1st season sucess!

I was lucky enough to harvest this cow on opening day of first season. She was moving thru a large meadow wish some small aspen stands. They when into a small drainage and that allowed me to move up a little closer and also find a good spot to shot from. They popped from the drained around 150 yards. I always shoot the lead cow always seem to be the biggest and she did not let me down. Hit her with a round and I could tell she was hit good and she hunched up. She then proceeded to turn and go back up the meadow and she stopped, so I let the .338 Win Mag hit her again and she never took another shot!!

I have to give a huge thanks to my DAD!! I packed out a front quarter on the way to get him. He was not hunting as he did not draw a tag and came along to just hang out and be there just incase I needed some help packing out. And I did!! She was 2.3 miles from the nearest road and the walk was straight uphill all the way!! Back is still sore!! It took us until 6pm on Sunday to get her all back to camp!!

THANKS AGAIN DAD!!!!!!!

Only draw back to the trip was we both had deer tags for 2nd season, but the road we take to get to the lower area is a horrible to road drive even dry and it had been snowing and raining on and off for the 6 days we were there. Talked with Sombrero Ranch guys and they were even having touble getting horses in for 2nd season. So we decided not to risk the road and not be too greedy and headed home a few days early!!

One more time.......THANKS DAD!!!!
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Camp
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Veiw from camp!!
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Releif that work is done!!
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Until next year!!! :cheers:
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MuleyMadness
Awesome time in the field, can't get much better than you Dad with you.

Nice pics, congrats!
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GUTPYLZ
Great story and photo's! I got to do the same with my dad this year except he had the tag. We got a huge cow and had a blast. Times to remember. 10sign:
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Thanks for sharing, it's a good thing to have meat in the freezer. It sounds like you might have been hunting in unit 28. I'm headed out for the thrid season (10/31/09 - 11/6/09), I have a buck tag and an OTC bull tag. My son has a buck tag and a Cow tag and we will be hunting unit 28 near Kelly Creek.
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AGCHAWK
Now there's some fine steaks and roasts there! CONGRATS!
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Good hunt! Looks like alot of good eating there.
Mark
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6x6 bull
Great Job and I'm sure lots of memories with your Dad. Looks like a great camp also. Enjoy those elk roasts this winter.
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Loafer
Love those snowy conditions, congrats on your hunt.
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HighLander
"Griff" wrote:Thanks for sharing, it's a good thing to have meat in the freezer. It sounds like you might have been hunting in unit 28. I'm headed out for the thrid season (10/31/09 - 11/6/09), I have a buck tag and an OTC bull tag. My son has a buck tag and a Cow tag and we will be hunting unit 28 near Kelly Creek.
 Good luck on your hunt, but i was not in unit 28.
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Thanks for the vote of confidence.......I have ran into the Sombrero Ranch guys in unit 28 so I was wondering if you were in 28. I know they rent horses and will deliver, I know they also guide hunts in certain units, anyway I'm glad that your hunt was successful. Too bad about not being able to fill the deer tags though.....there's always next year.

Thanks again for sharing and for the reply.......on my way to beautiful Colorado. :thumb
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Nice Cow! Gonna be good eatin'.
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bc.pse
Looks Fun!!!
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HighLander
"Griff" wrote:Thanks for the vote of confidence.......I have ran into the Sombrero Ranch guys in unit 28 so I was wondering if you were in 28. I know they rent horses and will deliver, I know they also guide hunts in certain units, anyway I'm glad that your hunt was successful. Too bad about not being able to fill the deer tags though.....there's always next year.

Thanks again for sharing and for the reply.......on my way to beautiful Colorado. :thumb
Yeah they bring alot of horses to this unit which is 4. They have a corral up there were they drop them off and pick them up. Did not see much of the up top, but I am sure they were there somewhere. Again good luck...hoope you dress warm...it's cold today!!
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Hiker
Good job Highlander. Sounds like a tough haul with those quarters.
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