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High country elk in September!
Little John:
I think you are right Joe, I think a pack of wolves can reduce the size of an elk herd by a bunch in a few years. There was plenty of sign in Pat's stand area a few weeks ago and not a single fresh track passed by his stand in the week we were there or for a few days before, so those elk went somewhere. We were the only hunters in the whole area so it was not human hunters that sent them out of the area. The fish and game dept, will probably say there are no wolves but several people I have talked to say there are and that enviromental groups and such have released hybrid wolves because they feel they should be there or people get tired of the wolf pets and dump them out like unwanted dogs. Well a few wolves can be neat to see or hear in the back country but an abundance has never been good for wild game populations or domestic stock. Pat, your bows and arrows will go out today. Thanks for shareing this hunt with me. Kenneth
Keenan:
Looks like you guys had a great time for sure. Very nice camp Kenneth and some great looking country. Sorry to hear that the elk were scares but it's always very hard to beat good times with good people in an awesome setting. Thats the true gold! Kenneth you and your wife have sown some good seeds in your days. It's inspiring stories like these that birth the drive to step out and do the same. And when you find people like Pat and Marcia to share liefs adventures with ,,,,,,,,,well it just doesn't get any better.
Pat B:
Keenan, Kenneth does set up a comfortable camp even down to the #30 wash tub for bathing. Too bad we didn't get a pic of that! ;)
johnston:
Pat , you in a washtub with nothing on but your beard makes for a disturbing image :o
Fellers I have tried to keep up a little bit on the wolf re-intro but I live in South Carolina. All of my "facts" come in my magazine subscriptions. How bad is it and Pat were you legal to kill a wolf ? Realize you didn't just wondered if you could have.
Lane
Pat B:
Lane, having a wolf 30 yards from me and he didn't know I was there was the thrill of the hunt. 8) I don't know what the wolf hunting regs are in Colorado.
I never thought about killing him. I felt honored to be in his presents. I'm an Easterner, go figure! ;)
This was the only wolf I saw and it was a total surprise. Kenneth had heard them once and a while over the years but hadn't seen any.
The wash tub worked great to bathe in. ;)
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