Final Score.. Tim and Keith 2 Elk 0

[Tim Thomas]

8) After a wild week on the Grand Mesa, Keith and I bagged 2 cow elk. Hail to the Cheese and Jap Brats and Sticks! Should be a great spring and summer at the launches. I can smell them now. Oh, wait, I CAN smell them now. Time to go fix my bun….. 😆

[Bruce R. Schaefer]

You, nut! I used to live under the Mesa! Thin the herd, my friend.

[Warren B. MusselmanModerator]

I hunted the west side of Grand Mesa (near the old Wild Rose campground) from 1984 through 1993 and did VERY well back in the drainages above Whitewater. Took an 8 point bull there in 87 and had to spend 3 days dragging the damn thing out. Great area, great hunting, WAY too many hunters. Units 41 and 411 if I recall right. Also kinda casually took a mule deer buck who wandered through camp just after sunset while 15 other hunters were scrambling for their rifles – Had 8 guys help butcher that buck (actually, I don’t think I lifted a knife). I was just lucky that my gun was 3′ away and freshly cleaned and loaded.

Shame that Chronic Wasting Disease hit Colorado – otherwise I’d still be hunting. Damn nice Tim. Congratulations. I’ll be happy to eat one of those brats when the time comes and with thanks.

Warren

PS: I still have 40 or 50 pounds of elk from the poor bull who walked in front of a German tourist in a van right behind my house on US36 heading to Estes Park. Still haven’t gotten around to making sausage.

[John A. WilkeParticipant]

Nice job Tim and Keith!!! I didn’t get a chance to hunt this year… next year, perhaps? I did take the .300 Winmag out and it still knows how to shoot 8)

What caliber did you guys use? which season did you hunt?

Good work!

[Bret PackardParticipant]

I’m just wondering based on the scores posted for the thread topic, how exactly does an elk score? 😕

[Warren B. MusselmanModerator]

How does an elk score? Plainly you’ve never seen a Far Side comic or Bizarro.

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