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elkoholic
This hunt was fast and furious. I can't believe its over but it was a GREAT hunt! I didn't see a single elk on day 1 but on day 2 I moved to a lower elevation and was into elk all day before finally closing the deal late in the evening with a great bull. Thank you to all the guys over in the black powder forum for playing 20 questions with me (this was my 1st black powder hunt), especially Odawgp who answered any question I threw out no matter how silly. Here are the pics.

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Camp.

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Great elk country here. A huge 7x7 just gave me the slip before I took this picture.

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I passed on this nice 5x6 on the morning of day 2.

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Bear poo! LOTS of bear in this area.

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Encore worked very well!

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The happy hunter.

This bull brought a herd of 5 cows into a watering hole late on day 2. The cows arrived first followed by the bull about 20 second later. The cows were only about 10 yards away when they figured out something was wrong due to the swirling winds. They were starting to leave when the bull moved quickly to the edge of the pond. He froze just long enough for me to put a shot on him at less than 40 yards.

I'm not ready to come back to civilization yet so I'm headed back to camp in the morning for a few more days.

Warmest Regards,
elkoholic
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  • Sith Lord
    CONGRATS.....very nice!!!!
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  • MVP
    Excellent!!!
    Good looking six by six[8D]
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  • guntech59
    Congrats on the nice animal. THAT ought to fill your freezer!

    BTW, dead stuff is cool when you're hunting![:D]
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  • MVP
    Good Eatin Tonight[^][8D]
    How many in your camp? Who all has taken animals so far?
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  • elkoholic
    quote:Originally posted by MVP
    Good Eatin Tonight[^][8D]
    How many in your camp? Who all has taken animals so far?


    My father and a hunting buddy were also in camp but I was the only hunter. This hunt took place in a "high quality" public land area which took me 11 years to draw.
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  • iluvguns
    CONGRATULATIONS! Looks like you had an awesome hunt!!
    Now I'm jealous!
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  • LOKO383
    CONGRATS LEW...YOU DA MAN.....do you need my address to send the jerky?...[:o)]..Loko...WTG..ELKOHOLIC![:D]..the good luck musta been the WHITES BOOTS..[:D]..you can't buy any better IMHO
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  • MN Hunter
    what load did you use? (bullet gr, powder, etc)

    im going to NM for black powder hunt in a few weeks..

    nice looking bull. congrats!
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  • elkoholic
    quote:Originally posted by MN Hunter
    what load did you use? (bullet gr, powder, etc)

    im going to NM for black powder hunt in a few weeks..

    nice looking bull. congrats!

    338 gr Platinum Power Belt over 100 gr of 777. The Power Belt functioned flawlessly. Lots of good and bad press on these but I did not put the best shot on this bull and he still only went 50 yards. The shot was quartering in (as apposed to away)and I tied to shoot inside the left shoulder into the chest but I ended up hitting low on the left shoulder. The bullet had enough on it to still pass deep into the chest cavity.
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  • jwb267
    i would like to place my order now for a pound of burger and maybe a steak or two [:D][:D] good job
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  • soop
    You are a lucky man.Great story and pictures.I`ve never drawn a permit and forgot to apply this year.
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  • allen griggs
    Sweet! I am very envious of you.
    Glad to see the Platinum Powerbelt did the job.
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  • dpmule
    Nice bull, how's about a pic of his teeth ?
    Got any good color on them?

    Also from the bear scat looks like a good crop of chokecherries in the area? our bears wish they had berries of any kind this year.

    Now get back to camp and brush for the other guys so they can tag out!
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  • MVP
    quote:Originally posted by dpmule
    Nice bull, how's about a pic of his teeth ?
    Got any good color on them?

    Also from the bear scat looks like a good crop of chokecherries in the area? our bears wish they had berries of any kind this year.

    Now get back to camp and brush for the other guys so they can tag out!


    I am just guessing but I think the other guys were along for the ride.
    He said it took 11 years to draw his tag for this prime area.
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  • elkoholic
    quote:Originally posted by dpmule
    Nice bull, how's about a pic of his teeth ?
    Got any good color on them?

    Also from the bear scat looks like a good crop of chokecherries in the area? our bears wish they had berries of any kind this year.

    Now get back to camp and brush for the other guys so they can tag out!



    I was a little surprised but his teeth were very clean. Chokecherries are about the only thing that didn't freeze in this area. I'm going back to camp and sleep for a few days, I was the only one with a tag.
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  • HandgunHTR52
    Great job, man! I am still working towards my elk hunt out west. I will take whatever I can, rifle, bow or muzzleloader. It will probably be a once in a lifetime thing for me.
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  • fishkiller41
    GREAT BULL BUDDY!!![:D]I'm SUPER envious!! Great job...Lemme know if U got room for another "BP" fanatic, for the "late" season...ok?


    Jeff
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  • Ramtinxxl
    Congrats on the successful hunt! I'm jealous.

    BTW, the fourth photo confirms the answer to that age-old question about where bears $#!+.[:p][:D][:o)]
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  • dolfan
    Nice pics. Congrats.
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  • Chief Shaway
    Dang nice, dang nice. I am envious. Looks like a good camp with your dad and hunting buddy. A lot of memories to be savored over hopefully many a campfire. Chief.
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  • FEENIX
    Excellent job! Congrats and thanks for sharing.
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  • watrulookinat
    Nice kill. Congrats!!
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  • Idahobound
    Nice Bull
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  • bigt7mm
    Great bull,great pics and great story. Thank you.[8D]

    I would like to write much more but time does not permit.[:(]

    Thanks again![^][^][^]
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  • gbeggrow
    That look on your face is priceless![:D][^][;)][8D]

    Good work[;)]

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  • R D Henry
    Good shooting! [;)]

    If you have a pic of you, the bull, and the rifle, I'd forward that to Hodgdon and see if they'll put it on their website. They like to hear about folks that have good luck with their products.
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Nice...now if only I can get one![8D]
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  • heliman
    Nice Bull![^][^][^]
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  • victorlvlb
    You did well, congrats.
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  • matwor
    Nice bull, nice pics, love them aspens!!!! Thanks for sharing.
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