Today my daughter and I both got our Elk. We started out early and were done by about 10:00 am. Not that we are that good of hunters. We have been hunting every day we could since opening day on November 5th.

We got them at the same time. I was very impressed once again with her .257 Roberts. her Elk dropped right where it stood at a ranged 224 yards. she hit it in the neck and it went into the off side shoulder. Dead before it hit the ground. I was also very impressed with her shooting.

This was the first time we had two down at the same time. Dang, thats alot of work.

Oh, By the way, She is 14 weeks pregnant. I have another Grand baby on the way.

double congratulations to your daughter. 

sounds like her hunting instructor is pretty good also.  what rifle did you use dad, and what was the range?

My grandchild is due the middle of January.  Must be a "grand" epidemic.

"WORK"

That is an understatement. Two elk in a day is for Young people...

 Congrats!!!!

Thanks guys. I will pass this on to Tiffani.

This has been a great season. We have got to spend alot of time together. just the two of us. I didn't get to hunt with my son as much, but a little. Work gets in the way of fun way too much.

Congradulations guys on your Grand kids. It is a GRAND epidemic.

I got mine with a .270 winchester, Weatherby vanguard. It was 280 yards. I wasn't as calm as Tiffani was. They were standing together and Tiffani always gets first shot. She shot. I flinched and lost the elk in my scope. When I found it again, I aimed and pulled the trigger. Dang, Safety still on. I took the safety off and by that time the elk was about 250 yards. I got a neck shot, but it didn't stop her immediatly. she kept going and at 280 I got a shoulder shot and she dropped.

I guess if I didn't have buck feaver I wouldn't love hunting as much as I do.

Wing master

Wing;

Congratulations to the two of you!  What's a grandbaby?  I don't think I'm ever gonna find out. 

900F

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I can send you a gallon of our city water. The way I see it their must be something in it cause they seem to be reproducing with great regularity around these parts.

Wing master

Wing;

Thanks for the offer, but it won't do a bit of good to send me the water! 

 900F

Way to go!

Nice shooting.

DD

Thanks Guys.

Rocky, It was about 500 yards to the pickup. Not too bad. we have had alot worse.

We quarterd them and I can carry 1 quarter over my shoulder. She carried the backstraps and our guns etc. The thing is, after 8 trips it was a long way.

The best part was, that will probably be the last time I will have the opportunity to spend a whole day with Tiffani, just the 2 of us, until next hunting season. We took full advantage of it.

Wing master

I think we would quit hunting elk if we couldn't quarter it in the field. I have only loaded 2 elk whole. It is not very common, at least for us, to see one close to a road.

An Argo would be really cool for retreiving down game, but I don't know what I would do with it the rest of the year. I have been thinking of getting a 4 wheeler. The only problem is if you have one while hunting you automaticly are branded as someone who hot rods around tearing up the forrest. Even if it only leaves the back of the pickup to get downed game.

Wing master

It is a shame that the 4 wheelers have given hunting a bad name.  they are only allowed on private land here.  I've always hunted the larger forests and public areas (just more remote).

Especially as one gets older it is tough.  My hunting group averages 70, and with open heart surgery I'm the best of shape!!!

Every year I pass on deer because of the drag.  Just starting to hunt closer to roads; lots of deer there but I miss the deeper interior.

I often thought a law that would let you use a gas powered puller (like a snowblower or roto-tiller without the blower/tines to just pull out critters would be great).

use an 8 wheel model inAlaska.  unbeatable.  like a junior tank.  Even goes in streams and deep rivers (slow, espically up stream) with its self propelled tires.  It is a sealed unit, no water inside.  Skid steers like a tank also.

My only problem is the cost is high, and down in the lower 48 where I hunt I can't use any motorized vehicle at all.

Cost and multiple uses are why I thought a quad would be better for me.

I really don't care what anyone thinks, I try to do the right thing.

In the Bighorn mountains near me they have 4 wheeler trails. Lots of them. I think that would be fun in the summer. These trails have a width restriction to keep jeeps and pickups off the trails. I don't know if an Argo would fit.

Wing master

Thanks for all the comments guys. I will pass them on to Tiffani.

Wing master

Thanks Bird dog,

We just found out its going to be a boy. This will be my first grandson. I am really excited. Although, I have found out that girls can be alot of fun too.

Wing master

nice story, wingmaster.  coming in a tad late on this one but lots of good things in there.  congrats to both of ya on the successful hunts and the little one on the way.

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I have been looking back and thinking about packing out elk and deer. We spent several days hunting, and when we finally got our elk the hunt was coming to an end. When we were field dressing and packing elk parts we didn't have to be quiet or sneak around hills and trees. We talked laughed and I can't say for her but I really enjoyed being with her.

I don't think I want to trade any of that for a 4 wheeler and a little less work. Its all part of the adventure and I am very lucky to have had the opportunity to spend that last, and probably the best few hours of our hunt with Tiffani.

Yep, I don't think I want to mess that up by changing anything.

Wing master

Just like your canoe trip, it is not so bad looking back. When you are looking ahead at where you are going to drag your canoe it looks alot worse.

Wing master