Author Topic: Hot Dang, drew a cow elk tag!! (Read 1398 times)

quickdtoo · « **on:** June 15, 2011, 10:32:38 AM »

Actually THREE of em, one for each of us on a group draw! This will be our first elk hunt since 2004, I'm thinkin the 405 Winchester will be makin some trips to the mountains this November.

Tim

cowboyup453 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2011, 10:36:28 AM »

Congrats! I haven't got one for the last 2 years.

geezerbiker · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2011, 10:54:50 AM »

I haven't heard about the draw yet but I've never drawn a cow elk tag. Congrats and I'm a little jealous...

Tony

Fishmantx · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2011, 11:08:43 AM »

Congratulations! Surely you will take more than one Handi along.

AtlLaw · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2011, 11:16:56 AM »

what's an elk? $:-\$

Congrats Tim!

thejanitor · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2011, 11:49:35 AM »

Cool! We hope to see some pics in Nov. thejanitor

briannmilewis · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2011, 12:03:09 PM »

Good on yu' mate, as we would say back home.

petemi · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2011, 12:38:40 PM »

Way to go, Tim!! Good luck to you guys.

Pete

trotterlg · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2011, 01:32:17 PM »

Guess I should make up another of the 32 ACP chamber adaptors for you to use, don't want to ruin too much meat with the 405. Larry

bikerbeans · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2011, 01:39:06 PM »

Congrats! Tim you used a 38-55 to take your deer last fall, you sure a .405 is enough for an elk?

BB

S.E.Ak · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2011, 01:58:52 PM »

Ahhh one of them critters where the work starts after the shot,congrats

mechanic · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2011, 02:18:34 PM »

Good on ya' Tim. We will of course expect a full report with pics of the successful hunt.

Ben

quickdtoo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2011, 02:50:22 PM »

Thanks guys, we used to hunt this area for many years, took lots of elk and deer, mostly cow elk with an occasional spike bull and a 5-point bull one year, it was open to any elk and 2-pt(western count) or better for bucks, then they changed it to 3-pt minimum for both deer and elk and started issuing permits for cow elk!

Haven't drawn a cow tag yet.....until now.

Tim

carbineman · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2011, 03:08:48 PM »

Tim, May the Elk Gods be with you!

quickdtoo · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2011, 03:18:04 PM »

May our weary, old bodies hold up long enough to get em to the road if the elk gods do smile on us!!

Tim

hillbill · « **Reply #15 on:** June 15, 2011, 03:31:14 PM »

get a nice 2 yr old and then show pics of the steaks on the grill!thats all we really want!

kennyd · « **Reply #16 on:** June 15, 2011, 03:57:38 PM »

I drew blanks on elk and antelope (Colorado resident). I still have the leftover elk draw, or will just go along and hunt small game. It is usually my brother and one pard. One year I ended up alone, arguments are shorter that way. This year brother got a ML, pard got 1st separate. Usually we go to the Flattops area, Deep Lake, for you who know. The other places are Dunckley Pass, or 18/181 where we went last year. We have'nt hunted Gore for a long time. When we knew a local we hunted December in 3 around Craig.

If it is not too nosy; what state and area?

Ten Ring · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2011, 04:08:53 PM »

Good luck Tim. I learned from a Colorado native to hunt near transportatiom and shoot uphill.
Jim

quickdtoo · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2011, 05:27:12 PM »

I learned a long time ago(when I started getting old) to not hunt in areas that have very much uphill, you could literally call me a "flatlander"!!

I'm in Washington state, Kenny.

Tim

dpe.ahoy · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2011, 06:57:39 PM »

Congratulations Tim! Time to take one or three grandkids along for the hard work.

Best of luck to you this fall my friend. Not sure when Montana is gonna draw for our permits. DP

quickdtoo · « **Reply #20 on:** June 15, 2011, 07:14:30 PM »

DP, I have four grandkids, the oldest is 12, he's still just a bit too young to be much help yet, he needs a few more years growin, but his dad has one of the tags!

Tim

dpe.ahoy · « **Reply #21 on:** June 15, 2011, 07:30:40 PM »

Family elk hunt, Way Cool!

DP

scratchmark · « **Reply #22 on:** June 16, 2011, 12:28:27 AM »

good luck! i just got back from denver for work. took a day off and drove up tp rocky mtn. nat. park and got some good pics of some bull elk, moose and some mulies. i was droolin. would definitely like to put in for the draw. weve got elk out here in n.c. in the mtns that were transplanted but no season yet. Tennessee has had 2 seasons so far.

OldSchoolRanger · « **Reply #23 on:** June 16, 2011, 05:58:47 AM »

Best of luck on the hunt. Have your son do the grunt work, that's what he's there for.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 16, 2011, 03:19:21 PM »

Congrats! That sounds like a whole lotta fun.

XD40SC · « **Reply #25 on:** June 17, 2011, 12:35:40 AM »

The only downside I can think of is, you'll see a trophy elk and won't be able to shoot it.

ratdog · « **Reply #26 on:** June 17, 2011, 04:53:11 AM »

great news i'm steal waiting on my tag .drew out last year on antelope my son does most the hard work.good luck.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #27 on:** June 17, 2011, 05:44:42 AM »

Quote from: XD40SC on June 17, 2011, 12:35:40 AM

The only downside I can think of is, you'll see a trophy elk and won't be able to shoot it.

I'm afraid he'll be goin home with me if he's alone, we can take cows and 3-pt or better bulls as well. If he's got cows with him, the biggest cow will be going home, I'd take a fat cow over an old bull.....I think, that may be a tough decision.

Tim

rdlange · « **Reply #28 on:** June 17, 2011, 06:21:57 AM »

Quote

I'd take a fat cow over an old bull.....I think, that may be a tough decision.

At least you won't have to gnaw on it to hard.

knight0334 · « **Reply #29 on:** June 17, 2011, 10:29:30 AM »

Congrats, Tim!

I keep entering for a PA elk license - but no luck. Maybe someday I'll get one.