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10-08-2017, 08:08 PM
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Four Point
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Frisco,TX
Hunt In: Willow City, Texas
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Fredericksburg low fence surprise
Me and my brother made our first trip to the lease this year just north of Fredericksburg this weekend. We made our first sit on Friday morning and my little brother had a pretty big surprise about 7:45. Standing about 300 yards away on the other hill was a huge elk. My grandad had hunted this place for over 50 years before he passed in February and had never seen an elk and very few exotics. My brother sends me a text and ask what he should do. I told him get out and go get him!!! The entire time I am thinking he has no chance to get close enough with a bow, as it is pretty open on top of the hill he was hunting. I was sitting in the bottom below him and was having a small panic attack wondering what was happening above me. About 8:45 I hear an elk bark not far behind my feeder and then what sounds like my brother talking. I immediately get out of the tripod and start walking towards where he is talking. Half way down the tripod I get a text that says "I got him". I walked up the hill from my tripod and my brother is standing 50 yards away, he threw his hands up and ran straight for me. The elk had only made it 30 yards after the shot, and was only 100 yards behind my feeder. When I first saw him I couldn't believe how big this animal actually was. Turns out he shot and missed him at 60 yards, and then cut him off at 40 yards down in a draw and made a perfect shot on him. On a side note we made our first trip to Colorado elk hunting the first of September. We saw one small 4x3 bull. First weekend in the hill country my brother kills a 7x6 giant. So as far as we know there are just as many elk in the hill country as Colorado. There is no doubt this was a gift from grandad up above. I could only imagine what he was saying while all of this was taking place. Sorry for the long read, but this is some stuff that never happens to us.
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10-08-2017, 08:10 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Uvalde, Boerne
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That's awesome!
Congrats to him |
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10-08-2017, 08:11 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Tomball Tx
Hunt In: Texas
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WOW!!! That’s awesome!
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10-08-2017, 08:11 PM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Wow
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10-08-2017, 08:12 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Sorry Azz Houston
Hunt In: San Saba,TX
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A BIG Congrats!
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10-08-2017, 08:12 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Brenham & Richland Springs
Hunt In: Richland Springs & Washington on the Brazos
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Congrats
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10-08-2017, 08:12 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Lubbock, TX
Hunt In: Kent Co., Stonewall Co., CO, Limpopo RSA
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Heck of a bull! Congrats!
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10-08-2017, 08:14 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Hunt In: Colorado, LaSalle, McCulloch,Menard Counties
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i doubt if anybody tops that this year! Congratulations!
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10-08-2017, 08:15 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Round Rock, TX
Hunt In: Rosanky and Big Lake
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Wow - that will go down as a page in your families history? Huge congrats!
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10-08-2017, 08:15 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Boerne
Hunt In: Sisterdale and el dorado , Jeff Davis, refugio/sinton
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Oh heck yeah! Great bull
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10-08-2017, 08:15 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Clear Lake Tx
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Centerville Tx
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That's cooler than the other side of the pillow!! Congratulations!
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10-08-2017, 08:16 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Edgewood TX.
Hunt In: San Angelo, Colorado , Kansas,,New Mexico,Van Zant co.Henderson co.
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That is so awesome!! Congratulations!!
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10-08-2017, 08:16 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2013
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Dig it
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10-08-2017, 08:16 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: texas
Hunt In: Lometa Tx
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Wayda Go!! great bull
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10-08-2017, 08:16 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bastrop
Hunt In: SABINAL, Sonora, Bastrop, Carrizozo NM
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Unbelievable! That is too cool.
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10-08-2017, 08:17 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Cibolo/Schertz
Hunt In: Guadalupe
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Awesome I bet his heart is still racing!
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10-08-2017, 08:18 PM
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Six Point
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Tomball
Hunt In: London, New Braunfels, Montgomery
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Wow! Congratulations to him, that is once in a lifetime.
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10-08-2017, 08:18 PM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Hideaway, Texas
Hunt In: Anywhere I get the opportunity
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That’s a fine elk, congrats & thanks to grandad
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10-08-2017, 08:18 PM
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Four Point
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: DFW
Hunt In: Taylor County, TX and New Mexico
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That's a $10,000-15,000 trophy in Texas (and some parts of the mountains in the west as well)!
Great story. Thanks for sharing! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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10-08-2017, 08:18 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: White Settlement, Tx
Hunt In: Pleasanton, Public land
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That's a great surprise, congrats.
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10-08-2017, 08:19 PM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: San Antonio, Tx
Hunt In: Kinney,Medina,NM,CO,AZ,Wyo.
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Wow Awesome Bull Congrats!
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10-08-2017, 08:20 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Jimwells/Gonzalez
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Very cool, congrats.
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10-08-2017, 08:21 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Water Valley, TX
Hunt In: Tom Green/Irion Co.
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Holy crap! That's awesome!
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10-08-2017, 08:21 PM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Temple, Texas
Hunt In: Duval, Concho Counties
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That's so cool!! Way to go!!
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10-08-2017, 08:21 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2016
Hunt In: Polk County
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How awesome is that!!
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10-08-2017, 08:21 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: San Antonio
Hunt In: Karnes, La Salle, and Sutton Counties
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So awesome! Congrats!
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10-08-2017, 08:22 PM
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Four Point
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Van Zandt
Hunt In: Van Zandt, Collingsworth & Donley
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Very cool!
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10-08-2017, 08:22 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Forney, TX
Hunt In: Throckmorton, TX
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Man that is awesome!!! Wow wow!! Congrats
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10-08-2017, 08:26 PM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Godley
Hunt In: Sonora tx. Sutton County
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That is too cool!!
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10-08-2017, 08:26 PM
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Four Point
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Leland, Ms.
Hunt In: Ms.
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What a hunt. Congrats on the great bull.
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10-08-2017, 08:27 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Junction, Texas
Hunt In: Grayson and Kimble Counties
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Can’t beat that with a stick! Congrats!
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10-08-2017, 08:27 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Spring
Hunt In: Rocksprings
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That's an incredible story! Congratulations!
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10-08-2017, 08:27 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Victoria, Tx
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Awesome! Congrats
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10-08-2017, 08:28 PM
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Six Point
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Austin
Hunt In: Tejas
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Holy chit!!!!! This is awesome. Loved the write up. Crazy.
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10-08-2017, 08:30 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mississippi & Texas
Hunt In: All of USA & Africa
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Sweet man, just another of the many things that I love about the hill country!
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10-08-2017, 08:31 PM
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Eight Point
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Harker Heights,TX
Hunt In: Bell Co, San Saba Co
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Crazy!!
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10-08-2017, 08:33 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Waco
Hunt In: Kinney County
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That's awesome. Congrats to him
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10-08-2017, 08:33 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Needville, USA
Hunt In: San Saba & Gillespie
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That’s a surprise that’ll never be beat. Congrats to your brother!
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10-08-2017, 08:34 PM
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#39 |
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Eight Point
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Dallas
Hunt In: Stephenville
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Awesome!
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10-08-2017, 08:35 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Lewisville
Hunt In: Coleman
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Lawd Hammercy!! What a surprise. I bet that was a shock! Thanks Grandad!
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10-08-2017, 08:35 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Liverpool, TX
Hunt In: Lake Livingston
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That's one hunt y'all will never forget. I'm envious. Wondering if he's a high fence escapee, and how long he's been hanging around?
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10-08-2017, 08:36 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Hamshire, Texas
Hunt In: Real County, Chambers County, Kansas, Wyoming, Montana, New Mexico, Nebraska
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Wow awesome!
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10-08-2017, 08:36 PM
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#43 |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Montgomery,TX
Hunt In: SHNF
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Very Cool!!!!
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10-08-2017, 08:38 PM
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Spring
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Quote:
 Super nice bull though. 
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10-08-2017, 08:38 PM
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Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Houston , Texas
Hunt In: South Texas
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Amazing, congratulations to you brother on a spot and stalk in the hill country.
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10-08-2017, 08:40 PM
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#46 |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Hunt In: Bronte, TX
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Sweet! Congrats to your brother.
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10-08-2017, 08:40 PM
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#47 |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: NE Arkansas
Hunt In: Northern & Eastern Arkansas
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That is sweet!
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10-08-2017, 08:42 PM
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Associate Sponsor
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Athens
Hunt In: Jack/Coleman/Henderson
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Jealous!!!!!!!
Congratulations! |
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10-08-2017, 08:42 PM
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#49 |
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: San Antonio, TX
Hunt In: Schleicher county
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That is so awesome! Congrats to y'all on a memory of a lifetime.
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10-08-2017, 08:42 PM
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#50 |
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Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Christoval, Tx
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Awesome, a hunt to never forget!
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