Fulfillment of a life long dream! ... Updated with story!

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Fulfillment of a life long dream! ... Updated with story!

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Last night just before dark, I was able to finally get a mature bull. He's not huge, but he's not small either. This was a general tag, not a limited entry hunt. I feel very fortunate and blessed!

My second oldest son, Kody was with me as well as my good friend Victor who's help with the messy work was invaluable. With just over two hours of sleep last night, I am still on cloud nine!

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WAY TO GO, BRIAN!!!!! That ain't no raghorn, pretty nice piece of work! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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WOW! Congratulations. That's a beauty for sure! :D Nice job, I'm so jealous it hurts! :mrgreen:
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Congratulations!!! Now don't be bashful, give us some more details; gun , caliber, bullet, distance. Let the 204um members live this dream with you!

I think you have a really nice elk there, Brian. It's a trophy in my book!!!
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SWEEEEET, Brian! Way to go!!!!! That's a nice bull in anyone's book. Sincere congratulations! :D

After you decend from Cloud 9, be sure to give us all the details....caliber, distance, etc. I bet there's a place on a wall in the house for this boy! ;)
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Very nice Brian. The first one is always the best.
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Most excellent Mr. Brian!!!


I'm green with envy! :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
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Cool deal Brian!! Thats the best thing I've seen or read in the last 2 weeks anywhere!! I'm so happy for ya!! :wink:
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Speechless. WOW!
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GREAT GOING, BRIAN!!! Wow, that sure is nice! Jim
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Well, that gets you the
ATTA-BOY!!
for the year award.
Congrats, Brian :D
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That's a NICE one. :trophy: .. Wow..You guys start early out west.
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Being an easterner I would'nt know a big elk from a baby but that looks like one big elk to me!!!
Congratulations Brian. You've got more horn on that head than all the whitetails put together I've seen in the last twenty years.
I just gotta head west one of these days. You guys get all the fun.
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Awesome!!! I'm jealous as well :D I can't wait for October 24!
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I'm so happy I had to share with some other folks, and they've asked me to pass their thoughts on to Brian.

http://missouriwhitetails.com/forums/vi ... ?tid=42985

Since we're all pretty much an online family, so to speak, I'll just post it and let you all read what they got to say.
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