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11-27-2008, 08:48 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Salem, Oregon
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Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
After 5 days of hard hunting and no Elk, fortune finally smiled upon us on this Thanksgiving Day. My Mom is 64 years young  and has troubles walking and has other medical problems that limits her on how she gets to hunt so she obtained a disabled permit to allow her to keep doing the one thing she loves. Needless to say this was very hard for her to do and these days are hard for her as she used to run up and down the canyons hunting Elk and Deer.
We started out our day checking out couple of favorite spots and then we went to a clearcut that I had seen a herd of elk in during deer season. As I drove out of the timber and took my first look down into the clear cut I spotted two elk standing down in the bottom of the unit.  After getting out of the truck and getting my mom settled down to use a stump for a rest I could clearly see that the one standing broad side to us was a branch bull so I told her to take him. She settled in and took the shot and as I looked on thru the binoculars I saw the bull hunch over and stagger and I knew she had hit him. She shot two more times but missed as it was running down away from us and out of sight. I helped up my mom and got her back into truck to wait and then I took off after her elk. After getting down to where we had last seen the bull I saw it standin next to the timber with its head hanging low. I finished him off for my mom only to later find her first shot was a mortal one and had taken him in the liver. 
I am very proud of my mom and her determination to keep hunting each year. This year has been her best year hunting for several years as she not only got a 3X4 Branch Bull Elk but during deer season she shot herself a nice big doe with one shot to the head.
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11-27-2008, 08:55 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: NW Oregon
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Congrats to your mom!!!!
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11-27-2008, 09:02 PM
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King Salmon
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Carlton, OR
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Nice work to you and Mom.
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11-27-2008, 09:03 PM
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Sturgeon
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Battle Ground WA
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Right on, Turkey day is one of my favorites to be out harvesting animals. It's been a winner for the family for some time!
Congrats to your Mom!
Keith
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11-27-2008, 09:05 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
That is just AWESOME!!!! Congtats MOM! BH
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11-27-2008, 09:07 PM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Those disabled permits are sure nice! Thats great she still goes.
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11-27-2008, 09:30 PM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Congrats to her for still wanting to get out and fill a tag!
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11-27-2008, 09:42 PM
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
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11-28-2008, 01:34 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Congrats to your MOM on a great bull..
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11-28-2008, 03:22 AM
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Ifish Nate
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
I can only imagine how happy & proud you were for her......Why doesn't she look happy? I'd be dancing on the tables
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11-28-2008, 06:02 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
That sounds like one Thanksgiving you and your mom will never forget. Tell your mom congrats on a great bull
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11-28-2008, 07:06 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Sounds like you have much to be thankful for on turkey day. Congrats to your Mom on the bull.
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11-28-2008, 07:09 AM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Congrats to your mom. NICE GOING!!!
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11-28-2008, 07:38 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
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I can only imagine how happy & proud you were for her......Why doesn't she look happy? I'd be dancing on the tables |
She was very happy but unfortunately by the time we got it out and took the pics she was in quiet a bit of pain as she has problems with her hips and back.
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11-28-2008, 08:07 AM
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Congratulations on you and you MOM ......................... :appl ause:
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11-28-2008, 09:08 AM
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Chromer
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Way to go MOM.
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11-28-2008, 09:20 AM
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Sturgeon
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Awesome job way to go Mom! 
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11-28-2008, 10:34 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Congrats to your mom. She looks like she is in some pain. Hopefully, the events of the day made her feel better. What a Thanksgiving Day.
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11-28-2008, 11:37 AM
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Chromer
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: McMinnville, Corvallis
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Congrats to a nice bull!! Lets hope the luck continues for all us late season archery hunters!!
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11-28-2008, 01:49 PM
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Tuna!
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Sisters, OR
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Congratulations to your mother and kudos to the "Guide" for getting her onto the bull. A hunt to remember.
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11-28-2008, 03:39 PM
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Coho
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
congrats.... who ever does looks happy after doin the dirty work your only happy and excited for about ten to fifteen minutes after untill the work begins.. good job
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11-28-2008, 08:08 PM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Apr 2008
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
good job to your mom, i hope you dident make her cook dinner after that?
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11-28-2008, 08:59 PM
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Sturgeon
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
That's Great!
Congrats to your Mom
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11-29-2008, 08:15 AM
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Ifish Nate
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Medics-R-US
She was very happy but unfortunately by the time we got it out and took the pics she was in quiet a bit of pain as she has problems with her hips and back.
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Oh boy, Do I understand that!!! Sorry for her but many congrats! 
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11-29-2008, 08:34 AM
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Ifish Nate
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Way to go!!!!!!!!
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11-29-2008, 09:14 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
More familys should do this for Thanksgiving, Nice family activity.
good work!
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11-29-2008, 09:44 AM
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Halibut
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Clackamas County Oregon
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Glad to read about your Mom's elk & deer.
A lot of support comes from moms that hunt.
Congratulations to your mom on her hunt.
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11-29-2008, 09:48 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
I can only hope that I can still do the things that I love at that age.
KUDOs to Mom
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11-29-2008, 10:25 AM
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Cutthroat
Join Date: May 2005
Location: oregon
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
congrats to you mom after hunting the first season with my son and me hunting the second still no elk so hats off to your mom .
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12-01-2008, 08:56 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Nothing better than getting out in the woods hunting with family. Congrats to your mom on getting herself a nice looking bull.
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12-01-2008, 10:36 AM
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Steelhead
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Great job
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12-01-2008, 10:45 AM
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Steelhead
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
great job, my friends dad got a cow (disabled permit) and he got the spike next to it. He couldnt get his dad to quit laughing because he had to pack everything out. Friends are great! Of course he got help, eventually.
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12-01-2008, 11:10 AM
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Steelhead
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12-01-2008, 12:36 PM
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Steelhead
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Great job, congratz...
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12-01-2008, 12:44 PM
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King Salmon
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Re: Moms Thanksgiving Day ELK!!!!!!
Right on! Congrats to your mom
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