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I really enjoyed that! Thanks!

That is a very good buck. Congratulations!

Awesome. Gorgeous Buck. Chef

Tough dealings my friend. I do hope you don't suffer much more than you already have. Without our health, we have nothing. Take care of yourself and the hills will be there for another day. Get better soon, Chef

Okay guys. I need to step in here and say something. I am sure the rest reading this agree. We don't need any pissing matches on this forum. If we are going to start calling eachother names and start threatening one another, then we shouldn't be posting in the first place. There are such things as private messages that you can send to do that. I am not thin skinned in any sense but also don't like to see threads turn to garbage and bring down the quality of the forums. Amanda can pull the post all together, or actually ban people from posting. That is not what everyone wants. We all have qualities that bring a different perspective to the site. It would be a shame to lose valuable info and experience. Don't lower the standards Amanda has set for her forum. Regards, Chef

I commend and respect your persistence.

Have the San Carlos elk tags go up for auction. They will go for way more than $35k.

Excellent and beautiful buck! Much deserved congratulations. Chef

Good Luck and Happy Birthday!! Chef

Interesting topic. On our last elk hunt, my Father dropped an elk only to have him get up and bolt after ten minutes of celebration. It was a classic and great hunt up to that point. I had dropped my bull one hour prior and my Father had just come in too see it. I heard a bugle in the distance and called his bull into 100 yards. Needless to say, you can imagine the celebration that commensed. Only to have the SOB get up and run off! Both him and I (me mostly) scoured the countryside (GPS units in hand) for three full days. (took me that long to pack my bull out of that hellhole) My Father never once took a rifle afield again on that hunt. I wouldn't feel right either. Guess it depends on a lot of things, the reaction of the animal to the shot, amount of blood, etc. Merry Christmas. Chef

Congrats to your bud on a great looking deer. Merry Christmas. Chef

Congratulations! Merry Christmas! Chef

Congratulations!

Awesome! Tell your son C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !!! From, The Chef

Nice Cherokee. You definitely want to stay away from ABS if you are offroad. You have a four wheel drive and doing what you do, you will see plenty of moments when you are happy without the ABS. Congratulations....and yes, I know how you feel about "Falling in Lurve" with our vehicles! Yup, that sticker stands out for sure! If you see a roof racked Trooper (with an anti-USO sticker on the rear window) honk at you, it's yours truly!! Chef

Now THAT was funnay!!

Scott, That's really neat. I've heard of people using llamas too. Cool. Question...have you ever jumped game whilst packing into/out of camp? Just wondering if the multiple step sounds made by the goats keep deer and such more at ease than a pibed (us hunters) shuffling on the ground. I have found cows that were following a game trail at a relatively fast pace before. I stuck with them and jumped several does at incredibly close distances. I attributed that to the cows making a recognizable sound and not spooking the deer easily but just "pushing" them away. Regards, Chef

Josh, I concur, that has got to be the best lion picture I have ever seen. Chef

Hillbilly_Al, I am so happy that you got to tag a buck! Sorry it took so long to post but I had no idea! You sure had an eventful hunt that is for sure. I don't know how I would have reacted after finding the body. I'm sorry you missed the big one and I'm sure he is "the one" from previous years. Hopefully he gets another year of growing. I'm glad I could help and the easiest way to pay me back is to help another fellow hunter down the road. (as I am sure you have) A very big Congratulations my friend. Regards, Chef

PIIIIIIICS!!!!! Congrats! Chef

He should have paid $75 the night of the arrest and spent the night in his hotel. Trust me. Chef

Mmmmmmmmm......the perks!

What? no .30-.30? .44 Mag? Guess I'm just an old school kind of guy! Chef

Did you get my map via e-mail? Chef

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