Author Topic: 2010/2011 Hunting stories and pics (Read 41132 times)

yjay · « **Reply #180 on:** Oct 25, 2011, 06:07:14 AM »

Quote from: Zs Confederate Toy on Oct 24, 2011, 09:34:45 PM

Do they give them away where you are too? We can get like 40 with a fishing lic after they milk em. Cant wait for that time to come. Gonna smoke me some Salmon

No. That's pretty cool though. One of the few instances of fish and game doing something pragmatic?
There are self sustaining populations locally.

Zs Confederate Toy · « **Reply #181 on:** Nov 01, 2011, 10:26:17 PM »

Quote from: yjay on Oct 25, 2011, 06:07:14 AM

No. That's pretty cool though. One of the few instances of fish and game doing something pragmatic?
There are self sustaining populations locally.

I think its great. Free salmon. Its about the only thing they do around here that isnt based on money.

Zs Confederate Toy · « **Reply #182 on:** Nov 01, 2011, 10:29:06 PM »

Two weeks till Elk season begins. Got my either sex tag and ready to bag me number 16.

yjay · « **Reply #183 on:** Nov 02, 2011, 08:37:55 PM »

Archery late season doesn't start for a few weeks yet, so I'll hunt these.

Gixxer Jon · « **Reply #184 on:** Nov 03, 2011, 04:30:35 PM »

In bound as we speak to CO. Open day for the third seaon of elk is saudade. Got my cow tag and buying a bull tag over the counter tomorrow.

superyota · « **Reply #185 on:** Nov 04, 2011, 08:15:10 AM »

Quote from: Gixxer Jon on Nov 03, 2011, 04:30:35 PM

In bound as we speak to CO. Open day for the third seaon of elk is saudade. Got my cow tag and buying a bull tag over the counter tomorrow.

Lucky! We better have a bbq when you get back.

Gixxer Jon · « **Reply #186 on:** Nov 04, 2011, 05:15:39 PM »

Quote from: superyota on Nov 04, 2011, 08:15:10 AM

Lucky! We better have a bbq when you get back.

There are deer literally everywhere in meeker, co. Went into town for dinner and saw about a couple hundred in a 3 miles stretch of road.

Zs Confederate Toy · « **Reply #187 on:** Nov 05, 2011, 12:58:10 AM »

Quote from: Gixxer Jon on Nov 04, 2011, 05:15:39 PM

There are deer literally everywhere in meeker, co. Went into town for dinner and saw about a couple hundred in a 3 miles stretch of road.

Welcome to CO! Threre are massive amounts of deer out here. See any Elk yet?

Gixxer Jon · « **Reply #188 on:** Nov 08, 2011, 07:03:05 PM »

Quote from: Zs Confederate Toy on Nov 05, 2011, 12:58:10 AM

Welcome to CO! Threre are massive amounts of deer out here. See any Elk yet?

Yea we have seen probably a total of 250 In the last 4 days

Zs Confederate Toy · « **Reply #189 on:** Nov 08, 2011, 08:47:12 PM »

Thats pretty good. Hows the snow over there? I will be over that way next week for 4th season

superyota · « **Reply #190 on:** Nov 09, 2011, 08:21:40 AM »

Quote from: Gixxer Jon on Nov 08, 2011, 07:03:05 PM

Yea we have seen probably a total of 250 In the last 4 days

you guys get anything yet?

turkey opens this saturday!

Gixxer Jon · « **Reply #191 on:** Nov 12, 2011, 08:11:25 PM »

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Quote from: superyota on Nov 09, 2011, 08:21:40 AM

you guys get anything yet?

turkey opens this saturday!

Got a 6x6 bull elk. Will post pics and story when I get home and on a computer

yotaneck13 · « **Reply #192 on:** Nov 12, 2011, 11:10:48 PM »

last day of archery was today all in all an exciting season for sure. I missed the biggest buck ive ever seen and saw the biggest bear ive ever seen twice. i drew on a scrawney 8pt tonight but couldnt hit the trigger on my release. I just kept thinking how much bigger he could get. so now the wait for rifel and to find the one i missed eariler in the season

BadnewsBob · « **Reply #193 on:** Nov 13, 2011, 03:17:14 PM »

Got this couple yesterday.

yotaneck13 · « **Reply #194 on:** Nov 13, 2011, 07:51:20 PM »

nice congrats

kneedownnate · « **Reply #195 on:** Nov 13, 2011, 10:33:50 PM »

Quote from: Gixxer Jon on Nov 12, 2011, 08:11:25 PM

Got a 6x6 bull elk. Will post pics and story when I get home and on a computer

Congrats Jon, can't wait to see the pics and story!

Quote from: yotaneck13 on Nov 12, 2011, 11:10:48 PM

i drew on a scrawney 8pt tonight but couldnt hit the trigger on my release. I just kept thinking how much bigger he could get.

Great call, glad to see I'm not the only one. I coulda shot 3 little ones this year, but they'll be bigger next year and will be really nice in 2-3 years too!

superyota · « **Reply #196 on:** Nov 14, 2011, 09:18:24 AM »

Quote from: Gixxer Jon on Nov 12, 2011, 08:11:25 PM

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Got a 6x6 bull elk. Will post pics and story when I get home and on a computer

here ya go Jon

superyoat · « **Reply #197 on:** Nov 14, 2011, 09:34:48 AM »

very nice! congrats

BadnewsBob · « **Reply #198 on:** Nov 14, 2011, 09:46:12 AM »

Nice brother....Really makes my whitetail look puny don't it.

Gixxer Jon · « **Reply #199 on:** Nov 15, 2011, 12:44:57 PM »

well first to start off, I finally got him after 7 days of hunting CO's 3rd season. It snowed the first 2 days of the season with a complete white out. During the first 3 days, we saw about 200 head of elk but they were all 1500+ yards. The heards started to get smaller and smaller and then to nothing because of clear sunny skys (warmer temps) during the day and a full moon at night so they were bedded down all day.
3 days before i took a shot at a cow elk at 675 yards but missed because of cross winds that were 25-30 mph from shooting ridge to ridge.
on our 7th day, after basically loosing hope and calling it a early day, we slowly started to work our way back to camp while glassing the hill sides. We saw about 4 cows bedded down in some aspen trees, then busted out the spotting scope and saw a legal bull about 100 yards to the side of them but couldn't tell how many points he had since his head was behind some brush. after watching for about 10 mins he finally turned his head and saw 6 points on one side.

I ranged him bedded down at 950 yards. There was no way to get any closer and if we tried, all we would of done was get their attention and flush them out of there.
So with nothing to loose, we said screw it lets try a hail mary shot and see if we hit him. there was a diagonal cross wind that was about 15 mph coming from 2 o'clock. I got on my belly and got all comfortable and took my time. I put my 10 mph windage marker in his vitals. and waited for my hunting buddy to have him in sighted in also so we both could shoot. Right after he said ok, I squeezed off a round and my buddy watched the bull's head drop instantly. In excitement of thinking i got him with one shot, he noticed about 1 minute later the bull lifted his head as if i didnt hit the vitals. but then i squeezed off another round but that time i used my 15 mph windage marker. and then finally dropped him.

After driving around to the other ridge and walking 1-1/2 miles and finding the elk. the first shot was carried with the wind and i hit him in the mouth (hence why he dropped his head) then i re gauged the wind for the second shot and it hit him in the stomach.

all i can say is 950 yards with a cross wind isn't an easy task, even though it wasn't a perfect shot, I cant complain because the meats on the table.

But i am very pleased about my 300 RUM (Remington Sendero SFll) and my Nightforce scope did very well on this hunt.

one other thing to share is that the ranch owner, she is 77 years old and still will go in horse back and pack out the meat for you. so that was an adventure all on its own. Because there is no way your packing out that much meat on foot since you can not get a quad or ranger anywhere near the location of the elk.

I was surprised to find him being a very semetrical 6x6 and probably weighed 550-600 lbs.

hope you all enjoyed my story.

Trying to pack out a belly caped head for a mount wasnt an easy task. It weighted roughly 75 to 100 lbs.

headed to pack out the meat!

superyota · « **Reply #200 on:** Nov 15, 2011, 12:49:43 PM »

sweet pics jon!

yotaneck13 · « **Reply #201 on:** Nov 15, 2011, 08:41:17 PM »

bear archery opened yesterday and rifel comes in sat till next wed wish me luck been seein a big 350 400 lber in the area

Gixxer Jon · « **Reply #202 on:** Nov 20, 2011, 03:21:45 PM »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc5dKqoFtKk

Zs Confederate Toy · « **Reply #203 on:** Nov 21, 2011, 03:06:43 PM »

Great Bull Jon!!

I just got back from my Elk hunt and got nothin but skunked. 5 days of off and on weather and not enough snow to put them where I was hunting. Had a blast though. On to the next Elk season on Saturday

Gixxer Jon · « **Reply #204 on:** Nov 21, 2011, 03:57:10 PM »

Quote from: Zs Confederate Toy on Nov 21, 2011, 03:06:43 PM

Great Bull Jon!!

I just got back from my Elk hunt and got nothin but skunked. 5 days of off and on weather and not enough snow to put them where I was hunting. Had a blast though. On to the next Elk season on Saturday

Thanks, I was lucky to find him on the ranch i was hunting on due to full moon and no snow or overcast after it snowed the first two days. (sunny and warm through the rest of 3rd season). Yea it's hard when there isn't enough snow to push them down out of the high ground. Well good luck on the 4th season. Hope you get one. You hunting bull or cow?

Zs Confederate Toy · « **Reply #205 on:** Nov 21, 2011, 04:26:19 PM »

Quote from: Gixxer Jon on Nov 21, 2011, 03:57:10 PM

Thanks, I was lucky to find him on the ranch i was hunting on due to full moon and no snow or overcast after it snowed the first two days. (sunny and warm through the rest of 3rd season). Yea it's hard when there isn't enough snow to push them down out of the high ground. Well good luck on the 4th season. Hope you get one. You hunting bull or cow?

Hunting a cow this time around. Thanks for the luck

Gixxer Jon · « **Reply #206 on:** Nov 21, 2011, 06:53:39 PM »

Quote from: Zs Confederate Toy on Nov 21, 2011, 04:26:19 PM

Hunting a cow this time around. Thanks for the luck

Which zone are you hunting? I was in 211

Zs Confederate Toy · « **Reply #207 on:** Nov 21, 2011, 07:17:47 PM »

Was hunting 18/181 then will be hunting in area 500 on Saturday

superyoat · « **Reply #208 on:** Nov 22, 2011, 06:55:57 AM »

Quote from: Zs Confederate Toy on Nov 21, 2011, 07:17:47 PM

Was hunting 18/181 then will be hunting in area 500 on Saturday

good luck out there i will be hunting lions on wednesday and hunting for my cow on saturday in area 35

Zs Confederate Toy · « **Reply #209 on:** Nov 22, 2011, 08:27:14 AM »

Quote from: superyoat on Nov 22, 2011, 06:55:57 AM

good luck out there i will be hunting lions on wednesday and hunting for my cow on saturday in area 35

Lion hunting sounds fun. You do that out further west? I hunted area 35 a few years back for a buck. Saw plenty of Elk haha, no deer though. Good luck to you too

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