an out standing season... so far! the rest of the story

[Matty]

Awesome Joe!  Great Job

[RC]

Great Job Joe. Those Mohawks are sweet ain`t they!!RC

[JDunlap]

Outstanding! Good fun and good eatin!

[FerretWYO]

Well done Joe.

[Montanawidower]

Congrats on a some fine harvests.

[bentpole]

Great Going Joe!     What a hunt!  

[joe ashton]

The rest of the story.....
I went back Friday AM to see if the bears had found my elk carcass.  When I got to within sight of the elk I could see movement!  It turned out to be a pack of 'yotes.  I got a shot on one but he was in the next zip code by the time the arrow got there.
I hung a stand 10 yards from the elk and waited 5 hours...  zip.. I left about 7:45pm.
The next day when I got there a bear had been there and the elk was partly covered.  I sat from 11am until dark and had a no show.. dang full moon.
Joe
PS. Only 11 months, 3 weeks and 6 days until elk season!
and 5 weeks until  whitetail season.... I better go practice.

[Mohawkbows]

Nice going Joe!! Congratulations.

[Smallwood]

[59Alaskan]

Congratulations on an already successful year!

[KyStickbow]

Congratulations!!

[Gib]

very nice joe

[joe ashton]

and the rest of the story is that I never saw another bear.  A bear had been to my elk carcass and I spent two very long days in a stand over a stinky dead elk and no one showed....

[Randy Morin]

Very Nice Joe.  Good luck with the bears.  

[Talondale]

Originally posted by joe ashton:
 Getting an elk out or the woods at night, alone really sucks.  But if you are mentally and physically prepared.... well it still sucks,

LOL I love it.   Congrats.

[cacciatore]

Great September anyway Joe!

[Blackhat]

Good going there.

[Bernie B.]

Great pictures!  Congratulations on two fine animals!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[BrownA5]

Great job.  What a way to start the season!

[huntnmuleys]

way to work, man!  looks like one fine september!