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Congrats on your bull! That's a big one for sure.

Good luck on your hunt and hope you have better luck than we did in NM 9. We saw 7 elk but could not get close enough. They were not talking at all and were hard to find. We did get a nice bear on video at 40 yards. Tons of turkey up there, too.

Nice buck! It was cool to see you had your boy with you too. He can tell all his friends he was with you when you shot that buck.

Nice buck! Way to hold out for the one you wanted.

Great picture! That snake reminds me of a deer scouting trip to Patagonia 18 years ago. My wife was scouting with me and started asking about snakes. I said we wouldn't see any snakes. I told her if we see a snake I'd give her a million dollars. Well not even 10 minutes after that I stopped real quick because one these snakes was on the trail. I almost stepped on it. It was big and long and green. I turned around to look at my wife and she was already in tears because of the snake. She still reminds me about the million dollars I still owe her. I had no clue what kind of snake we saw until you posted this picture.

Could it be the infamous Kornbagger or maybe La Llorona?

Great story, great pics, great buck. Way to go man!

I'm heading to NM Sunday and it's supposed to be hot there, too. We just have to be ready for anything. I think they will bugle more at night when it's cooler.

Congrats to you and Greta. It seems like girls like to shoot and catch on fast. My girl just finished her Hunter Ed. stuff earlier in the summer and can't wait for her elk hunt to get here. Good luck on her deer hunt. Hope she gets a nice one!

Nice buck! That will look good on your wall.

That's awesome! He should get it mounted that way.

Great job on the kitty. He doesn't look too bad for 15 yds. with a shotgun. I like the picture where you are showing his face. Looks like Itchy and Scratchy from the Simpsons with his eyes like that.

My wife understood that I/we hunt a lot when we got married. Heck, she was sewing beads on her wedding dress with a shotgun on her lap while we were dove hunting. This year she was upset that I put in for NM elk and got drawn. This hunt will kick off the hunting season for me/us. My wife, son and girl and I all got AZ elk tags for different units. Now you throw in quail, scouting for elk and my son and I have unit 23 deer tags. We may have every weekend tied up starting next weekend all the way to Thanksgiving. My wife helps coach our girl on a club softball team, so it's not like they will be sitting around waiting for us to come home from a hunt. As long as I get the housework done she's happy.

Nice pic! That one antler looks a little caribouish.

And how many trail cams have you snagged in that time?

I don't think there's any thing wrong with what Richard is asking. He wants to know what others think. I think if you can keep your kids interested in the outdoors they will love you more for it and will likely keep their kids in the outdoor lifestyle. There is a house down the street where all the "druggie kids " go after school. I don't want my kids to be like that. I feel bad that their parents aren't more involved in their lives. I was not born to a hunting family. I had a BB gun when I was 10 and then some friends invited us to go dove hunting and then it progressed to quail, deer and then antelope and elk. All 3 of my kids love the outdoors in one way or another. They enjoy the trips we take just to see the animals. They enjoy hunting and all the things they encounter. The junior hunts give kids the oppurtunity to hunt and have a real chance to harvest something. G&F knows that kids are the future of hunting and that's why they offer these hunts. My girl got drawn for elk this year and is absolutely excited about trying to harvest one. We drew 5 elk tags this year and her hunt is the one I hope is the most successful. I didn't mean to get off the subject but I think the more hunts the kids can do the better.

Guess that time at the range paid off Yes it certainly did! Are you hunting a bear in Alaska? Let us know how it goes.

Great shooting Josh! That is awesome.

Great story and pics. That's what it's all about. You have your kid started off right. I can't wait to take my daughter on her 1st elk hunt this year.

Got my bow back yesterday. Got a green and black string. 3 shots and I was dead on at 20 yds. Thanks to David at Ross Outdoors for all his help and patience with me. Thanks everyone for all your responses, I guess it is that important. Now to start practicing again.

I have an '06 Mathews Switchback XT. It is now about 3 years old. I have 2 archery elk hunts this fall. My bowstring is the original and according to Mathews, they put on the Zebra bowstring at the factory. I'm wondering if I should get it replaced soon or could I make it through my 2 hunts. Nothing seems to be wrong with it that I can tell. And if I replace it, what string is recommended? I'm still an archery newbie and want to hear what more experienced people have to say.

You got it, it's Telluride. The pic was taken from Main Street. Telluride was one of the most beautiful spots we saw.

Our family just spent the last 10 days in CO. We started off in Winterpark for a night. We just got off the I-70 and spotted these dudes right off the side of the road. These 3 were feeding 30 yards from us and there were 2 more rams right across the road. We drove into RMNP and found these guys hanging out. We saw lots of deer in RMNP, mostly 4x4 mulies and most were bedded right near the highway. Someone said they bed like that because the mountain lions won't go near the roads. We saw a moose and her baby near Winterpark. Only got video of them. That was my 1st moose sighting ever. We went to the Rockies/ D-Backs game Monday night and drove to our hotel under a tornado warning in pouring rain. Anybody know what town this picture was taken from? We were hoping to see a bear but that was about the only animal we didn't see. It was a great trip. Colorado is beautiful and we hope to visit again soon.

You're getting closer.

My son and I both got 23 early WT. Now I can scout elk, too.