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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:16 pm Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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I backed the ATV into the truck and used the front winch to pull it up the ATV ramps. I also had a hand winch (come-a-long) and a billion ratchet straps. Problem was the snow made it slippery and she kept sliding off at bad angles while getting her pulled up.
She was easily 500lbs live weight, very big, heavy and hard to work with. But hey, at least we got the ATV to it on the mountain and drug it down to the truck.
-DallanC
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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Elk are big!
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15727 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8316 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 5:51 am Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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Congrats, Dallan! I can see the snow on your ATV. Lucky your tail-gate can take the load. Yep, elk are big!!
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Dawgdad Super Member
Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 1065 Location: On the Prairie
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:51 am Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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I hope I can add a picture like that at the end of the month. Nice work Dallan.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 8:31 am Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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Dawgdad wrote: |
I hope I can add a picture like that at the end of the month. Nice work Dallan. |
I hope yours has horns!
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Dawgdad Super Member
Joined: Feb 08, 2006 Posts: 1065 Location: On the Prairie
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:01 am Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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It better - I only have a bull tag.
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English Mike Super Member
Joined: Jan 08, 2007 Posts: 1709 Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 2:30 pm Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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good to see tags being filled.
I was due to go deer stalking on Thursday (sika or red stag) but went down with the flu last night, so had to cancel. Luckily the landowner is a friend, so he waived the cancellation fee.
If I'm not better by next week (or the weather misbehaves) then my chance of a stag is gone, as the season finishes at the end of the month & I fly out to NM on the 25th.
Might go for a doe cull shoot before Christmas in that case.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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Holy smokes... butcher charged a rail weight of 312lbs. That is the biggest cow we ever took in. Most are closer to 240-260lbs. Rail weight is carcass minus hide, head and innards. So basically meat and bones.
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8316 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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Great Dallan! My hunting partner last year harvested a cow approx 800 lbs. Guide said it was as large as a bull and the biggest he had ever seen. I like to get them 2-3 years old so they are a bit more tender.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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Oh I agree with smaller / younger = better. Problem was this is the one my boy hit first. There was a 2nd cow with a calf but we couldnt find it in the blizzard. Ah well, its all good. More jerky for the year.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:00 am Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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Wifes 2017 Mule deer.
We got up super early opening morning and hiked into a steep canyon where I thought we'd see deer crossing from one mountain to another. Well, the plan worked, we had deer running past for hours. My wife got a few shots but it was miss after miss... and I mean by many feet, 3-4ft high and right.
We returned home and I did a quick bore sight and saw the gun was way way off. I grabbed her 30-06 out of the safe, checked it with the bore sight and saw it was dead on. We grabbed a box of shells and went back up on the mountain. She immediately dropped a big wide mature 4x4 with a single shot. Crazy day, but it ended well. She was really happy with it as am I.
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11395 Location: Ava, Missouri
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:15 am Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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Nice...Very nice.
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Azar Member
Joined: Jan 04, 2010 Posts: 275 Location: Utah
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: First snowfall of the fall. |
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That's a nice buck!
Congrats to her.
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15727 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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