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Went Ugly Early - Bergers did fine
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<blockquote data-quote="aspenbugle" data-source="post: 721134" data-attributes="member: 6481"><p>Oh - I guess I should clarify. I'm flat tickled to have a bull. I went MANY years, especially with often only 2-3 days to hunt while Active Duty, with no Bull. Figuring out a good ridge and long-range hunting some, made the biggest difference. It's one thing to bump them in the woods and see them, getting a good shot is a whole 'nother thing. (I did have good luck with Archery, and need to start that again maybe). Like I said, the success rate in my unit is only about 7% so there is a whole lot of "tag soup" going around. I'm grateful for the elk, and we love to eat it. The dogs also love when I butcher it, because they get tons of scraps and bones (rationed over months).</p><p></p><p>I only said that because there have been some exceptional 300+, 350+ bulls posted recently (KUDOS) AND...after finally consistently getting a bull, I was beginning to think of getting pickier and holding out (and still plan to). I just wasn't sure with conditions like they are, this was the year to try.</p><p></p><p>Yeh, Bravo the wife's a keeper for sure. I agree the bull's eye wound coulda been old, but it was obvious it was VERY fresh (fresh blood) - nothing old wound looking...but you are right...it happens more than we think when they fight.</p><p></p><p>By the way, gutting and cutting up an elk is a great biology lesson for the kids. I cut legs at the knee last year when quarting the bull in the woods and the girls thought it was pretty cool seeing what a tendon and ligament was and how they worked when moving the hoof - could also explain ACLs/MCLs etc, like when sport stars wreck a knee. Way better than a book.</p><p></p><p>Jackem...thanks, but I think others might use the word "dumb". Might be a fine line there. I don't know about you guys, but many things sound good in the arm chair in the Spring that don't sound so good in the woods. "Heck, if I get a nice one, I'll spend 3 days getting him outta there by myself if I have to"; "I'll just camp up there remotely by myself all week, aint no big deal"; "I'm gonna head in, in the dark by myself 90 minutes before sun up". I've done most of 'em, but I usually have to wonder, "What was I thinking?" Sometimes wisdom fades with time and distance from the woods.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aspenbugle, post: 721134, member: 6481"] Oh - I guess I should clarify. I'm flat tickled to have a bull. I went MANY years, especially with often only 2-3 days to hunt while Active Duty, with no Bull. Figuring out a good ridge and long-range hunting some, made the biggest difference. It's one thing to bump them in the woods and see them, getting a good shot is a whole 'nother thing. (I did have good luck with Archery, and need to start that again maybe). Like I said, the success rate in my unit is only about 7% so there is a whole lot of "tag soup" going around. I'm grateful for the elk, and we love to eat it. The dogs also love when I butcher it, because they get tons of scraps and bones (rationed over months). I only said that because there have been some exceptional 300+, 350+ bulls posted recently (KUDOS) AND...after finally consistently getting a bull, I was beginning to think of getting pickier and holding out (and still plan to). I just wasn't sure with conditions like they are, this was the year to try. Yeh, Bravo the wife's a keeper for sure. I agree the bull's eye wound coulda been old, but it was obvious it was VERY fresh (fresh blood) - nothing old wound looking...but you are right...it happens more than we think when they fight. By the way, gutting and cutting up an elk is a great biology lesson for the kids. I cut legs at the knee last year when quarting the bull in the woods and the girls thought it was pretty cool seeing what a tendon and ligament was and how they worked when moving the hoof - could also explain ACLs/MCLs etc, like when sport stars wreck a knee. Way better than a book. Jackem...thanks, but I think others might use the word "dumb". Might be a fine line there. I don't know about you guys, but many things sound good in the arm chair in the Spring that don't sound so good in the woods. "Heck, if I get a nice one, I'll spend 3 days getting him outta there by myself if I have to"; "I'll just camp up there remotely by myself all week, aint no big deal"; "I'm gonna head in, in the dark by myself 90 minutes before sun up". I've done most of 'em, but I usually have to wonder, "What was I thinking?" Sometimes wisdom fades with time and distance from the woods. [/QUOTE]
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