Way to go Pappy and Hayden; nice spike!

Tom Flynn

Pappy,
Super nice harvest!!!
Wayne

Good goin' Hayden!

How many more days can you hunt?

Very nice elk, the first one is always special. After all these years I can still remember my first deer like it was yesterday.

I have until the 30th. 6 inches of new snow. A big spike is hanging around, so maybe I'll get a shot. Notice Hayden used his Sportsman Bowie, his favorite Randall.

Pap

Well, I had kinda long shot for a black powder, but hit a nice spike. He acted sick for about 40 minutes and then went into some thick brush. I decided to wait until tomorrow morning. About an hour ago, my son in law went to check to see if it had expired. It had. Only problem is no Randall pictures since he is doing all the gutting and hanging. Still, a nice fat spike elk will be some great eating.

Pap

Congrats Pap; good eatin' there!

Elk and Beans!

Tom Flynn

Good-Goin' Pap! Freezer trophy!
Best, Capt. Chris

Way to go Pappy! That is going to make some fine eating.

Thanks guys. It was a tough shot, 3 spikes were milling around with about 30 cow elk, so had to wait a long time before I got a clear shot. When I shot, the smoke was thick for a while, the bunch of elk ran off, and this one spike didn't go as far as the rest of the bunch. Then he stumbled, but stayed upright. I knew I had hit him, but no clue where. He stayed upright for about 30 minutes, then walked under a big Ponderosa pine, and laid down. I walked back to my house, reloaded my 54 and drove my Kubota over close to where he laid down. When he heard the Kubota, he got up and went further into a thicker part of the woods. That's when I said let's wait until tomorrow morning. My son in law went to see where he was about 8pm and found him dead. I was relieved and he took it to the barn and hung it up. Waiting today for the liver, heart, kidneys and tongue. Will let it hang for a week at least.

Pap