyone does not know...... I had never met Whip until Compton this year, but had heard nothing but good things about him from DW and Skyler. Yes, they were all true ! Normally don't take up to well with Yanks but Whip and the wifey are about the nicest folks I have met in a while, haha ! The first day at Compton Skyler introduced Mason and I to Whip and his wife at their booth.
On Sat night at Compton we found our way to Whip's camp to hang out with Whip, his wife, Fletcher, 4Runr,Raginbull and wife and Shaun. Me, Mason, and Skyler were trying to head back to our hotel but they just would not let us leave and kept feeding us off the fire. I have to admit I had serious doubts about Whip's cooking skills as I watched him throw a cow elk roast on the campfire grill whole, very little seasoning..... We had never had elk and always wanted it. I was thinking, " I finally have a chance to try prime elk and Whip is going to turn this into a dried up piece of leather ? "
Boy, did I ever eat this thoughts and some of the best elk on the planet ! After he crusted the whole roast on the first side he sliced it into steak size slices and rolled them onto their sides. A few more minutes and pulled them off still med rare. Got to really taste what elk tastes like due to them not being covered up with seasoning or marinade. I think I would eat shoes if Whip is doing the cookin ! Good luck in Wyoming my friend !
Can't wait for the stories! Good luck!
Only one tag in my pocket Jimmy. It is for either sex, but I don't know. Hate to make promisses on a public forum of what I will or won't shoot. But I've been having these recurring dreams of a bull with antlers so big I can't get my hands around them :thumbsup:
Good luck buddy...and don't let that fella from S. Fl. get in your head :banghead: :clapper:
Good luck, Joe! Bring back some good stories!
Good luck Whip. be safe, shoot straight.
Safe journey!!!
I hope you find lots of elk!!!
Okay Whip, elk tacos it is bud ! :scared:
Been a while since a decent sized buck had been killed around our house and Mason got a great 8 point last year that was all rutted up. I knew when I dropped him off at the processor not to cut any steaks, tenderloins and burger only. After eating sweet 1.5 yr old does 90% of the time , trust me you can taste a 3.5 yr old rutty buck ! Needless to say we been eating a lot of deer tacos and finally got him gone. We are now back into the last doe and if all goes well the freezer will be at zero deer stock by Sept 25th.
I hope you get one so big you gotta get the Heli Loggers to get him out with the twin rotor chopper ! Hope it is the last day too so we get to experience a whole month of your adventures. Good luck my friend and a safe trip too !
Good hunting Whip, can't wait for the stories :)
Loads of success with your hunt!
Good Luck Joe, get ya a big one!
LD
Good luck on the elk. Come back with stories.
Good luck in the Bighorns. They're an awesome place to hunt. Any word yet from Dale and Tom?
Have a good trip Joe, ole buddy!
Watch yer topknot!
Whip,
I wish you success.
Martin
Bary, That ain't retirement...Whip's still keepin' Banker's Hours :bigsmyl:
Whip, Hunt safe...I know you'll hunt hard. Doc
Keep the wind in your face and you really can walk that far ;)
Safe travels and good hunting....
Paul
Whip always told me he likes to keep the wind at his back because it's easier walking. bw
Joe, good luck and i hope your dreams come true!
Good Luck Whip. Have a great hunt. Would like to see some photos.
Sounds like a good month for a walk. Good hunting bud.
All the best ,if hes real big ,Aim Small.