Congratulations to your son. Your family is doing well this year.
2024 Hunting Season
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DrMike
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"Firsts" are memorable! Congratulations to the young Nimrod.
gerry
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Very nice congratulations to your boy on his first elk!
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Nathan,
Congratulations to your son on his bull elk.
He did a great job. Honorable mention to the guide.
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RL338
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Congrats to your son on his first elk
One shot one kill too. We were watching 3 other bulls, 3 points to 5 points, at around 530yds. The 5 point went behind a tree before we could get a shot and my son just happen to spot this bull and another one walk over the hill 200yds from us. I think he shot the smaller of the 2 but it was getting dark fast and I told him to shoot the first one that turned broadside. It's too bad his brother didn't have the same tag. The second bull ran up to the top of the hill at the shot and stood there for several minutes.Nathan,
Congratulations to your son on his bull elk.
He did a great job. Honorable mention to the guide.
JD338
salmonchaser
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Looks like a tough young man, thats rough looking ground. Gotta love a kid that’ll hang in there on a hunt like that. Well done dad.
Its the breaks of the Salmon River, doesnt get much rougher. The hike in isnt terrible but the hike out with a 100lb pack (a boned out front and rear quarter plus a backstrap) is rough on his 54yo dad. My body is still sore. I just did the same thing alone 5 days earlier with my bull. He didnt like his front quarter pack out either. It was on the bone so it was probably 30-35lbs.
DrMike
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Nathan, that is hard work. Those days of packing out meat are well and truly in the rearview mirror for me. I treasure the time I had in the mountains and on the prairies, as you no doubt treasure the opportunities. It is especially gratifying to see your lad sharing the time with you. He is the next generation that will keep the tradition alive.
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I truly hope they keep the tradition going for many generation to come like my dad and his dad did for us. It might be hard work but the memories made in the woods are priceless to me.
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I’ll be 69 this hunting season. That I relish going into the canyon just west of Nathan is enough for me. I can’t and won’t carry more than a front and a back strap or one rear quarter anymore. Gone to are the days we timed ourselves getting out. What I use to do in 45 minutes now takes at least twice that. When I can’t pack out of there. I’ll probably quit as I can’t stomach the thought of being on top, hunting low yeild ground and not being able to go in and help the kids out. Just seems like yesterday I would back both rears just to bug the kids. When my great Grandfather was 12 he spent the summer pushing cattle around in what is now the Hells Canyon wilderness, all summer, by himself with occasional supply visits from the parents or others going into the area. That area of the country, Salmon River over to the Snake, Imnaha and Grande Ronde is truly magnificent.
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Doc, I know exactly where you are coming from. I loved being in the mountains of Colorado and packing an Elk out. My hunting buddy for close to 40 years was a constant companion and always willing to help. But hitting the age of 80 and my buddy 83 does slow you down through no fault of your own. Sitting in a Deer blind is about the max done nowadays. A few medical issues had the doctor telling me to stay away from Altitude so I'll just enjoy a bit easier access.
