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<blockquote data-quote="19elkhunter51" data-source="post: 573127" data-attributes="member: 14169"><p>CONGRATULATIONS on harvesting such a magnificent bull elk!!!!! I know that feeling of cleanly taking an elk and I must say that even at 60 years old I still get the shakes as I walk up to the animal.</p><p> </p><p>Nothing can be taken from this hunt. Memories of this hunt with you and your grandson will live for many years and NOTHING will replace that memory.</p><p> </p><p>I will say that when I was introduced to hunting I was sorely disappointed in my first hunt because we did not harvest an animal. I don't think I was quite eight years old yet when my dad and my grandfather took me deer hunting. It was in the same area that you were hunting ( I was born and raised in Tucson ). The rest of the deer camp had almost completely fill their tags and we were the only ones that did not fill our tags. My dad made it clear that the hunt was more than just taking an animal. It was the time in field with all those friends, watching the forest wake up in the morning and putting the forest to bed at night. The ability to be in the field with my grandfather and my dad is what made that hunt important. </p><p> </p><p>I really would like to believe that the important part of the hunt is not the killing shot but the magnificent beauty of the forest, the elk and turkey while in the company of great friends and family. Success is wonderful but you yourself indicated that you have not drawn a tag after many years. My concern is that your grandson now has only the the great possibility of failure for many years. Will he next year complain about not drawing? What if he does draw and the season is one that we have all lived through; no elk, no turkey, no deer. Just long days in the forest with only our friends and family.</p><p> </p><p>I would agree with someone that posted earlier. At his age does he completely understand that a bull elk of that size is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity and how very, very fortunate he is to have harvested an elk of that size?</p><p> </p><p>In parting I would like to say that it is a true blessing to have family that teaches their children how to hunt. I was able to have my father hunt elk with us this year and he successfully harvested a fine cow. He will be 83 in March.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="19elkhunter51, post: 573127, member: 14169"] CONGRATULATIONS on harvesting such a magnificent bull elk!!!!! I know that feeling of cleanly taking an elk and I must say that even at 60 years old I still get the shakes as I walk up to the animal. Nothing can be taken from this hunt. Memories of this hunt with you and your grandson will live for many years and NOTHING will replace that memory. I will say that when I was introduced to hunting I was sorely disappointed in my first hunt because we did not harvest an animal. I don't think I was quite eight years old yet when my dad and my grandfather took me deer hunting. It was in the same area that you were hunting ( I was born and raised in Tucson ). The rest of the deer camp had almost completely fill their tags and we were the only ones that did not fill our tags. My dad made it clear that the hunt was more than just taking an animal. It was the time in field with all those friends, watching the forest wake up in the morning and putting the forest to bed at night. The ability to be in the field with my grandfather and my dad is what made that hunt important. I really would like to believe that the important part of the hunt is not the killing shot but the magnificent beauty of the forest, the elk and turkey while in the company of great friends and family. Success is wonderful but you yourself indicated that you have not drawn a tag after many years. My concern is that your grandson now has only the the great possibility of failure for many years. Will he next year complain about not drawing? What if he does draw and the season is one that we have all lived through; no elk, no turkey, no deer. Just long days in the forest with only our friends and family. I would agree with someone that posted earlier. At his age does he completely understand that a bull elk of that size is literally a once in a lifetime opportunity and how very, very fortunate he is to have harvested an elk of that size? In parting I would like to say that it is a true blessing to have family that teaches their children how to hunt. I was able to have my father hunt elk with us this year and he successfully harvested a fine cow. He will be 83 in March. [/QUOTE]
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