2023 OFFICIAL ELK MEAT POLE THREAD

[Outlawshiner]

Got my first Elk during fourth rifle on Thanksgiving Day! Couldn't be more excited! I got a lot of good advice from the veteran Elk hunters here on Rokslide. Thank you all for that!

 

[roosiebull]

My daughter killed her first big game critter tonight in the last minutes of the season.

 

[TripleJ]

My daughter killed her first big game critter tonight in the last minutes of the season.

Doesn’t get much better than watching your kids find success!!! That’s so cool, congrats to both of you!

 

[roosiebull]

Doesn’t get much better than watching your kids find success!!! That’s so cool, congrats to both of you!

Thanks!, it was crazy it worked out… I wanted to keep shots inside 70yds (shotgun and green hunter) we got within 100yds a few times this week including stalking in this morning, then went and sat in a blind for 7hrs (a lot to ask for a 14yr old girl) one spike, 63 cows, and patience paid off with a 40yd broadside shot. I’m proud of her, she did awesome… he went about 25yds and tipped over

 

[Rogue Bay]

My daughter killed her first big game critter tonight in the last minutes of the season.

That’s a great display of patience and persistence! A big congrats to you both!

 

[edfreeway3]

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I'll go first. This is the first elk I've killed. First day of the season, last light on public land in Montucky with my PSE Mach 34. I'm still on cloud nine after taking this old 6x7 brute as my first elk.

Update - official scores: gross - 352 2/8, net - 332 1/8

Nice photo. Slammer of a first bull elk

Struck big last night in Montana

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giant!!

 

[LVaughn]

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I'll go first. This is the first elk I've killed. First day of the season, last light on public land in Montucky with my PSE Mach 34. I'm still on cloud nine after taking this old 6x7 brute as my first elk.

Update - official scores: gross - 352 2/8, net - 332 1/8

Congrats

 

[Rooster46]

Late rifle tag punched!

 

[5PointCurse]

Halloween gave my wife a treat.
Opening weekend in Montana was warm for rifle, 2nd Saturday was in the negatives and lot of opportunities no comfortable shots for her. 2nd Sunday it warmed up(15 degrees) and the orange army was out in hoards. We jetted out last night around 3pm. Had 18 bulls by 5:45 feeding on a face. This bull and one other were the last to trickle out of the timber. With a great sneak stalk to close some distance and an awesome shot she took home the bull she wanted from Saturday. Photos of her first elk and another last load 1:25am, home by 3am, in meetings by 7:45am.
Tired, Halloween gave me a trick(last photo).

Congrats to her! Awesome bull!

 

[5PointCurse]

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I'll go first. This is the first elk I've killed. First day of the season, last light on public land in Montucky with my PSE Mach 34. I'm still on cloud nine after taking this old 6x7 brute as my first elk.

Update - official scores: gross - 352 2/8, net - 332 1/8

Stud bull! Congrats!

 

[Kyle C]

Utah LE. 22 days of hunting and numerous bulls passed up. 3 days left I couldn't let this one walk away.

 

[Brijake]

walk

Nice work, 22 days is a commitment!

 

[Kyle C]

Nice work, 22 days is a commitment!

No doubt. I took the season off except for the first few days. Didn't plan on staying there the entire time, but that's just how it worked out.

 

[GeoHunter]

First time I’ve been able to punch an elk tag on an out of state hunt. General tag, public land, and got really lucky to have this guy walk out in front of me at 150 yds at first light on day 3. Took 3 double lung shots before he finally dropped.

 

[String&stick]

As they fell. . . Should have killed two cows the day before that would have required a lot of work packing, but a game and parks survey flight ran the herd about 1.5 miles off and got them all riled up.

As luck would have it, we tagged out the next day in a lull between 60mph winds! Best part, there was an old two track that we came across not 30 yards from where they fell making life really easy! Antlers are fun, but meat in the freezer is awesome and I was happy to have the opportunity to fill them this year.

 

[el_jefe_pescado]

1/4/24, MT late-season jerky mama. Lack of weather made things tricky. Shot her on the leading edge of a much needed cold snap.


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[JMundy84]

Had a damn good elk season in Idaho this year I got my first archery elk which was also my first branch antlered bull. Called him into 12 yards, double lunged him and he went about 30 and stopped to my cow calls and tipped over. Then my wife (who is an elk killing machine) shot one during October so we're sitting on a full freezer this winter

 

[bergie]

2023 Idaho bull. Marathon pack out but I wouldn't have wanted to share the pain with anybody else! I owe those fellas some misery and can't wait to repay with some sweat.

 

[elkenstein]

My X-bolt is getting bored of my Hoyt. New to Rokslide, but this was the last weekend of archery season in the Bridgers (MT)

 

[Jake_h223]

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I'll go first. This is the first elk I've killed. First day of the season, last light on public land in Montucky with my PSE Mach 34. I'm still on cloud nine after taking this old 6x7 brute as my first elk.

Update - official scores: gross - 352 2/8, net - 332 1/8

Awesome first elk! Congratulations!