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[Hunting Wife]

Looking back at some of my favorite stories. Some talented story tellers out there. Post up links to your favorites. We need more hunting stories and less doom and gloom lately.

Taking a kid to Church

This year my 14-year-old son was fortunate enough to draw a much-coveted Bighorn sheep tag for our home state of Idaho. As luck would have it, and by the grace of the random draw process which Idaho utilizes, he was able to draw on his first attempt. This is pretty amazing considering as an...

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Failure is Just a Dress Rehearsal for Success

This is the story of my wife's 2017 Montana Shiras moose hunt, but the inspiration for this title came during an elk hunt earlier this year with Dave (elkaholic) and Rueben. https://onyourownadventures.com/hunttalk/showthread.php?278230-First-archery-elk-(Mt-Bull) While in elk camp Rueben had...

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A Dream Becomes Reality

Having been on the road, almost non-stop, since August 11th, I’ve been a bit absent here on Hunt Talk this fall. Got home late last night following the 32-hour drive from far northern British Columbia. This hunt has been a dream since I was a teenager. Sometime around 8th grade, I read an...

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[Nameless Range]

Great idea for a thread!

This was a fun one to follow. Hard to believe it was 7 years ago.

A MT Moose update

Sorry guys, been out 24 days now looking for the right moose to hang my tag on this year......was tough finding them this summer, in fact only had seen one moose till about mid to late august. Things are starting to get fun now! Been able to get my son out on most of my trips so far and he is...

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[Nameless Range]

There are some epic threads by others that would go great on here but unfortunately the image hosting no longer works.

 

[Europe]

I enjoyed Oaks Dall sheep hunt story from 13 yeas ago. that was an enjoyable read

 

[Salmonchaser]

I enjoyed Oaks Dall sheep hunt story from 13 yeas ago. that was an enjoyable read

Hey, April, are you well? Been worried about you.

 

[Sytes]

A Poor Elk Hunter With A Good Elk Tag

I was lucky enough to draw the most sought after elk permit in Montana this year. Last year, over 10,000 people put in for the 135 available Elkhorns bull tags. For perspective, the next most popular area in Montana had just over 5,000 applicants. I will use this thread as a place to...

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Not an "On Your Own Adventure"

Even though I historically, am not the type to go on any sort of guided hunt, I happened into one on the other side of our world this past month. Almost a year ago, Pierre (Joe Perry) gave me a call that he had bought a Siberian Ibex hunt at a "Wild Sheep Foundation" banquet and there was a...

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[Deleted member 16014]

Sorry to bring this one up @Fatrack but it's one that sticks in my memory--I can relate to the highs and lows of high-input backpack hunts and it takes me there. Some awesome threads already posted above as well.

https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/high-country-muley.267188/

 

[Hunting Wife]

I missed some of these the first time around. Thanks for bringing them back.

 

[VAspeedgoat]

Any of bambistews Alaska hunts are well worth the time.

 

[Hunting Wife]

Fat kid and snow flakes

Blood was split, tears were shed, snow was shoveled, and a fat kid put a double broomer to rest. RIP Stumpy.

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[Oak]

Sorry to bring this one up @Fatrack but it's one that sticks in my memory--I can relate to the highs and lows of high-input backpack hunts and it takes me there. Some awesome threads already posted above as well.

https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/high-country-muley.267188/

One of the saddest stories I remember reading on here.

 

[Hunting Wife]

@Randy11 knows how to savor a tag...

A Summer of Moose and Mosquitoes

It took 17 years of applying, but the State of Montana finally deemed me worthy of one of it’s moose tags. I am lucky to live pretty close to the unit I drew, so I should be able to scout most weekends between now and when the season opens in September. Historically, this part of Montana has...

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Odocoileus hemionus

MT FWP decided give the local whitetail population a break for a season, and sent me a mule deer permit for my backyard. I had fun keeping a running thread of my goat tag last year, so I thought I'd do the same this year with the deer tag. As long as health and not drawing a moose tag allows...

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[Hunting Wife]

I should try the same as Oak and fix the pictures on my old threads. Bum deal to go back and see all the broken links.

If you fix them, post them up! I’m sure I missed the early ones.

 

[Jape]

Great idea, especially for those of us who don't know about some of the older stories.

Far too many to choose from, so here are two from 2019 by Buzz and JLS that I really enjoyed

https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/2019-wy-sheep.293280/

Bulls, hell holes, and empty Camelbaks

Bit of a prologue here. The last couple of months have been an absolute grind. Remodel projects, remodel cost overruns, blown engine on a daughters car, insurance deductibles, and extra shifts/OT to cover all the above have worn me out. It was time for a break. Finn and I headed for the River of...

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[rtraverdavis]

If you fix them, post them up! I’m sure I missed the early ones.

Yes please.

 

[rtraverdavis]

This was a good one:

Bulls, hell holes, and empty Camelbaks

Bit of a prologue here. The last couple of months have been an absolute grind. Remodel projects, remodel cost overruns, blown engine on a daughters car, insurance deductibles, and extra shifts/OT to cover all the above have worn me out. It was time for a break. Finn and I headed for the River of...

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With a really cool follow up:

A Christmas Story

In the spirit of Christmas, I thought it fitting to share a bit of my elk hunt that i didn’t include in the original version. To set the scene, I was at the darkest point of the day. I had a pretty frank come to Jesus convo about 800 feet below the top. I was wondering if I would be lucid...

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[Deleted member 28227]

One of may favorites

Against The Grain - Hunt Talk Edition

This weekend was my 5 day weekend to hunt. On Friday, I went for what someone of my rotundness would be considered a death march. I proceeded to come down with the flu and was laid up Saturday and Sunday. This morning I got up, hell bent on achieving at least a half-assed morning hunt...

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[Hunting Wife]

Sorry to bring this one up @Fatrack but it's one that sticks in my memory--I can relate to the highs and lows of high-input backpack hunts and it takes me there. Some awesome threads already posted above as well.

https://www.hunttalk.com/threads/high-country-muley.267188/

Had never seen this one. What a heartbreaker.

 

[Hunting Wife]

One of may favorites

Against The Grain - Hunt Talk Edition

This weekend was my 5 day weekend to hunt. On Friday, I went for what someone of my rotundness would be considered a death march. I proceeded to come down with the flu and was laid up Saturday and Sunday. This morning I got up, hell bent on achieving at least a half-assed morning hunt...

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I forgot about that one! Laughed my butt off

 

[DouglasR]

This one was almost as epic as Tiger King. So many plot twists.
Anybody know what happened to @RockinU? The satirical story he posted on this was hilarious. Sometimes when I’m trying to achieve a difficult task I still think about Jeff’s fictional friend Fred being like “Dbafp, Jeff”

Elk Idaho

Drew so called premier tag in Idaho. One of 5 rifle permits in the rut. Been here going on my 4th week and have seen more elk on a bad day in my back yard. One or two bugles tops. One great bull spotted on Private land which cannot be hunted without a written signed permit from the owner. Most...

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