Official 2023 Elk Meat Pole
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From: JakeBrake
02-Sep-23
Hope to have one of my own to add soon
Let’s see ‘em !!
From: Tony
04-Sep-23
2023 saskatchewan spiker. Called in a small herd, and after they initially spooked with a bad wind, I was able to get this guy back in to 10 yards.
From: Tony
04-Sep-23
From: LUNG$HOT
04-Sep-23
Awesome! Congrats, Tony
From: Brotsky
08-Sep-23
Wyoming general bull.
From: Ambush
08-Sep-23
First elk ever! British Columbia, interior bull.
From: midwest
08-Sep-23
Congrats again Justin!
Is that a Canada bull, Rod? Congrats!!
From: scentman
08-Sep-23
Fine job gents, congrats!
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
08-Sep-23
Congrats fellas!
From: molsonarcher
08-Sep-23
Attaboy Brotsky!
From: APauls
08-Sep-23
Jeepers Rod! Hell of a first! Congrats gentlemen!
From: Dino
08-Sep-23
Do cows count? I know one thing for sure…they are hard as hell to get close to in open country!
From: BULELK1
09-Sep-23
+1 Hell of a 1st Bull-------->
Congrats All,
Robb
From: PeteO
10-Sep-23
September 10th and only 3 elk? Come on guys share some pics!
From: rattling_junkie
11-Sep-23
Manitoba, public land solo call in. 20 yard 1/4 too shot, he ran 20 yards and tipped over. Worked him for 3 hours before he came in. September 9, Bowtech Revolt X, Exodus broadhead, 440 gr. arrow blew right through and is shaving sharp.
From: midwest
11-Sep-23
The canucks are kickin' ass!
From: Brotsky
11-Sep-23
Way to go David! Congrats!!
From: BrentC
11-Sep-23
New Mexico. Public. Guided. My first elk kill.
New Mexico. Public. Guided. My first elk kill.
From: Ron Niziolek
11-Sep-23
Congrats to everyone on your elk. I was fortunate taking this guy on the 6th.
From: t-roy
11-Sep-23
Congrats on some nice bulls, guys!
From: jordanathome
11-Sep-23
Way To GO Ron!!!!!!!!
From: Paul@thefort
11-Sep-23
Super super, super. Well done by all. Paul
From: stealthycat
11-Sep-23
tell the story Ron - big bull there !! congrats
From: Willieboat
11-Sep-23
Congrats Ron !
From: bowhunt
12-Sep-23
Wow Ron!!!
From: iceman
12-Sep-23
Ron killed a big bull. Shocker! :)
Congrats, man!
From: molsonarcher
12-Sep-23
Atta boy Dave!
Great elk on here so far. Ron just doin his thing as always. Wow!
From: ahawkeye
12-Sep-23
Great bulls guys that is awesome! Living the dream!
From: 12yards
12-Sep-23
Dang! Nice bulls folks!
From: WI Shedhead
12-Sep-23
Nice bull Ron good on you!!!
From: RutFst
12-Sep-23
DIY Idaho bull on 9/3/23. 40 yard shot, bull made it another 40 yards before going down.
From: Altitude Sickness
12-Sep-23
Wow! Congrats to all. Some great bulls there gentlemen
From: Bowfreak
12-Sep-23
Great job everyone!!!!
Am I the only one that tries to find the grizzly bear in all of Ron's elk photos? LOL!
From: Goelk
12-Sep-23
Congrats everyone
From: Dino
12-Sep-23
From: Helgermite
13-Sep-23
Nice Cow! Should be some good eating right there!
From: jdbbowhunter
13-Sep-23
Freezer filler there Dino, congrats!
From: carcus
14-Sep-23
Manitoba bull, 30 yard shot, 40yard recovery, pse omen, axis arrow, grim reaper pro series mech
From: APauls
14-Sep-23
Congrats everyone! Especially my Manitoba brethren ;)
From: Hessticles
15-Sep-23
Wyoming
From: KyleSS
16-Sep-23
Alberta OTC
From: LUNG$HOT
16-Sep-23
Awesome. Great bulls so far. Hard to believe Canadians are only down 1 in the count… c’mon guys. Lol
From: saddle up dave
17-Sep-23
first day of second archery season in NM, I didnt hear or see any elk. I moved sat to a different part of unit. We had a big rain day before opener. I felt like elk would move to some favorite areas that had been totally dry prior to this rain. I got there at first hint of light and after moving a suitable distance from my car I gave a single bugle. Got an answer close, maybe 100 yds. I quickly moved to better cover and gave a soft cow call. 3 minutes he walked into a lane, 43 yd broadside, and he tipped over within sight. I am 71 and still gettin it done, (with a lotta luck...)
From: saddle up dave
17-Sep-23
From: Nogutsnostory
17-Sep-23
Idaho 9-16 came in silent to cow calling, 18 yard shot, 40 yard recovery.
From: Archbull
17-Sep-23
Western Colorado Muzzy Bull
From: APauls
17-Sep-23
If we’re talking inches you Yankees are gonna need a few extra bulls this year ;)
From: SBH
18-Sep-23
Here's mine from MT. Solo, called him in to 13 yards shot him at 20 on 9-15 9:00am
From: RonP
18-Sep-23
some really nice bulls. i enjoy this thread.
saddle up dave, you look much younger than 71. you and paul must've found the fountain of youth. congrats!
From: Jordan
18-Sep-23
Nicely done gents
From: LUNG$HOT
18-Sep-23
“If we’re talking inches you Yankees are gonna need a few extra bulls this year ;)“
Ain’t that the truth, of the 5 Colorado bulls I’ve seen this year their entire rack counts like one tine on those Canuck bulls.
From: BULELK1
19-Sep-23
You guys are doing dang good.
I just got home from Wyoming and we went 2 outta 3.
Just beautiful this year in Wyoming.
Congrats All,
Robb
From: montnatom
19-Sep-23
my son's first bow kill elk in Wyoming. Heart shot shooting Dad's old Jeffery recurve :)
From: badbull
19-Sep-23
Good thread with a lot of nice elk. Congrats Brotsky on making that general tag pay off.
From: Alexis Desjardins
20-Sep-23
Nice elk guys congrats to all.
From: SteveB
20-Sep-23
Book Cliffs Utah LE Tag after a 19 year wait. Story posted in forum. 5x6
349 2/8 -my best to date
From: sharp stick slinger
20-Sep-23
NM bull. Stalked him while he was raking a tree. 51yd shot, arrow sailed 25 more on pass through, 85 yards piled up.
NM bull. Stalked him while he was raking a tree. 51yd shot, arrow sailed 25 more on pass through, 85 yards piled up.
From: Treeline
20-Sep-23
Wow! Impressive bunch of elk! Congratulations to everyone who has tagged out on elk with their bows!
From: Surfbow
21-Sep-23
Nice work fellas!
From: elkmtngear
21-Sep-23
Mark and Dave have visited our Camp for the last 2 years, they are both in their mid 70s, great guys. Dave has Rheumatoid Arthritis, struggles on the Mountain. This is Mark's first elk, KHNC and I packed most of it out for him and Dave, who called me when he killed it. Unfortunately, it's the only blood we got on our hands in WY this Season.
From: hobbes
21-Sep-23
In the sun.
In the sun.
Hanging in the Shade
Hanging in the Shade
I'd made the decision ahead of time that a cow wouldn't be passed this season. Saturday morning, medium sized cow, wide open at 25 yards and slightly quartered to, I wasn't passing up the gift of elk in the freezer.
I didn't have time to take my usual pile of photos. She was in the sun needing moved. It was all I could do to get her slid down hill and into the shade on my own. Actually the sliding down hill part was easy. It was directing where she slid and stopping her that wasn't. :)
From: 808bowhunter
22-Sep-23
Brothers trophy spike!
From: WYelkhunter
22-Sep-23
After 3 years of not being able to chase elk due to health issues it was great to get back at it again. To top it off I got an elk on the second morning. I decided since I hadnt been able to go for a while the first one in bow range was getting shot. Clean hit, quick recovery, long day packing out. DIY general tag
From: t-roy
22-Sep-23
Good to see you’re back out there, Shane. Congrats!
From: JTreeman
22-Sep-23
—Jim
From: t-roy
22-Sep-23
Glad to see you finally did something with your hair, Jim…
EDIT…..that guy in the pic is smiling…..definitely not Treeman.
From: JohnMC
22-Sep-23
Jim I didn't realize you had moved on from the mullet.
From: Bake
22-Sep-23
Before we all cry with Jim over his lack of elk, let's take a moment to realize he's going to hunt something like 180 days for the year of 2023. I'm having a hard time feeling too sorry. . . . :)
From: JohnMC
22-Sep-23
I reckon Troy and I were typing at same time
From: JakeBrake
22-Sep-23
Archery only guys…remember it’s BOW-site!
Great bulls so far…congrats to all who filled their tags with a bow
From: Kevinfoerster
23-Sep-23
My first bull 2023 wyoming general season tag. 2nd day at 8 yards, 730 am.
From: EmbryOklahoma
23-Sep-23
My good friend, Rodney, burnt his points on this Wyoming bull. Absolutely hammered him. I was super excited to get the text.
From: Kevinfoerster
23-Sep-23
Here is picture
From: SBH
24-Sep-23
Your buddy done well Embry. What a cool bull.
From: Ron Niziolek
24-Sep-23
Some great elk taken. Lots of good dinners!
From: stringgunner
24-Sep-23
Double post
From: stringgunner
24-Sep-23
My sons second year hunting elk with his bow, first elk, age 14. My buddies 1st elk and first year archery. On day 3, I called both bulls in together and they shot these bulls 10 seconds apart. My son’s shot was 9 feet.
From: midwest
24-Sep-23
Congrats to your buddy and son, stringgunner, and thanks for passing it on.
From: Jordan
25-Sep-23
Kevin....that's a damn fine stack of firewood....... ;)
Congrats all!!!!
From: pikemaster
26-Sep-23
Wife was able to take her first elk with a great 40yrd shot.
From: 2xLung
28-Sep-23
From: RJ Hunt
28-Sep-23
My wife and I found one sleeping in the bushes. We stopped to take a selfie with it.
From: FORESTBOWS
29-Sep-23
God is good!
From: JohnMC
29-Sep-23
Wow great bull Forest and everyone else!
From: Goat
29-Sep-23
Trailed the herd for a couples hours and finally called him away for a shot
From: GFL
29-Sep-23
OTC blm in Colorado. Pics and story later. 2 more days left.
From: Willieboat
29-Sep-23
Tough season for me was a real grind 8 yard shot 90 yard recovery 59th elk with a bow.
From: HUNT MAN
29-Sep-23
MT 9-28-23 . Hunt
From: WhattheFOC
29-Sep-23
No hero shot due to grizzly issues. Small 5x5 double lunged with a Montec, ran 50 yards and died right on the road. :)
From: molsonarcher
29-Sep-23
Damn Hunt! In honor of you, STRONG WORK! Congrats
From: ElkWhisperer
30-Sep-23
ElkWhisperer strikes again! 7yrds. Frontal Rage Trypan.
ElkWhisperer strikes again! 7yrds. Frontal Rage Trypan.
Last season hunting Oregon pulled this one out of a hole!
From: jordanathome
30-Sep-23
Congrats to my buddy since gradeschool and long time huntin' buddy Greg!!! WY guided.
From: jordanathome
30-Sep-23
From: Ron Niziolek
30-Sep-23
My nephew, Sam only had two days to hunt this year. We hunted less than two hours and got lucky. It’s actually the third year out of the last four that he has gotten it done in two hours or less of hunting time.
From: HUNT MAN
30-Sep-23
Ron, I don’t think luck has anything to do with it!!!
From: Glunt@work
30-Sep-23
Good to see some big memories being made!
From: Willieboat
30-Sep-23
I would second Hunt !
From: Ron Niziolek
30-Sep-23
Thanks guys and huge congrats on your bulls. I’ll never get 59 like you Michael, that’s just flat incredible. Hunt, awesome bull and even better photo!
From: BULELK1
01-Oct-23
I just got back home from my 2nd D-Ram scouting trip and Man-o-Man have you guys/gals done good------>
Congrats All,
Robb
From: Bowaddict
01-Oct-23
Last morning and my last elk hunt for year. Been a tough 18 days in elk woods this year.
From: midwest
01-Oct-23
The usual elk killers got it done again. Outstanding men!
From: BOHNTR
01-Oct-23
Wife’s first.
From: butcherboy
01-Oct-23
Wish I had a picture to add but I lost mine due to a bad shot and some kind of mental block I had this year.
From: elk serial killer
01-Oct-23
Field photos did not turn out...solo hunt with no help with pictures
From: elk serial killer
01-Oct-23
Field photos did not turn out...solo hunt with no help with pictures
From: hoytshooter1
02-Oct-23
sorry for the tongue hangin out. it was a very fun week.
From: Bowaddict
02-Oct-23
Made the wait worth it Dan, congrats!
From: Charlie Rehor
02-Oct-23
Love the AZ archery bull season
Love the AZ archery bull season
Arizona, 9th day of 14 day hunt.
From: hdaman
02-Oct-23
Congrats to all! Some terrific photos here!
From: HoytHntr4
02-Oct-23
Utah LE-9/15
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
02-Oct-23
Great bulls everyone!
From: B2K
03-Oct-23
Arizona, 10 minutes into opening day.
From: Treeline
03-Oct-23
Lots of great elk on the ground by Bowsiters! Congratulations to all the successful hunters!
From: Who Cares
03-Oct-23
Congrats to all! Nice bulls representing good times!
From: Ron Niziolek
03-Oct-23
That is a badass photo Bradon!
From: SS75
03-Oct-23
From: maxracx
03-Oct-23
Congrats to all the Bowsiters. Your success keeps me driving until next year.
From: midwest
03-Oct-23
+1 Ron. Outstanding trophy and outstanding trophy pic HoytHntr4!
Congrats to all the successful elk hunters!
From: iceman
03-Oct-23
+ 2 Ron. HoytHntr4 wins the photo contest for sure. Awesome pic!
From: WV Mountaineer
03-Oct-23
Congrats to you all!!!!
From: HoytHntr4
03-Oct-23
Thanks guys, was an elk hunt everyone dreams of. Tagged a good bull and I love how the pic with him turned out to remember it. Congrats to everyone else who was successful, September went by fast as usual
From: BULELK1
04-Oct-23
I can't believe the number of big bulls coming off Utah units this year.
Seems like every day another Text of a big bow bull.
Congrats HH4------->
Good luck, Robb
From: bowhunter1
07-Oct-23
From: bowhunter1
07-Oct-23
From: GFL
07-Oct-23
Left his cows and came to a wallow. Died standing there.
From: GFL
07-Oct-23
From: ND String Puller
14-Oct-23
Last week of archery…cow meat for the pole…on my off road shopping cart.
Last week of archery…cow meat for the pole…on my off road shopping cart.
From: Altitude Sickness
16-Oct-23
Houthunter, great picture and bull.
Congrats guys. Elk season isn’t over by a long shot. Keep them coming.
From: huntforever
16-Oct-23
My Oregon bull. Congrats to everyone!
From: KyleSS
16-Oct-23
He isn't a member here but this is my grandfathers 2023 OTC archery bull. He is 81 years young. His great grandson (my son) is pictured with him and helped him track the bull. Wasn't much of a tracing job, bull went 70 yards and tipped over.
From: KHunter
16-Oct-23
Last day luck on ID OTC hunt.
From: Rgiesey
16-Oct-23
Looks like a member to me. Nice guys!
From: pav
17-Oct-23
Congrats to all the successful elk hunters! Thanks for sharing!!!
From: Scar Finga
17-Oct-23
Awesome Bulls, Congratulations guys and ladies!!
From: deerslayer
18-Oct-23
Had a tough break on a 350" this season... was able to fill my cow tag though... Tough hunt, but that's part of the game we love.
From: POWMAK
18-Oct-23
My Oregon Roosevelt bull. 9/11/23
From: Nick Muche
19-Oct-23
Way to go Mark!!
From: >>>--arrow1-->
23-Oct-23
Colorado 27 inch whale tails. 20 yards.
Colorado 27 inch whale tails. 20 yards.
From: KC9
23-Oct-23
From: KHNC
13-Nov-23
Better late than never. Wyoming cow on BLM.
From: WV Mountaineer
14-Nov-23
ttt
From: Silentstalker
06-Dec-23
Utah OTC bull. Congrats to all of you successful hunters!
From: Quinn @work
06-Dec-23
Nice bull! Does OTC UT have to be less than a 6 point? Just asking. Sorry for the ignorance. Great bull and with a bow!! Congrats.
From: Silentstalker
06-Dec-23
Utah has three elk hunts. 1- Limited Entry (trophy bull) 2- Spike only (general OTC) 3- Open Bull (general OTC)
This bull is a general late season Wasatch Front bull.
From: 12yards
06-Dec-23
Congrats to all the elk slayers! Well done and some very impessive animals!
From: Bou'bound
06-Dec-23
Great job all
