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Very cool buck! It's a great feeling to harvest a good buck you've been scouting...and no one else got him first. Congrats!

I have that same rifle. I have taken two muleys and one WT, but the longest shot was about 80 yards. That was years ago before my first bolt rifle. It is a pleasure to carry, and definitely doable, within 200 yards. I much prefer my bolt .270 for longer shots. WT are small targets and very tough animals. In the country they live in, if you don't kill them on the spot, you may not find it. Carry it in case you have an opportunity to use it. If the shot is longer than 200 yards, use your buddies rifle.

Congrats! Way to stick with it and work through all the trouble. Heck of a trip. Good write up....I could feel the emotion. It's on my bucket list for sure.

Where are you located?

Nice read! I felt like I was there. Congrats on a nice buck. I too have experienced the company of "the lizard"...while hiding from the hot afternoon, between the morning and evening hunt, under a large juniper.

Thanks for the stand Justin, it looks great! Maybe this weekend I can get my steel hung on it and try it out. Rem300, It's roughly 3 1/2' x 3 1/2'

Wow! Holy smokes! Where in heck did you find that dude?! Heck of an elk rack too! Congrats!!

Great video! What I do here in AZ doesn't come close to his adventures...but the same spirit lives inside me...in all of us that live, talk, think ethical hunting.

Evan, congrats to you and your brother. I look forward to hearing more about it if you can stop by deer camp.

Cool, clean design. How does the skull mount to the hanger? What if it was a rifle kill...got any other plate designs?

Great trip! I'd love to do that some day.

I shoot Core Lokts out of my Rem 700 .270. They group well for inexpensive factory loads. I've shot three bucks that have dropped in there tracks...no exit. No experience with the Ballistic Tips. You want a quick expansion bullet to drop them on contact. They are tough little buggers and hard to find with a small hole punched through them.

Very cool experience with your son! I've had similar experiences with my sons and I miss those days. My boys are all grown up now and it's harder to share the outdoors. Get all you can now...they grow up too fast.

Great bull!!!! Holy smokes!! Now we need the story.

I also have had tinnitus for many years. I can usually hear a rattler. High frequency beeps/whistles I don't hear, and background noise kills my hearing. Funny though...I can hear the faintest elk bugle. My ringing ears sound more like cicadas...every second of every day. Does anyone know of supplements that may help?

Great video! Very well done! Awesome hunt....congrats!

Way cool!!! You are blessed!

There's a guy in Deer Creek too. He's done my deer in the past...good job. I drop elk off at Southwest's (Miller's) trailer at Clint's Well due to location. I used Ron a couple times years ago. He does it all boneless. Good to hear he is still in business.

There are no coues in 22....might as well stay home this year. Seriously, you will find them throughout the unit. It takes a lot of glassing and patience...they can be hard to find some days, and one day you will see many.

I got one for free with my subscription to Eastman's Journal. Haven't used it yet. It looks better designed than the Havalon, for the reasons you mentioned.

Class act right there!

"I shot a cows". "What! You mean you shot a cow?! "No...I shot a cows deer" "Don't call me dear" "It's illegal to shoot cows"! I'll stick with cooz

I'm in. M, W, Th works for me. I will be helping a buddy with his elk hunt through next Tuesday though. It would be a fun way to meet some of you all. The few times I've been there, the bar area was pretty crowded. Not sure if we would need to "reserve" a table or the side room.

How soon does it have to move? The buyer would have to pour a slab first. Any permits required to put it on residential property and have it hooked up?

Now that you have posted your problem and potential intentions on a public forum....there's nothing you can do