Super pics.  That bow is gorgeous!  What is it?

Thanks for the beautiful pics!
Looks like  a Blacktail snakebit one piece recurve to me.

Thanks for refreshing my mind....I was there in 2011 and really loved the Mt. Zirkel area. I also came away elk-less but had a fantastic adventure, camping at 9500 feet, hail storms, and Jalapeno poppers wrapped in bacon over an open fire. Cyclic-Rivers [Charlie] almost killed me with those....great photos!!      

Thanks for sharing the pictures. They make me want to head back out there again soon.
-Jay

I can smell the spruce and campfire.  Thanks.

You have a great attitude... I look forward to the day you get into the elk... good luck next time.

Nice pictures Brian, they sure make me homesick for the mountains! We are in Florida for a few months. It is a good place to be in the winter but the mountains are where my heart is.

Thanks for sharing those awesome shots.

2 edges

Great pics Brian. I hope to experience the high country myself this fall.

Good ol US, no place more beautiful.Looks like you must have had a good tine. Ops I mean time. Thanks for taking us along. Nice looking equipment!  

Right on Brian! It is always good to get that first trip out of the way and gain the experience it brings.

Great pix! Bring back fond memories. Two years ago I hunted near the Zirkel Wilderness Area with a group of trad archers. We were east of Gould in the state forest... saw some elk but no shots. This year, I'm going into the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness on horseback from near Walden with an outfitter for the first week of the season. Hope to get great pix like you took and maybe a chance at an elk. Tom

I was there as Ron said 2 years ago.  What a great place, thanks for rekindling the memory.

Great pic's! Makes me feel like I was there.  

Hopefully, we'll get drawn for 2014!  I was able to go in 2011 with my son Jay (JJB) and two of his buddies in 2011 and had the time of my life.  Even had a couple of close encounters.  What a great experience!  Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures!    

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

Sure are nice pics.Looks like it was a pretty soul cleansing trip.Photogenic Blacktail there eh.

Thank for the comments.  I have these pics looping as my wallpaper background on my computer.  I get to relive that trip every day.  Great memories.

We were north of Walden around Camp Creek for a week then west a bit to Damfino Creek for another week.

I took all of these shots with my iPhone.  Hard to believe how well they turned out.  

Yep, it is hard for me to pass up a chance at taking a photo of that bow whenever a good background pops up.  And there were plenty of them out there.

Looks great.  Why would anyone want to ruin a good elk hunt by killing one.  That's a hell of a lot of work!

It's almost St. Jude auction time, let's get together on another pig hunt bidding spree...

Great pics, thanks for sharing your journey.

Comin' back for more this year, Brian?
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P.S. beautiful pics, by the way