I shot my first elk! My adrenaline is still pumping. That is a dozier knife that did all the work from start to finish, sorry about the crappy Iphone pics.
jake
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Hunting & Fishing !!!!!!!MY FIRST LITTLE ELK!!!!!!!
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cinch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very nice! Now, the rest of the story... </div></div>
Yes, you owe us that.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Cinch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very nice! Now, the rest of the story... </div></div>
Yes, you owe us that.
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I did not do anything to the knife. Even got back to camp and cut my backstraps into steaks.
It was with a muzzleloader. Here is the story...
My dad and I took a horseback ride with our guide into the deep woods. About ten miles from the gate where the road was closed. Went in before dark and right when the sun broke we got on a big sounding bull that we called in but that never panned out. A few more hunts later I found myself crawling up this mountainside for about 150 yards over trees and bushes and crap beating the crap out of my arms and legs trying to get close enough to get a good shot. It was pretty thick woods at this point and we were sounding off our calls and this guy was pissed off. Thrashing a tree and snorting and barking and all sorts of stuff. I was standing up next to a small 8 inch tree with my rifle supported but could only see his horns as he was up over the hill just a bit. To the left between two trees was about a 6 inch shooting lane and on the right was a 3 foot opening. Of course he went to the left and I tried to squeeze off the shot while he was walking by but the gun never went off and he walked on by back in the woods a little further. I thought I had blown it at this point but he was still talking to us back and forth with our calls. I belly crawled about 50 yards to a 2 foot downed log and I could see his horns while sitting. I took my saftey off and stood up to a 3/4 standing crouch. I Pulled the trigger and heard a POP... I thought you son of a B$%^*... Slowly bent back down behind the down logs and reaching in my pocket for my spyderco to pry off my dud of a cap. Put a new cap on and tried it again. POP. The blood is hot at this point and I am pissed wondering if I am going to get a shot at this animal. Same thing happened on the third shot and I am now trying to think of other ways to kill this darn bull. Small pocket knife? Rock? Stick? LOL Anyway I put another cap on and stood up slowly for a forth time. I am already fatigue beyond beleif, the knees are wobbling, the legs are gases and am I sweating to death by this time. Stood back up to my 3/4 crouch and finally got a shot off. He was quatering away at 97 yards and I shot him 6 inches in front of my front shoulder aiming point. Stoned him!!! Dead right there. Off course the entire forrest heard me yelling and screaming. It died at 12:30 on Saturday, it took another 6 hours to skin and bone him out and pack him out of the woods. All is good!!!!!
(Side note) I challenge anyone to get their heart rate skyrocketed and shoot a muzzleloader off-hand at 100 yards. I tell you what that was the toughest shot of my life.
I did not do anything to the knife. Even got back to camp and cut my backstraps into steaks.
It was with a muzzleloader. Here is the story...
My dad and I took a horseback ride with our guide into the deep woods. About ten miles from the gate where the road was closed. Went in before dark and right when the sun broke we got on a big sounding bull that we called in but that never panned out. A few more hunts later I found myself crawling up this mountainside for about 150 yards over trees and bushes and crap beating the crap out of my arms and legs trying to get close enough to get a good shot. It was pretty thick woods at this point and we were sounding off our calls and this guy was pissed off. Thrashing a tree and snorting and barking and all sorts of stuff. I was standing up next to a small 8 inch tree with my rifle supported but could only see his horns as he was up over the hill just a bit. To the left between two trees was about a 6 inch shooting lane and on the right was a 3 foot opening. Of course he went to the left and I tried to squeeze off the shot while he was walking by but the gun never went off and he walked on by back in the woods a little further. I thought I had blown it at this point but he was still talking to us back and forth with our calls. I belly crawled about 50 yards to a 2 foot downed log and I could see his horns while sitting. I took my saftey off and stood up to a 3/4 standing crouch. I Pulled the trigger and heard a POP... I thought you son of a B$%^*... Slowly bent back down behind the down logs and reaching in my pocket for my spyderco to pry off my dud of a cap. Put a new cap on and tried it again. POP. The blood is hot at this point and I am pissed wondering if I am going to get a shot at this animal. Same thing happened on the third shot and I am now trying to think of other ways to kill this darn bull. Small pocket knife? Rock? Stick? LOL Anyway I put another cap on and stood up slowly for a forth time. I am already fatigue beyond beleif, the knees are wobbling, the legs are gases and am I sweating to death by this time. Stood back up to my 3/4 crouch and finally got a shot off. He was quatering away at 97 yards and I shot him 6 inches in front of my front shoulder aiming point. Stoned him!!! Dead right there. Off course the entire forrest heard me yelling and screaming. It died at 12:30 on Saturday, it took another 6 hours to skin and bone him out and pack him out of the woods. All is good!!!!!
(Side note) I challenge anyone to get their heart rate skyrocketed and shoot a muzzleloader off-hand at 100 yards. I tell you what that was the toughest shot of my life.
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Wow now that's what I call a real hunting story. Glad to hear you were able to hold it together and not give up
Wow now that's what I call a real hunting story. Glad to hear you were able to hold it together and not give up
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Great story, I am hunting the Oregon cascade elk hunt later this month, hopefully I get a story of mine own.
Great story, I am hunting the Oregon cascade elk hunt later this month, hopefully I get a story of mine own.
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SWEET! Great story too! Thanks for sharing.
How did the Gunslinger pack do???
SWEET! Great story too! Thanks for sharing.
How did the Gunslinger pack do???
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pinkMiST aG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My first little elk? Wow cant believe you said that. That is a trophy in my mind. Good story. </div></div>
Agree I would love to have taken that little elk >> Congratulations
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pinkMiST aG</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My first little elk? Wow cant believe you said that. That is a trophy in my mind. Good story. </div></div>
Agree I would love to have taken that little elk >> Congratulations
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Nice one, looks plenty big to me. I wouldn't have let him walk that's for sure.
Nice one, looks plenty big to me. I wouldn't have let him walk that's for sure.
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Congrats Jake!
That is a bigger bull than my first was. My first bull was killed on the Skookemchuck between Yelm and Tenino over 20 years ago. Seeing your pics and reading the story brings back memories of growing up and hunting there. Definitley brought back memories of my first bull.....thanks for that btw. Congrats and that is a nice bull and even a bigger deal since you took it with a muzzleloader.
Congrats Jake!
That is a bigger bull than my first was. My first bull was killed on the Skookemchuck between Yelm and Tenino over 20 years ago. Seeing your pics and reading the story brings back memories of growing up and hunting there. Definitley brought back memories of my first bull.....thanks for that btw. Congrats and that is a nice bull and even a bigger deal since you took it with a muzzleloader.
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Nice bull Jake! Sweatpants and runnin shoes are goin to be on my huntin list this year for sure. Ours starts here in another week. Been drier than a popcorn fart around here.
Nice bull Jake! Sweatpants and runnin shoes are goin to be on my huntin list this year for sure. Ours starts here in another week. Been drier than a popcorn fart around here.
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Hueys66 I was getting comfy after I got back to camp. I had so much blood and crap all over me I had to change clothes and wash up in the river.
Ceylon that gunslinger has now had 125 pounds of elk meat in it. I loaded that thing to the brim. It handled everything so good I was amazed. I just put it in the washer tonight actually. I ran it through two cycles getting it clean. I worked great. I figure I would use the gunslinger I got from you for tactical matches but instead decided it needed a few blood stains. Just so you guys know hydrogen peroxide gets blood right out of about anything. Ceylon thanks again bro. Please keep your eye open for a little more formal pack review.
Hueys66 I was getting comfy after I got back to camp. I had so much blood and crap all over me I had to change clothes and wash up in the river.
Ceylon that gunslinger has now had 125 pounds of elk meat in it. I loaded that thing to the brim. It handled everything so good I was amazed. I just put it in the washer tonight actually. I ran it through two cycles getting it clean. I worked great. I figure I would use the gunslinger I got from you for tactical matches but instead decided it needed a few blood stains. Just so you guys know hydrogen peroxide gets blood right out of about anything. Ceylon thanks again bro. Please keep your eye open for a little more formal pack review.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jcvibby</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I shot my first elk! My adrenaline is still pumping. That is a dozier knife that did all the work from start to finish, sorry about the crappy Iphone pics.
jake
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maybe next year you can kill one with a body...
bench
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jcvibby</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I shot my first elk! My adrenaline is still pumping. That is a dozier knife that did all the work from start to finish, sorry about the crappy Iphone pics.
jake
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maybe next year you can kill one with a body...
bench
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Congratulations ! A elk is a elk anymore in this state(WA). Its a shame what it is now as compared to 20 or so years ago.
Congratulations ! A elk is a elk anymore in this state(WA). Its a shame what it is now as compared to 20 or so years ago.
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nice 1st bull______give US the details....gun, caliber, bullet, scope, yardage, the set-up that took him....
nice 1st bull______give US the details....gun, caliber, bullet, scope, yardage, the set-up that took him....
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100yds offhand muzzleloader, very cool my man. I love the way those horns look too. Very nice bull, excellent hunt.
100yds offhand muzzleloader, very cool my man. I love the way those horns look too. Very nice bull, excellent hunt.
