Public land DIY in Colorado.
Well we got him packed out and on ice. A mile and a quarter! I'm whipped folks lol
I had found a wallow the first day we hunted by base camp. I setup a camera and hunted about 100 yards below. Heard elk up near the wallow. The next day we hiked to spike camp so I didn't go back to that wallow until today. I had sat on a fence crossing this morning till 8 then started slipping up to my camera. I saw a flash of brown then saw a herd of cows, calves and a spike come down 54 yards from me. No shot they ran back up the mountain when they saw me. I waited a few then continued stalking up. I got to the camera and backed off down wind about 20 yards and started looking at the pics. Only had one elk pic so I figured I would sit a while. Wasn't 15 minutes I see him coming! He zigged back and forth coming to the the wallow. He got broad side and I drew and let the arrow fly. He only ran 10 yards and stopped, then walked another 25 yards and started to wobble, then killed over :) I walked to where he was standing and I ranged back to the tree i was sitting by, the shot distance was 20 yards. The entrance was low behind the shoulder and broad head exited behind the other shoulder.
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Congratulations, nice looking bull.
Very, Very NIce!! Congrats!! Shawn
:thumbsup: Very cool, congrats! I like that down-curled brow tine!
Outstanding.
Fun rack too.
Awesome
Awesome bull! Great story. Short and sweet with a very happy ending! My dream hunt. :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
:bigsmyl:
congrats!!
chris <><
Beautiful animal,congrats!
Leland
Awesome, congratulations!!!
Way to go!!!
Congrats. Beautiful bull.
That's great, congratulations!
Well done!
Neat looking bull. Congrats.
Congrats that is awesome .My son ,my two buddies and I are heading out to Colorado on Saturday.Its getting harder and harder to sleep at night and now this .Guess I will be tossing and turning again tonite.
Wow, now that's what I call "makin' meat"! Must have been a rush!!! Thanks for sharing.
Congratulations!!
Nice bull and a great story!!
Thank you for sharing with us.
God bless,Mudd
congrats! A fine bull.
Nice Bull, thanks for sharing your story!
That will fill the freezer, congrats on your bull! :thumbsup:
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Now we're talking !!
Nice bull !
Killa buddy!
beautiful animal,great job getting it done.
That is great bull! Keep us posted on how the rest of the hunt goes as well.
That's how it's done! Congrats.
Very nice Bull, congratulations!!!
beautiful animal!
Nice job and a rack with character !
Great job, and a nice story to boot! Congrats!!!
You used a rangefinder? That totally disqualifies you, before or after.Just kidding dude. I"m totally jealous. Congratulations!
Great job! Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations on a nice bull!
Nice Bull!! :thumbsup:
Bet your in hog heaven...congrats!
:clapper: Congrats!!! :clapper:
Outstanding! Congrats on a great hunt and bull. :thumbsup: :clapper:
It doesn't get any better than that, congratulations.
Congrats !!
Congrats is sure sounds like you earned it
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Nice!
You done real good!Proud for you
Sweeeet!!! Congrats!!
Congrats!
Way toi go, That is one nice bull,. Congratulations and congratulations again. That will be some really great eating and just a super cool set of antlers there.
God bless, steve
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That is great bull! Keep us posted on how the rest of the hunt goes as well.
They leaving in the morning Gen. One cow and this bull between three hunters. Six days of hunting. Not bad for some Louisiana boys!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great bull! Enjoyed the story. :thumbsup:
That is awesome congrats!!!
Fantastic!! Congrats!!!
Congrats!! :clapper:
Congrates! Time to fire up the grill!
:clapper:
Way to go man!! Is that your Zona bow?
QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
Way to go man!! Is that your Zona bow?
They a little busy packing meat right now Kenny, but yes, it's his trusty Zona! I'd recognize that death stick anywhere
That is Awsome!
Awesome...congrats!!
:clapper:
Nice job Brother!!!
Well done!
Absolutely awesome. Congrats!
Awesome!! Congrats.
Congratulations! That sounds like a dream!
Very cool, congrats.
Nice shooting!
Congratulations!! Great Bull!!
Congrats! You got me all charged up. I head to elk camp on the 21st.
Wow! That's a nice one! He will look good beside that "super buck" you got a couple of years ago! Congratulations on a great hunt! :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Outstanding!
Congrats! Great bull.
In my humble opinion (and being a flatlander myself) killing a public ground bull is one of the hardest things a hunter can do. So far I am 4 cows and no bulls in 11 years :)
Way to go :clapper:
Very nice. What unit were you at. My buddy is on his way out to CO today hunting north of Steamboat.
Congratulations! That rack has some really cool character points.
Way to go, Corey!
That is awesome.
Congrats,
Bisch
very nice bull!! CONGRATS
Congrats! :clapper:
QuoteOriginally posted by awbowman:
QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
Way to go man!! Is that your Zona bow?
They a little busy packing meat right now Kenny, but yes, it's his trusty Zona! I'd recognize that death stick anywhere [/b]
Cool!! I actually got to make the lams that shot an elk!! :)
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
QuoteOriginally posted by awbowman:
QuoteOriginally posted by kennym:
Way to go man!! Is that your Zona bow?
They a little busy packing meat right now Kenny, but yes, it's his trusty Zona! I'd recognize that death stick anywhere [/b]
Cool!! I actually got to make the lams that shot an elk!! :) [/b]
That's awesome. He's a killing machine with that bow
Awesome! Congrats on the bull
That's a monster!! Congrats.
Nice!!!! :clapper:
Nice Bull, congrats!
Well done sir!!
Congrats! That is a great bull!
Congrats!
Good job
:clapper:
Wow. That is awesome. Congrats!!!!
Awesome! Congrats on a fine bull!
Congrats! :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
I hope to be in your shoes soon...great write up!
Awesome man! I had faith in you!
Nicely done!!
Greta job, and great shot! the tired feeling you have from packing is a good feeling to have during hunting season!
congrats!!!
Awesome...congratulations!!
You can be proud of that one.
Nice
Wow Congrats
Great job and a beautiful trophy. One of Gods greatest creations. Congrats.
:bigsmyl: :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl: :bigsmyl:
Fine execution!
Congrats!
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Glenn
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Awesome beast and pics. Congrats.
Way to go. This is the first year in three I am not able to get to Colorado. Next year I will be back.
Great bull and great shot.
Congratulations!
Gil
Great for you! Thanks for sharing.
Outstanding! Nice bull. Congrats
Awesome stuff, congrats Brother!!!!
Cory Great hunt you de man.Enjoy that great eating game animal. :thumbsup: :clapper:
Basinboy is the man! When he sets out on a mission you can bet he is coming home with something!
Very nice, congrats!!!!!!!!
Well done,super clean job. Congrats.
Congratulations!
Congratulations on your bull.
Great bull! Congrats!!!! :thumbsup:
Congrats!!!!!
Congrats! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That is one cool bull! Congratulations.
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Sweet! Now I'm gettin all Fired up!!! Congrats on a great looking bull and a nice shot!
Way to go sir! Beautiful animal!
Nice shooting!
Awesome!
Yea buddy... This is what TradGang is about! Hunting stories and trophies on the ground. Congratulations on your trophy :thumbsup: .
Congrats very nice job!!!!
Awesome! Way to start the fall!
Yep, I'm jealous!
Great bull!
nothing better than a young bull early in the season to fill ur freezer with...CONRTAES!!!
Good shot! Fun watching them fall. Long pack out worth a freezer of meat. Congrats!
Wat to go... Nice one. Congrates
Congrats again, Corey! Looking forward to hearing the stories when ya get back! Lot of character on that bull!
Outstanding!
:thumbsup: :archer2:
Fire up the grill! Congrats.
Very cool, good job!
Awesome :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Great job! Congrats.
Congrats again Corey.
Wow! Whatta beast. Lots of character to that rack. Can you guess on an age? Thanks for sharing.
Congrats Corey, great bull!!! Tony sent me the pictures about an hour before you posted.
Man that truck is going to be loaded down coming back to LA with those two elk!
You guys really brought it!!!!!
Billy
Very nice. Congrats on a successful hunt.
Nice job. Thanks for sharing. Rick.
Perfect. Congrats on a great hunt!
QuoteOriginally posted by LA Trapper:
Congrats Corey, great bull!!! Tony sent me the pictures about an hour before you posted.
Man that truck is going to be loaded down coming back to LA with those two elk!
You guys really brought it!!!!!
Billy
Thanks Mr Billy it was a great trip! Two elk out of three hunters in 6 days ain't to shabby :)
Shared camp with two great guys at that...
Quite a year you are having. Congrats on another fine job.
Dude- how do you keep doing this! KS monsters, elk monster. . . you are the man! Congrats!!
Way to go!
Great bull. Congrats
Cory, Great Bull and story thanks. Congrats
That's awesome!
Fantastic job!!!
Very very nice!!!!!
How'd I miss this! Big bucks, big bulls, you are really stackin up some trophies. DIY elk by a Louisianian! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great story. Well done. :thumbsup:
Congrats!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
out standing!
Way to go!
Fantastic :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Congrats on a nice bull!!
Nice job!!
-Jay
Congrats!
Well done congrats
OUTSTANDING!! Great job!
WAY TO GO!!!! :archer:
Congrats !!!RC
Corey, very glad you got to experience the high mountains. Every Louisiana trad hunter should do that once (or more) in his/her lifetime!
Big congrats to you and Tony. Ya'll sure won't forget this trip for a long time!
You are living the dream :thumbsup: Congrats!!!
QuoteOriginally posted by Mark Normand:
Corey, very glad you got to experience the high mountains. Every Louisiana trad hunter should do that once (or more) in his/her lifetime!
Big congrats to you and Tony. Ya'll sure won't forget this trip for a long time!
Yes sir 2 elk down in 6 days out of 3 hunters is a trip to remember. Big congrats to Mr Tony on his cow elk. Huge thanks to Mr Wayne for inviting me on the trip.
I just made up some elk pepper jack burgers tonight. Man talk about good!
QuoteOriginally posted by Basinboy:
QuoteOriginally posted by Mark Normand:
Corey, very glad you got to experience the high mountains. Every Louisiana trad hunter should do that once (or more) in his/her lifetime!
Big congrats to you and Tony. Ya'll sure won't forget this trip for a long time!
Yes sir 2 elk down in 6 days out of 3 hunters is a trip to remember. Big congrats to Mr Tony on his cow elk. Huge thanks to Mr Wayne for inviting me on the trip.
I just made up some elk pepper jack burgers tonight. Man talk about good! [/b]
You better have cooked them on the boat since I didn't get a call!
Well done!
Congrats on a very nice bull!
Awesome :clapper:
QuoteOriginally posted by JLeMieux:
QuoteOriginally posted by Basinboy:
QuoteOriginally posted by Mark Normand:
Corey, very glad you got to experience the high mountains. Every Louisiana trad hunter should do that once (or more) in his/her lifetime!
Big congrats to you and Tony. Ya'll sure won't forget this trip for a long time!
Yes sir 2 elk down in 6 days out of 3 hunters is a trip to remember. Big congrats to Mr Tony on his cow elk. Huge thanks to Mr Wayne for inviting me on the trip.
I just made up some elk pepper jack burgers tonight. Man talk about good! [/b]
You better have cooked them on the boat since I didn't get a call! [/b]
Oooops lol
Sorry J will have to have you and your lovely lady friend over one evening for elk steaks :)
Congrats!!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Shoot straight, Shinken
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Nice....Congrats!
Nice story and bull too.
Congrats! I love those dark horns!
Congrats! Great bull and great story. What unit were you in? We've been up in 511 and it's so wet the wallows are hard to hunt.
Congrats! Great bull and great story. What unit were you in? We've been up in 511 and it's so wet the wallows are hard to hunt.
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Congrats! Great bull and great story. What unit were you in? We've been up in 511 and it's so wet the wallows are hard to hunt.
We were in unit 71 and it rained nearly everyday. I just got lucky I guess.
Lucky? Go check out some of his posts. I think not.
Well done. Nice bull.