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    jrabq reacted to utah400elk's post in the thread Colorado Unit 61… with Like Like.
    I saw a few more bucks in the 24 inch range but never the big buck. I passed on all of them holding out hope for the bigger buck or the...
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    jrabq reacted to utah400elk's post in the thread Colorado Unit 61… with Like Like.
    I repeated the day for the next two and a half days. I would glass early for the buck then move to a spot about 250 yards away from the...
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    jrabq reacted to utah400elk's post in the thread Colorado Unit 61… with Like Like.
    We dropped down the canyon to find the cow. We didn’t want to push the buck and hoped we might get another chance at him. The picture...
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    jrabq reacted to utah400elk's post in the thread Colorado Unit 61… with Like Like.
    OK…when they arrived at the cabin I asked if they got a shot at an elk? They were all smiles and said they had actually gotten two...
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    jrabq reacted to Dsnow9's post in the thread Missing CO Hunters with Like Like.
    Bet that was a tree root running through the rocks if I had to guess.
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    jrabq reacted to Sheltowee's post in the thread Missing CO Hunters with Like Like.
    https://www.denverpost.com/2025/09/22/elk-hunters-killed-colorado-lightning/
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    jrabq reacted to seeth07's post in the thread Missing CO Hunters with Like Like.
    I think the main "lesson learned" from this that I'm taking away is that if I ever find myself in a situation where a storm rolls in and...
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    jrabq reacted to Dsnow9's post in the thread Missing CO Hunters with Wow Wow.
    Man. That sucks! Glad it was instant. Posted my picture in close calls but this is even more of a confirmation of how lucky I was a...
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    jrabq reacted to Clarq's post in the thread Your Close Calls with Like Like.
    This may not be what you had in mind, but I'll share in case there's a lesson in it for someone. When I was growing up, my grandpa went...
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    jrabq reacted to 406dn's post in the thread Your Close Calls with Like Like.
    This didn't happen to me, and it ended up beyond a close call. Not long after we moved west, so over 40 years ago, this was in the...
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    jrabq reacted to Mallardsx2's post in the thread Missing CO Hunters with Like Like.
    Sad deal. Glad they didn't suffer and it was an instant death.
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    jrabq reacted to rjthehunter's post in the thread Missing CO Hunters with Like Like.
    As stated above, Lightning hit the ground near them and took them both in an instant. At least it was a quick, instant passing and not...
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    jrabq reacted to Sask hunter's post in the thread Finally some waterfowl! with Like Like.
    Been busy with elk and not many birds around or birds switching fields on us. But it felt good to get back in the decoys this morning. 3...
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    jrabq reacted to utah400elk's post in the thread Colorado Unit 61… with Like Like.
    Monday morning and we have a game plan. We move down the same ridge and see a small buck right away…less than 300 yards from the...
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    jrabq reacted to utah400elk's post in the thread Colorado Unit 61… with Like Like.
    His flight was univentful and we were back up the mountain into for the evening hunt. Is was relatively slow night. Very few deer...

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