2012 Montana elk

[Hem]

Had a special tag for this year,so i was determined to hold out for an exceptional bull.After three trips and eight days It was time to fill the tag and not be so picky.I'm happy this guy was there,it was the final full day of hunting.Battled snow/blizzard weather,frozen pea soup fog, shorts weather, and high winds over the course of the season, but that is elk hunting,right?

 

[kansasdad]

Looks like you took him out of the first cut of rough from the seventh hole. Congratulations.

 

[AZ402]

Congrats!

 

[Big Fin]

Congrats, Hem. I was going to call and see how it was going. Glad to see you got a good one. Hope you get another good Whitey in the few days remaining.

 

[Hem]

hah,first bull in twenty three years that wasn't gutted on the side of some cliff. No apologies here.

 

[Hem]

Fin,
The whiteys get a pass from me this year,I think.My Powder River hunt was a bust,and by the time I cut and wrap this elk I might have had enough raw meat on the brain.

 

[Sytes]

Grats Hem! Nice looking bull.

 

[HUNTMAN]

good job. way to stick with it Nate.

 

[wingman1]

Nice bull! They get some strange weather over there.
Congrats

 

[Basser]

Nice bull, congrats

 

[Lawnboy]

Great bull. I almost hate "trophy" tags. It makes bulls that you would normally be doing back flips over seem just ok. That's a great bull you should be happy. What was the biggest you saw over the season up there would you guess?

 

[Muleyfanatic]

Great Bull! Well done.

 

[Muleyfanatic]

Sweet Bull! Nice to be able to be choosy.

 

[Hem]

Actually i wasn't being THAT choosy, I only passed on two small 6's earlier in the season. I was hunting a 50/50 split of private /public,in an area where generally the elk are migrating through.There wasn't much elk hanging around.Did see some whoppers in pick-ups whole,in that unit.

 

[mdunc8]

Great bull right there. I'll trade you some deer for some elk if I can put my tag on one of the bucks I've been chasing for the last week.

 

[Brad]

Good job and congrat's... nice photo too.

 

[DonDusart]

Very nice.

 

[mixedbag]

Thats a great bull.What tag did you draw;if you want to share.I'm sure its a tough one to get anyway.i'd be super happy with a bull like that;congrats

 

[havgunwilltravel]

Sounds like a good hunt and a well deserved bull...nice animal..

 

[drahthaar]

Nice bull! Congrats on your hunt.