MT/CO Safari Stage I complete

[Bambistew]

Just checking in for a quick second. Story and pictures to follow in about a week or so...

To make a long story short. We ran out of elk tags (6) by day 4. Conditions were awesome for elk slaying and the deer rut was in full swing. I saw 2 deer that I'm pretty confidant would have easily made book, and a bunch of others in the 170-180" range. And a couple other guys in my group said that they saw a buck that made the two book deer I saw look like puppies... If I could only draw a tag.

Got to get my stuff packed for MT, leave in the morning. Word on the street is, my 'guide' has a couple nice bulls tied up. More later...

 

[MarvB]

Best of luck Bambi...looking forward to the pics!

 

[mtmiller]

Good luck on the MT leg of the safari and looking forward to some pics from CO. BTW, let me know where all these book deer are and I will make sure I put in for that unit.

 

[Oak]

Sounds like a good hunt, BS. Good luck in MT.

Miller, if you haven't started applying yet, you'll likely never draw that unit.

 

[mtmiller]

Miller, if you haven't started applying yet, you'll likely never draw that unit.

You mean my three points won't get it?

 

[justdada]

Never draw?
hmmm... that's means either Unit 10 or the gunnison basin.
I'm planning on burning some pref. points next fall to hunt deer in the gunnision basin again. I love that place.
Good job on the elk BS, and good luck in Montana!
Can't wait to hear the stories!

 

[Horn Seeker]

Go gettum, good luck!

 

[waterboy]

What a punk making me drool like this. Come on Ivan, give us at least one picture with a post like that!

Good luck buddy.

 

[Bambistew]

Never draw?
hmmm... that's means either Unit 10 or the gunnison basin.
I'm planning on burning some pref. points next fall to hunt deer in the gunnision basin again. I love that place.
Good job on the elk BS, and good luck in Montana!
Can't wait to hear the stories!

Didn't say never draw...

 

[Buckrub]

I can confirm what Bambi said about the Muleys, I was there!!
Where we hunted was like a "petting zoo". Frigg'in Muleys have pretty much no fear of man.
I owe a big thanks to Bambi for getting me on this trip with him and his buddies.
Finally broke my elk cherry after two previously unsuccessful "guided" hunts.
It took me 4 days, but, I was able to smack the heart outta a bull at about 500 yds. with the 300RUM. He's a typical Co. raghorn 5X4, but, he's solid gold to me!!
Great trip, learned alot, and actually was able to breathe after a couple of days.
We took 4 bulls, a cow and a yearling cow in 4 days. Not bad when you consider that 2 of us ( not counting BS ) were rookie easterners from Chithole, Md.!!!