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Arizona Hunter Member
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject: My first elk |
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Just wanted to share my joy at getting my first elk ever last Friday morning. This was an antlerless hunt, I got the lead cow from 60 yards with one shot from my 30.06 (with 180 Barnes XLC).
My wife was along one her first hunt ever (as an observer), and I think she was happier than me! She ever helped field dress and quarter it.
The sky was sunny and the temp was 10 F. -but I was warm all over. In two weeks we will get 200 pounds of meet for our freezer-yummy! I can already taste the sausage, bratwurst and steaks.
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3572 Location: Utah
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: My first elk |
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Hey thats great! Both me and my wife shot cows this year too (bull tags are impossible to draw), lots of fun and very challenging at times. You have pictures of it? Would love to see it.
One thing though, dont shoot the "lead" cow ... those are the toughest old bittys in a herd. Elk are fairly habitual, going where the leader goes... once the leader dies the rest of'em get confused until someone new takes over and a whole new set of habits emerge. Good meat though
-DallanC
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: My first elk |
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Arizona Hunter,
Great to hear you got your first Elk! Also good to hear your wife likes hunting.
Just remember she might decide one or two of your guns are "hers" from now on so she can hunt, so this is a good time to start saving for a new gun or 2.
She helped you field dress it and quarter it too! Most guys (nevermind the girls who for the most part all claim the blood makes them feel sick) I know don't want to do that to game hense why I end up doing it most of the time!
Dimitri
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Grant Super Member
Joined: Aug 28, 2006 Posts: 325 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta
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Vince Site Admin
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Arizona Hunter Member
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 11:36 am Post subject: Re: My first elk |
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Vince,
Some people do take the meat home with them, but some of us take it to a meat processor to have them turn it into a variety of sausages, burger and steaks. It costs extra of course but it is worth it to have the meat made up right.
The area I hunted actually had three companies that had hauled in 40 foot trailer with a cooler to store the animals after skinning/cutting.
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Vince Site Admin
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DallanC Site Admin
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Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:46 am Post subject: Re: My first elk |
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Vince wrote: |
The only freezers you see in the bush out here are the meat companies collecting kangaroo carcasses for either the pet food industry or export.
Cheers, Vince |
We had a semi-truck tip over in a canyon 2 years ago. It was unmarked and they had to unload it before they could tip it upright. Well they opened it and it was full of Kangaroo meat... unmarked. FDA got mighty interested and tracked down that the truck was headed for Burger King...! LOL!
Anyway back on subject Elk are just to freaking large for me to concider processing myself. Mine this year went around 500lbs, my wifes broke 600 (I told her after dont shoot the big old ones :)). We take ours to a local butcher that does a first class job. I get it made mostly into steaks with 4 or 5 roasts, the remaining meat goes into burger but I pay an extra $6 and they grind beef suiet into it to give it added flavor. It makes for amazing burgers.
-DallanC
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PaulS Super Member
Joined: Feb 18, 2006 Posts: 4330 Location: South-Eastern Washington - the State
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:23 am Post subject: Re: My first elk |
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Good for you! I am glad to see that somebody can hunt this year. It seems that everyone I know is down for one reason or another. I'm out at least this year with my back essentially broken in three places. At the tailbone I have a fractured vertabrea and bulged disc, in the middle of my back I have a compressed disc fracture that happened years ago and is more or less as good as it will get, and the top vertabrea of my back - bottom of the neck I have another compressed disc and bulged disc. I am on pain meds and limited in my physical activities - been like this for a year and a half. It is good to hear that others are doing some good out there.
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Vince Site Admin
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:33 am Post subject: Re: My first elk |
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_________________ Cheers, Vince
Illegitimi non carborundum
(Never let the bastards grind you down)
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
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Vince Site Admin
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:34 am Post subject: Re: My first elk |
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_________________ Cheers, Vince
Illegitimi non carborundum
(Never let the bastards grind you down)
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
"Nulla Si Fa Senza Volonta."
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Vince Site Admin
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 8:34 am Post subject: Re: My first elk |
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_________________ Cheers, Vince
Illegitimi non carborundum
(Never let the bastards grind you down)
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
"Nulla Si Fa Senza Volonta."
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:34 am Post subject: Re: My first elk |
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L O L And HA HA HA....Four times Vince. Very good....Not to mention my personal one.
There are people in this world that have the ability (whether they intended to or not) to entertain others. You are one of them. And I am proud to know you...
Arizona Hunter. Congrats to ya...
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