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My congratulations to your wife. That is a beautiful ram. I would like to here the story leading up to the shot. TJ

I have to agree with antlerhead on this one. The opportunity to hunt means way more than the size of the animals in the unit. Of course I would like to shoot a big one but that's not my priority. Since moving here from Ohio, in the 70's, I've only went one year without drawing a deer tag and have had 20 some elk tags which the last 19 years have been archery tags. The odds are the way I go. Good luck on your draw. TJ

Thanks for sharing such an awesome buck. Has anyone scored him yet? That has got to go on the wall for sure. Congratulations to the hunter! TJ

Absolutely amazing what you did with that story. I was sucked in from the beginning and thought you did a great job. Memories in the bank right there with you and your Dad for sure. Congratulations on your buck and thanks for letting us come along on your hunt. At times I felt I was right there with you and really enjoyed your story. You should send it in to Outdoor Life or maybe Frield & Stream. It really was that good. Give your Dad our congrats as well for getting you in there. Can't wait til your next hunt. Keep us posted. TJ

Sorry to hear Mike was burned and Peg and I wish him a quick and full recovery. TJ

Does anyone else not have the picture like myself. It's got to be me for sure but congrats on your find just as well. TJ

That sure looks cozy. Thanks for sharing. TJ

Congratulations on a nice buck. TJ

It doesn't get any better than that right there. Thanks for sharing your story and pictures with us and a big congratulations to your Dad on his first ever coues. Sounds like you had to really work to get your's out. I hope you and Dad have many many more hunts together. TJ

Your homework paid off for both your wife and son's bucks and congratulations to them and yourself. Good luck with your hunt and keep us posted. TJ

It doesn't get any better than that right there. Two nice bucks and to be able to share it with Dad. Thanks for sharing with us as well. Great pictures! TJ

A big congratulations to Cody and all his hunting buddies that made this a great hunt for him. Wow, what a nice buck. TJ

Congratulations on your bull and to be able to share it with your Dad is the icing on the cake right there. I hope you and Dad have many hunts in the future and enjoy some good eating and give thanks to the Hunting Gods. TJ

I'm always way off when it comes to scoring these coues but I know a good buck when I see one. That's awesome! TJ

That certainly is a nice one for the wall and it's always great to share it with a friend. Great story and picture. TJ

Congratulations to Mark on his first hunt and a successful one at that. Thanks especially to you for helping him get into hunting. It is hunters like you helping others that makes our hunting community a better place. Thanks for sharing and good luck with the rest of your hunts. TJ

Those are some awesome pictures. Makes me home sick for some rabbit hunting in Ohio. Good luck on your hunt and keep us posted on your return trip. TJ

Yes, you're right Chef, it could have turned out way worse than it did. I never thought of it that way. I've been all grumpy, and thanks for the reminder. I will thank her when she wakes and start my day out on a more positive attitude. I follow up with my doctor this morning and now have some time to check out what I've been missing on cwt. Hope everyone has a great day! TJ

Everyone is making me hungry for some back strap so I will have the wife cook up a piece of my elk this week and give Clay's recipe a try. Thanks! TJ

First buck or not, that is an awesome buck. Congratulations to your wife and the dream team. Great picture! tj

Congratulations on both your bucks and it sounded like some really hard work getting them out of there. Thanks for sharing your story and pics with us. TJ

Man Brock, you are on a roll. Congratulations and keep up the good job of putting the smack on the animals. Good luck on all your future hunts. TJ

[ TJ Thank God you are doing alright now. Sounds like Peg may have saved your life!! Thank goodness she wasn't as obsessed with this hunt as you were! Amanda Your right Amanda, thank goodness someone in this family has some sense. She has always said this hunting is going to kill me if I don't change my ways. Brent.....thanks for your concern and hopefully I can make it up to her on our spring turkey hunt. TJ

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers and especially you Ted for starting the post. Prayers are a strong healer and again thanks to everyone for their kind words. Friday was going to be my wife's very first bull hunt after many years of drawing nothing and I wasn't going to let a little stomach pain keep me from letting her hunt not happen. She tried disperately to get me to go to the hospital after arriving in Payson and hunching over with pain, thursday night, at the giant station but I told her it would go away. Peg and Dad were the tag holders and I had to much work in this to be letting them down now. Dad was up and out by daylight friday morning and Peg refused to go out cause I was up all night and getting worse. After a few hours of argueing with me she refused to go in the woods with me so we made a trip into the emergency room and within a few hours I was being operated on to remove my appendix. Saturday morning they advised us it wasn't the appendix but my upper bowel looked infected and inflamed. I tried to talk Peg into going back to camp to hunt with my brother but she wasn't budging. I had made up my mind I was getting out of there and taking her back to camp one way or another and convinced the doctors to release me by 5 that afternoon. After getting out of bed I finnally realized the elk camp wasn't going to happen and Peg had to drive me home and now I'm setting here this morning typing this. I will have to follow up with my doctor tomorrow morning here to find out what is causing all this. After all year preparing for their hunt it is just killing me sitting here at home but your thoughts, prayers, and kind words have made it help and I thank each and everyone of you. TJ

Happy Birthday! TJ