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What a fantastic bull! Great job Hunter, congrats on a hunt you will never forget.

As a UofA ulum, I tried to watch one game this year and it was so pathetic I literally had to turn it off and delete it from my DVR. The cats usually play pretty poor football, but this year has to go down as one of the worst. I'd rather watch ASU play. At least they have a program, and can step up in big games. And no, my 3 sons won't be attending UofA. I'd rather them go play baseball at MCC or NAU, if they are fortunate enough to play sports beyond high school.

That big ol' smile says it all. Doesn't get any better than that. Great job!

Great job! Way to stick with it and make some great family hunting memories!

Good posts - also make sure as a "good owner" to tend to the smelly stuff. Nothing worse than walking around camp and step in pile of dog poop.

LOL. fixed my typo - I hope he didn't see that. I'm going to start calling him Jeff now, just to see if he gets it.

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Awesome footage Jed, as always. I still can't believe that the hunter passed that big, dark 6x6. That's one heck of a bull. Thanks for sharing some of the best elk video anywhere. You have mad skills!

Got any pix. I know a guy who might be interested. He was looking for that gun in a 7MM mag, but this might be close enough.

Dang - that looks great. Wish I could drop by, but I'm up here in Lakeside. Should be a great day!

Thanks Pine Donkey for starting this thread. I've been so busy lately, it seems every time I come on here there are serveral new great stories about a youth deer, elk and javelina hunts. Without a doubt, the best threads on here IMO, are these young guys and gals taking their first animals. Congrats to all you youth hunters. I sure hope I can get to each and every one of your stories, as they are all unique and special. For those I may have missed, congratulations - I hope the experience will stay with you forever. And a sincere "THANK YOU" to the mothers, fathers, families and friends getting behind these young hunters and creating special memories. You guys are "towing the line" for future generations of hunters.

Awesome! Great job.

That is AWESOME. Way to go Jett! One heck of a shot and one heck of a buck! That picture sleeping with the horns says it all! Priceless.

Nice! I love seeing those kids out there hunting. Great job!!

Nice Job TJ! Way to go.

Nice job! That is awesome. I love seeing those kiddos out there.

BTW, really nice job on the faces of that elk and mule deer. They look alive and natural. You have a really artistic, but realistic touch. I like it.

What do you guys charge for artificical velvet? I've got a decent 3x3 muley I killed in velvet. Not something I'll dump much money into, but he looked much better with the "fluff" before I boiled him out. My local taxidermist said it would be around $200 or more as he had to send them to Mexico for a spray-on application.

NICE!!!!

I think around $250. Not something I am interested in buying for myself, but I get the appeal for out-of-state guys who need to be able to make plans without waiting for the regular draw.

Those things can be darn hard to find in the fall. A buddy of mine is hunting 3C and has yet to see a turkey. I went out Sunday for a drive and found where what looked like a zillion of them had crossed the road and fed into a creek bottom within the last couple hours. Gave him a call and told him about it, but when he went back he found nothing but the tracks and sign I had seen. It seems like they are in huge flocks right now, all moving together. If you find one, you find a bunch. But it's not like Spring where they are scattered everywhere.

That's a 35" ATA bow, for reference.

How much for these?

Nice job Dan! That is one heck of a bull. Sounds like a great hunt - thanks for sharing it here.

Happy Birthday!!!