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High country elk in September!
Justin Snyder:
Pat, you should have named this thread life is hard. I feel real bad for you having to get in shape for something like this. ;D
I know you and Kenneth will have a good time, I hope the elk cooperate more this time.
criveraville:
Pat you and Kenneth will have a great experience... I hunted elk out of Pagosa Springs in 99. It was hot as it was the first weekend of bow season. We got up to the timber line, around 11,000 feet... We knew this because we had a gps.. Before going on the hunt I was thinking about "how big" of an elk I would take a shot at. After a few days on the hunt I realized that any elk was a good elk. We only saw elk once and we jumped them. They were about 80 off the trail below us. We didnt hear any bugling. It was either too early or too hot or both.
After three days of a ten day hunt I had an experience like in the movie, Saving Private Ryan. I could'nt remember what my 7 month old daughter looked like. I could not visualize her face. It was the first time I had been away from her. Well, the next moring I packed up and left for home. I will always remember what she was doing when I came to the door and she was as happy to see me as I was her.
I havent made it back either. Looking forward to seeing pictures and hoping you get to fling and arrow at an elk. Any elk is a shooter, is what I learned.
Pat B:
Cipriano, most of the elk were still in the high country(way above us)while we were there the last time. I did see a cow at about 100 yards on another ridge and had a bull bugle from another ridge top. I cow called back to him and he headed down towards Salt Creek bugling as he went. I ran as fast as I could down the mountain towards Salt Creek blowing my cow call at every bugle. I made it to Salt Creek before the bull did and positioned myself for a shot when he broke the wood line....which he never did. Instead he headed down stream just inside the woods, bugleing as he went. Now, that was a blast and made my trip. ::)
Kenneth went back the next wekend and was covered up with elk! ::) Go figure.
Justin, thank goodness for my landscaping maintainance job and the heat this summer. That should get me in pretty good shape if it doesn't kill me first. ;)
John, I have tasted elk tag soup. The $500 bull tag soup variety!!! This time I'm going for the $351 cow tag soup. I'm sure it will taste as good as the bull s...oup did. :D
Lee Slikkers:
Very cool stuff Pat! I wish you both the best of luck and I hope getting into "Elk shape" isn't the hardest part of this venture. One day i'd love to try the same type of hunt...Elk hold something special in my heart. 8)
chasing crow:
Wow, sounds like a great plan. Good friends, fabulous country, and a primitive hunt. Most of us can only dream! Good luck to you
both.
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