2021 Trophy Thread

[Slick8]

Why is it so important that you all have to express the yardage of the kill. You went out
to bag your game. You bagged a beautiful animal to be proud of, why care about yardage
it was taken at. Yardage appears more important than the animal taken. My 2 cents worth.

I didn't but typically do. Didn't really think about it. This is a long range hunting site and too me that's another measure of the accomplishment and or added memory.

To call people out for pride in an accomplishment is not good for our sport as it divides us as hunters.

The accomplishment can be measured as success in many ways...
Size of antlers/body
How far was the shot
How many miles from the trail head
How close to the trail head
Some bow hunters are proud of making a long shot, say 100 yards. Some are proud of how close they got to their quarry.
Was it shared with friends or family
DRT
The list goes on.

I shot that elk at 550 yards off a tripod from the seated position since you asked. The sitting son made for a beautiful picture imo and hangs above my loading bench.

 

[cornshank]

Had a banner year knocking off a 30 year bucket list item and now can't wait to go back.

View attachment 332288Nice , no doubt a memerable hunt .

 

[cornshank]

Why is it so important that you all have to express the yardage of the kill. You went out
to bag your game. You bagged a beautiful animal to be proud of, why care about yardage
it was taken at. Yardage appears more important than the animal taken. My 2 cents worth.

Ii kinda agree , yardage is an individual thing , long range hunting is not cut and dry . A 14 year old might think 300 yards is long range and a 75 year old might think the exact same , because he can't see as good anymore at more than that .
Not everyone considers anything from 500 to 600 to 700 yds , a (chip shot ) , as I have heard it called.
Thanks

 

[Rick Richard]

I didn't but typically do. Didn't really think about it. This is a long range hunting site and too me that's another measure of the accomplishment and or added memory.

To call people out for pride in an accomplishment is not good for our sport as it divides us as hunters.

The accomplishment can be measured as success in many ways...
Size of antlers/body
How far was the shot
How many miles from the trail head
How close to the trail head
Some bow hunters are proud of making a long shot, say 100 yards. Some are proud of how close they got to their quarry.
Was it shared with friends or family
DRT
The list goes on.

What he said.

 

[cellguy]

I was lucky enough to wack this guy at 60 yards with my 30-06 in Georgia

 

[sp6x6]

Bull archery buck 474 lots wind Son buck archery

 

[ElkSurgeon]

Here's my daughter's trophies for 2021…her first year to hunt elk 12yrs old & she killed a sweet mule deer, Public land DIY….Rem700 300wby, Proud father & super happy Little Girl

 

[ElkSurgeon]

I didn't kill anything this year , my season was dedicated to HER!

 

[steel2]

We as a family spent the month of October in Nevada with my brother n his family looking for the "right" buck n while he is not a trophy by the tape measure he sure is a trophy for me and we made a lot of memories

 

[cornshank]

Here's my daughter's trophies for 2021…her first year to hunt elk 12yrs old & she killed a sweet mule deer, Public land DIY….Rem700 300wby, Proud father & super happy Little Girl
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Very nice animals and what a start for her , best part is the caliber she used ,300 weatherby , oh yeah!

 

[cornshank]

We as a family spent the month of October in Nevada with my brother n his family looking for the "right" buck n while he is not a trophy by the tape measure he sure is a trophy for me and we made a lot of memories View attachment 332448

 

[cornshank]

Beautiful buck by any standard .

 

[Korhil78]

New Mexico desert Mule Deer shot at 67 yards with my Bow.

 

[cornshank]

New Mexico desert Mule Deer shot at 67 yards with my Bow.

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67 yards , long shot ,nice .
I also like the amount of electrical tape ,to hold the tag on!