What a time!! I sure missed out on meeting a few of the good folks here. I wish Jimmie in Ky the best over there. It's good to know Semp is doing better too. And too bad ol Bopeye didn't make it. I guess that's 3 reasons to try to make it next year now. :yoyo: I had a lot more fun than I expected which is hard to believe. Everybody there made me feel like a seasoned veteran of many LBL hunts/get togethers even tho this was my 1st. I even managed to wade thru all the BS & get a tidbit or 2 of good info about coyotes from these fellas. :laf: The terrain was rugged as you've seen in other threads already. But beautiful it was. Spring & fall would be a great time to be there for the scenery. Might have to think about that one. The accomodations were top flight as well. The lodge restaurant had very good food & the price was right.
Enough of the boring stuff. Let's see what the camera has to show. :biggrin:
Beautiful place to be.
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Gramps & Kurtis walking back after a stand.
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Free range cattle feeder.
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Looks like Al & Frogman were hunting over the feeder for a cow elk. :roflmao:
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Yothuntr, Rich & Kasey.
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Here's Pat. He just got done teaching Kurtis everything he knows about coyotes. He looks so proud to be able to pass on his vast amount of knowledge to our youth doesn't he?? :roflmao: :roflmao: There's weedwalker Ed soaking up the knowledge & wisdom as well. :yoyo: Sorry Pat. This was just one of those "I gotta do this" pictures you know. :laf:
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What a view!! 5 mountain tops out across there. :yoyo: If you look right above the "02" in the date you can see 2 trees standing taller than the rest. My coyote came out just above them. :eyebrow:
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Sure is a purdy dog. :biggrin:
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He was a heavy fella. There is a nice black 2" tip on his tail too. He had enough black on him that when LinemanSteve saw him flip after the shot he thought I shot a black coyote. That woulda been cool but I'll take this fella too. :yoyo:
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Here's Frogman addressing the crowd. He is giving a seminar on coyote hunting. The crowd is totally engrossed. :yoyo: :roflmao: :roflmao: Sorry Jim!! When I seen this Saturday night I just had to do this. :yoyo:
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Here's Kurtis taking a picture of me taking a picture of him taking a picture of me. :confused: :laf: :laf: Kurtis is a good boy. He didn't want to leave. I was glad to have him along & sure hope I made a new Friend in him. Thanks for coming along Kurtis. I hope we can do the hunt again next year together. :yoyo:
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And last but not least. I'm not sure what I did to win this award. Hell I don't even know if it's a good thing or a bad thing!! :roflmao: Thanks BITE ME!! Bopeye!! Whatever it takes to win the 1st annual Bopeye Bite Me Award I'm sure I did. :laf: :laf: With the crowd that hangs out here it's gonna be tough to repeat next year. :yoyo:
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Thanks for looking!! :yoyo:
Glen,
I'm glad you came. I enjoyed talking with you and Bill and Kurtis. Good shooting on your coyote, it's still a real kick to get one down isn't it!!
Jim
Hi Jim. It was a pleasure being there. I had a lot of fun too. It's always a blast to pull down on anything. But it's especially fun on a coyote. :yoyo:
Mike-- Thank You for skinning that coyote for me on such a short notice. I certainly appreciated it & I can't tell you enough just how much. It meant a tremendous amount to me. THANK YOU!! :yoyo: And I'm sorry I forgot to mention you in the above story. :wink:
Glen,
Hope your coyote hide gets a propper tanning! That's a nice coyote!
Jim
:yoyo: Had a great time! It was great to meet ya Hammer! Going to have to get a few more pens from you on down the road. My wife loves the one she got!
:doh2: Nice catch Jim!! Thanks!! :yoyo:
:roflmao: @ Yotehntr!! Didn't take her very long to pirate that one did it??!! :laf: :laf: Just holler. :biggrin:
Thanks to the whole skinnin crew!! :biggrin:
Thanks a lot for sharin it all with us Glen. Next best thing to bein there. :congrats: :congrats:
Glad you guys got it put together, I would love to be able to make it to one. Looked like a nice
place to hunt. Congrats on the yote. :thumb2: and the call. :laf:
I wish we coulda hunted together HaMer!.....We will make it happen soon I hope.
You guys wernt suppose to have as much fun since the LBL got weathered out. I'm thinking none of ya's missed a stride :highclap:
Nice pics Glen, and congrats on the yote! :yoyo:
Yeah we had fun Jim. I wish everybody that wanted to be there could have made it. That would have been something. :yoyo: We'll get together for a couple hunts Al. :yoyo:
Thanks for the pics HaMeR. Looks like yall had a great time. Wish I coulda been there. Maybe next year.
:yahoo: WTG Glen!!!!
When I was reading t'is morning no one said anything about you getting one. Then talking to Bill tonight he said you got one. :biggrin:
So did ya burn 'im w/ the Fireball or sub caliber club him w/ the 204? :shrug:
We skinned it for him.so if he dont know where he hit it I will tell ya............ :innocentwhistle:
Glad everyone had a great time. ;yes; Lookin' forward to seein' ya next year, HaMeR! :yoyo:
You and that call just suit each other Hamer. :laf:
Just remember, if "you can read it, then heed it." :wink: :biggrin:
Mike-- You're Welcome. It was a lot of fun & I hope you can make it next year too.
VV-- Yep I got me one!! If I would be any good at this gig I would have seen the other one & waited a few seconds for it to come out for Steve to crack. :doh2: I didn't have the FireBall with me. I two O floored him at 50-60yds. Caught him in the ribs on the right & punched thru the shoulder on the opposite side. He spun & flipped twice & that was it. Then I heard the 2nd one busting down thru the brush to my left. :doh2:
Semp-- Sure woulda been nice to meet up with you but I understand. I hope you're doing better now!! :yoyo:
Bopeye-- :confused: :shrug: :roflmao: :roflmao: Thanks Bop!! I hope things are better next year for ya!! See you then. :yoyo:
Got my dog back today. :biggrin:
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I remember it well......and I am sure Mike would too...... :laf: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :highclap: :highclap: :highclap:
:yoyo: done in by a .204 if memory serves! :yoyo:
About darn time I thought you were keeping it from us :laf:
Looks much smaller now :shrug:
The cat's not sure what to make of the new addition. :laf:
Nice piece of fur. Cat is probably thinking "am I next."
Yes it was a 204 with a 40gr Berger. :yoyo:
That is the younger cat. the older cat just looks at it & walks away uninterested. :laf: And yes it does appear to have lost weight. Jimbo could probably explain exactly why that is. :laf: :laf:
John-- That really was a nice looking coyote. I thought he was anyhow. I really like all the black on his back.
Al-- Yes Mike would remember that one. A big THANKS to him & those that helped him that night. :yoyo: :yoyo:
Good lookin fur HaMeR. :yoyo: I bet that crowd across the street watching Mike skin it remembers it too. :biggrin:
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He wanted us to skin it on the swing set!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Thanks Ed. If they woulda came over they could have met some very serious yet enjoyable folks to chat with. Along with the mental deficients!! :roflmao: :roflmao:
Aint that what the swing set was put there for?? :shrug: :laf: :laf: