Author Topic: Wildlife Photo's (Read 14456 times)

Dorado · « **Reply #60 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 10:28 AM »

Hey BD did you shoot anything during bow season?

I hiked/ran about 100 miles in the ridges around the upper Green river chasing elk. Finally got a good shot at a nice 6x6 and shot clean over his back like the amateur I am!!! Only re-lived that shot about a thousand times!!!

BottomDweller · « **Reply #61 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 10:47 AM »

ha, it happens to us all, d! my first year bowhunting i missed a nice buck, but didn't really practice enough or have my gear dialed, so that was to be expected, but the year before this last one, i worked my butt off to get everything just right for that opportunity, and, what do ya know, opening day, first ten minutes of the season, i run into a monster buck that had to have been pushing 200p&y... little bit of a downhill shot, and my arrow went right over his vitals, buzzing the hair on the top of his back. talk about a heart breaker. this last season i pulled the trigger on a little tiny forked-horn... don't really know what i was thinking, but put some meat in the freezer.

this year i should be able to put all my experience together to make it count. you get out what you put in.

Dorado · « **Reply #62 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 11:17 AM »

That seems to be what everyone says....still...AHH!

I practiced 5 days week all summer, and shot from various angles and positions, and was very confident in my shooting skills out to 40 yards. However a big brown elk does not have a bullseye on it. I have a rangefinder, but when the bull came over to me I had about 2 seconds to estimate distance and guessed he was 25 yards. Through the peep sight all I could see was brown hair, I lost all perspective. After I released, missed, and he ran off I paced the distance...12 paces!

Hope there is a next time....

BuzzH · « **Reply #63 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 12:37 PM »

Dorado,

Stick with it, there will be a next time.

I've been lucky to kill several elk with a bow in the last 20 years. I've blown some easy opportunities, its tough to hold things together sometimes.

I dont dwell too much on the missed opportunities, just glad to have them at all.

That said, I'm glad I held it together and have more than just another "missed opportunity story" on the bull I took this year in Wyoming with my bow:

Also happy to have my Dad and Brother there to share the experience:

BottomDweller · « **Reply #64 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 12:46 PM »

you can't post a picture like that without telling us the stories, man. public land? is that the exit wound? beautiful rack... i'm guessin' about 355-365??? did you sneak in on it or call it in? -congratulations-

BuzzH · « **Reply #65 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 01:24 PM »

BottomDweller,

Yes, it was public land and you know how to score elk pretty well. It officially gross scores 372 even and nets 358 5/8.

There is a good story. A buddy of mine that I was hunting with and I had an incredible week of hunting. We were able to film the bull I ended up killing 3 days before I took him. Its a great sequence of footage of him and a really big 6 point fighting. We also filmed him a couple more times with a bunch of cows. We called in a bunch of bulls in a week, many over 300. I missed a bull 2 days before I shot this one that would have likely scored in the 340 range, a big six point.

The day I got him, I was calling another big 6 point, but he had cows. I just continued to stay as close as I could and about 8:30 or so, the herd with the big six point starting moving to a bedding area. I knew I had no chance of catching that bull, so my Dad, Brother and I decided to just sit down for a while and make a plan for mid-morning. We no sooner than sat down when a bull bugled from behind us, where we'd come from. I saw him coming through the trees and knew it was a good bull. Luckily, he walked right to us, just like he was on a string. I let him get to 30 yards and shot him walking just before he winded us. My brother got the whole thing on video. I wasnt real happy with the shot and while I was watching the video to see the exact shot placement, I recognized the small 6th point and realized it was the bull we'd video taped 3 days earlier. I couldnt believe it.

Thats the entrance, but I lucked out and got the back of the on-side lung and dead center through the liver. He went about 90 yards, so the shot was OK even though I would have much preferred the shot to be about 6-8 inches further forward.

Theres no debate that I was just flat out lucky and in the right place at the right time.

BottomDweller · « **Reply #66 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 01:59 PM »

Quote from: BuzzH on Feb 15, 2008, 01:24 PM

...Yes, it was public land and you know how to score elk pretty well. It officially gross scores 372 even and nets 358 5/8...

i have a little bit of a tendency to get bone fever and overestimate a big bull's rack so now i'm trying to be conservative by about 5 inches. again, sweet bull. have you got it mounted on the wall? you should post pics of the mount if you do.

BuzzH · « **Reply #67 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 03:00 PM »

BottomDweller,

I dont have it mounted yet.

Heres a link to part of the video.

http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc68/mbhet/?action=view&current=elkvideo2007.flv

IcedBush13 · « **Reply #68 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 03:46 PM »

Quote from: BuzzH on Feb 15, 2008, 03:00 PM

BottomDweller,

I dont have it mounted yet.

Heres a link to part of the video.

http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc68/mbhet/?action=view&current=elkvideo2007.flv

Great video! I bet you watch that all the time, atleast i would.

Bigred1 · « **Reply #69 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 05:00 PM »

Congratulations! That is one nice bull.

er-e-is · « **Reply #70 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 09:02 PM »

Congrats on the Great Bull!

Check out these pics.

http://www.pinedaleonline.com/news/2008/02/AlbinoMoose.htm

GAMBELL · « **Reply #71 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 09:20 PM »

Nice photos everyone.

Buzzh, Nice job on the elk.

Here is a bird that landed on my boat and hung around for a while. We were offshore in Lake Ontario.

lingrus · « **Reply #72 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 09:29 PM »

Blackburnian Warbler

GAMBELL · « **Reply #73 on:** Feb 15, 2008, 09:32 PM »

Yup. He was not affraid of us. He walked around on my dash of my boat for 45 minutes eating spiders and knats. I wish he would come back and keep the spiders down in the boat.

POk3s · « **Reply #74 on:** Feb 17, 2008, 11:24 AM »

Wow what a bull man! Great job!!!!

Cargo · « **Reply #75 on:** Feb 17, 2008, 01:47 PM »

WOW Great pictures Guys! Walleye Wackin what a nice Ram! BD I like the picture of the Moose. Gambell Great shot of bird on the fishing rod.

BuzzH, Wow you are lucky man great bull, cool video, Neat story I have had that happen several times, you have a blown setup everybody sits around talking about what to do next and all of a sudden look what comes in I shot this bull just like what happened to you except I had two to choose from. Blackhills Wy.

bacoj1 · « **Reply #76 on:** Feb 17, 2008, 01:53 PM »

Nice bull Big Ice!!! What'd he score? Here's a strange buck photographed in Rawlins last fall during the rut.

Big Mack · « **Reply #77 on:** Feb 17, 2008, 08:10 PM »

2006 rifle elk

2007 archery bull

er-e-is · « **Reply #78 on:** Feb 17, 2008, 09:45 PM »

2007 Deer

POk3s · « **Reply #79 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 01:30 AM »

well it looks like we're making this a bragging board...lol. I'll post pics of kills tomorrow after I go fishing!!!!

er-e-is · « **Reply #80 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 08:54 AM »

Quote from: POk3s on Feb 18, 2008, 01:30 AM

well it looks like we're making this a bragging board...lol. I'll post pics of kills tomorrow after I go fishing!!!!

I don't think it's a "Braggin Board" that was not my intent when I started this thread. One of the best ways to ruin a friendship is to start braging or trying to "One-Up'' your hunting or fishing buddy. I think its great to share each others photo's, dead or alive. Those elk stories and pic's sure get me wishin for Sept. Great photo's guys and keep em coming.

Imissedem · « **Reply #81 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 09:04 AM »

I think its great keep the photos coming.

Big Mack · « **Reply #82 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 09:34 AM »

I here ya buddy, just can't wait till September!

LT · « **Reply #83 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 11:22 AM »

This just came in on an e-mail and I pasted it, enjoy, I think seeing the "unusual" is what's special and a glimpse of a true albino is a rare treat.

POk3s · « **Reply #84 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 02:49 PM »

Ok maybe I shouldn't have put it that way. I'm just sayin' we've got some hunting pictures comin' in now, and I'll add mine later.

JCaughtem · « **Reply #85 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 04:18 PM »

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I got these shots a few weeks ago after a good day of fishing on Half Moon Lake. Has anyone else got any photo's to share?

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AWSOME

JCaughtem · « **Reply #86 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 06:54 PM »

POk3s · « **Reply #87 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 09:32 PM »

Here's some huntin' pics I enjoy! All this year!

Me and only me on this trip and I succeeded

First bull elk!

First 4-point Deer!

Second archery kill (killed a doe antelope the day before) This one was so much more fun!

Scenery Shot

Lots of pics I know....but this was such an awesome year! Have more pics I could add but this sums it up!

ryguy337 · « **Reply #88 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 09:41 PM »

just a pic. of my Red Tail Hawk i traind 2 years ago, he has since been released. he was an awsome falconry bird!!!

POk3s · « **Reply #89 on:** Feb 18, 2008, 10:52 PM »

That is so cool! Wish I could see one of them at work!

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