Season Recap

[Elkman]

While I was watching the next series of storms working their way across the ocean, I was ruminating on this last season. A few, what might be interesting achievements came to mind. My longest day mile wise, was a 9 mile hike down 9 mile ridge in Oregon. My partner in Wyoming put in well over 40 miles during the trip, as did my partners in Oregon. My longest day, hour wise was in Wyoming when we started at 0500, and returned to camp the next day at 0200. My lowest elevation hunted was 10 feet, and the highest was 9429.My highest elevation gain in one day was in Oregon at 1400 feet. I/we started the season with 6 tags, 2 in Wyoming, 3 in Oregon and one in Washington. We filled 4 of those 6 tags, 2 in Oregon and two in Wyoming. The longest shot was 490 yards in Oregon and the closest was 200 yards in Wyoming. The coldest morning was 6 degrees in Oregon and the warmest was 52 in Wyoming. I hunted a total of 21 days and fired 4 shots. Total miles driven estimate at 3200.

 

[DrMike]

A successful season, Bill. Glad the foot healed to permit you to go. Congratulations on a good year. Here's to the next season!

 

[SJB358]

Very cool stats buddy. It was a good elk hunt. The danged hard part is finding something good to till next year.

 

[IdahoCTD]

Sounds like a good season to me. 2 elk in the freezer is a lot of meat. I assume you give a good deal of it away? We don't go through a whole elk a year with my two little kids. We just finished the elk from last year (shot in August and they were small cows) a week or so ago and we shot more in August of this year.

 

[Elkman]

Glad the foot healed to permit you to go. Congratulations on a good year. Here's to the next season!

Mike, thanks to my great partners, I was able to dial it back a little, especially on the meat packing side. I did not do my "share" of the packing, but no one complained about it, "yet". I am shooting for 100% next year.

 

[6mm Remington]

I enjoyed the recap of your hunt. Neat stats! With a GPS some of that stuff is pretty interesting to see what a guy does and keep track of it.

 

[SJB358]

Glad the foot healed to permit you to go. Congratulations on a good year. Here's to the next season!

Mike, thanks to my great partners, I was able to dial it back a little, especially on the meat packing side. I did not do my "share" of the packing, but no one complained about it, "yet". I am shooting for 100% next year.

HA! You've packed plenty! It doesn't hurt those young guys to pack a little extra.. We'll have to talk about the places you let them elk die at, but the packing.. No problem! :lol:

 

[IdahoCTD]

HA! You've packed plenty! It doesn't hurt those young guys to pack a little extra.. We'll have to talk about the places you let them elk die at, but the packing.. No problem! :lol:

It took me way too many years to figure out how to put one in the truck whole and I still haven't put a bull in the truck whole. I skidded one down a logging road in two pieces but it was a PITA. I've helped friends do it but I was never that lucky, and most of the time it was harder to load it whole then it would have been to cut it up. Most are ridiculous packs but that is where elk live most of the time. My dad would say the same about helping me pack them out of the places I've kill them. The last time we talked about it it went something like "Your on your own next time. I'm getting too old for that stuff". :mrgreen:

 

[Woodycreek]

Glad the foot healed to permit you to go. Congratulations on a good year. Here's to the next season!

Mike, thanks to my great partners, I was able to dial it back a little, especially on the meat packing side. I did not do my "share" of the packing, but no one complained about it, "yet". I am shooting for 100% next year.

HA! You've packed plenty! It doesn't hurt those young guys to pack a little extra.. We'll have to talk about the places you let them elk die at, but the packing.. No problem! :lol:

Bill needs to shoot them on the trail and not down in those holes :roll:

 

[Guy Miner]

Cool. I liked that recap!

 

[cloverleaf]

just don't tell me how much it costs per pound. I don't want to know! CL :lol:

 

[Elkman]

just don't tell me how much it costs per pound. I don't want to know! CL

If you consider how much meat you have after a day of golf, or bowling, or even fishing, it's a good trade. My cheapest meat comes from my back yard, but it's not near so much " fun" to hunt there.

 

[Elkman]

Bill needs to shoot them on the trail and not down in those holes :roll:
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My first rule of elk hunting has always been, "shoot them first, then worry about getting them out".

 

[SJB358]

Bill needs to shoot them on the trail and not down in those holes :roll:
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My first rule of elk hunting has always been, "shoot them first, then worry about getting them out".

No kidding.... I remember some other guy killing an elk WAY down as well......

 

[Woodycreek]

Bill needs to shoot them on the trail and not down in those holes :roll:
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My first rule of elk hunting has always been, "shoot them first, then worry about getting them out".

No kidding.... I remember some other guy killing an elk WAY down as well......

Who was that guy? What was he thinking :lol:

 

[Vince]

Great recap.

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