Aaron's 2008 Elk

Here's my second elk ever. The rack is just a 1x2. I hunted 7 days in a row before coming across this little guy. I couldn't resist and had to take him. It's really hard to get a good picture when you are hunting alone, so sorry about that. I had to quarter this Elk in order to get it up the hill. I took 181 lbs of meat and bone to the butcher. I should be getting the meat back soon. I kept the tenderloin at home and made some up on Sunday .... mmmm yummy!

I about killed myself getting the elk up the hill. I lost 4.5 lbs that day.

Josh's 2008 Mule Deer

Talk about persistence here.  Josh got this buck on the last day of the hunt and there was just about 30 minutes of light left. 



Aaron's 2008 Mule Deer

This is the biggest deer I've ever got! (I've only got two.) Unfortunately, my camera got water damaged on the hunt and I wasn't able to get a good picture. Just think of it as a hood ornament!

The weight at the butcher (No hide, head, lower legs) was 120 lbs. I had it all made into jerky. It is excellent!!!