The Dream Season 2011- Harvest Pic Heavy!

[kootenayelkslayer]

Well it's that time of year where the site is starting to slow down a wee bit. Thought I'd post some pics from my 2011 season. I know a lot of you folks have seen all of these photos, but thought I'd throw them up in one condesned thread.

I'll just post up all the kills I was a part of this year, and maybe when I get some time later I'll post some of my other favourite pics from the year.

Sorry for all the blank faces in many shots, but I decided to protect some identities!


Guided hunts:

Spring bear season:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_3700640x480.jpg



http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_3717640x480.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_3747640x480.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_3753640x480.jpg

[kootenayelkslayer]

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_3758640x480.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_3769640x480.jpg

[kootenayelkslayer]

NWT Guided Hunts:

First Dall of the season:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_3961640x480.jpg

Archery caribou:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4042640x480.jpg

Archery ram (36 1/2"):


Archery caribou:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4196640x480.jpg

10 year old ram:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4240640x480.jpg

[kootenayelkslayer]

Another 'bou:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4267640x480.jpg

10 or 11 year old ram (37"):
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4346640x480.jpg

A lil moose:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4389640x480.jpg

A great caribou:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4422640x480.jpg

Black wolf:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4436640x480.jpg

[kootenayelkslayer]

An NWT billy (9"):
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4461640x480.jpg


And finally...helped guide one more hunt in BC in October. Sorry about the background, but just being fair to the outfitter, don't want to give away any secrets!
A Cali bighorn:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q223/mikeb04/HBC%202011/108_4688640x480.jpg

[kootenayelkslayer]

My Hunts:

My NWT caribou:


My first Stone's sheep (40x38 1/2")


My little Reg 7A bull elk:


My friends nice billy (10 3/8")


My billy (9 3/4"):

[TheProvider]

Great pics keep them coming

[kootenayelkslayer]

My West Koot white-tail:


My friends Pink Mtn bison:


And finally...my late season mulie:



That's all! :D

[pnbrock]

you are my new hero!!!! what a great season and pics.

[Brian011]

Awesome pics! Looks like you had quite a season! I'm a little bit jealous of all the hunts you got in on. Way to go!

[snareman1234]

Your the man!

[coach]

Incredible! Absolutely incredible! I'm so jeleous! Thanks for rubbing it in, KES, and congrats on a truly amazing season. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

[Duk Dog]

Wow that is like a lifetime of seasons in one year. Congrats, and thanks for sharing the pics.

[tomahawk]

aahhh to be young and guiding, looking forward to the scenery pictures as well.

[sniper ren]

Wow... Looks like another great season for you!!! Congrats!!!! Are you getting a few of those specimens mounted?

[pg83]

Thanks for the condensed phoos of the year. They keep getting better and better!

[Islandeer]

I was really enjoying your guiding pictures thinking well he is a guide and should be taking trophies like that. I am even okay with your own goat and stone, your a guide and know these critters really well.

Then you have to bury the freakin hatchet with your cranker WK whitey .... so when you then show your cranker muley I have had enough. :-D

Oh, forgot to mention your little region whatever elk,anything else?

Only thing left would be a Sasky ..

[markm7]

holy crap buddy do you work or do anything other than hunt , Im jeleous

[scottwh]

Wow is an understatement. That rite there is a dream season for sure. I get an extra week of holidays next year... Mabey I'll see you out there! LOL! Are you going to go for some kitties next????

[moose2]

Great thread to cap off a terrific season. The pictures look great, thanks for taking the time to post them.
Congratulations Mike

[spear]

a Lot of beautiful trophy's there man, nice work. think a lot of us will spend years trying to top that list

[Maxx]

Huge Congratulations on an amazing season!

[Buck]

Im thinking about mortgaging my house so i can hire you as my guide for a Dall up in NWT LOL.Congrats to you and wish ypu many more great season's.

[mark]

I counted 25 critters in there......Awesome season, thats living!

[kennyj]

That one will be hard to beat. Good work.
kenny

[hunter1947]

Well done for a young man you really have your sh*t together ,congrats to you..

[BiG Boar]

Great job on putting some great animals on the ground! Congratulations and thanks for posting them all up. Very cool to see what is possible.

[ianwuzhere]

Beauties, that guiding looks like lotsa fun!!!
Thanx for postin!

[bighornbob]

Which outfitter did you get that Cali with?

Bhb

[325]

Wow, what a season! The perfect year, other than you'll have to work a few street corners to pay for all the taxidermy ;)

[proguide66]

Good work Mr. ! Now get all next season on video !

[835]

So,,,,,, i see you like to hunt!
Nice work man! What out of thoes did you get to shoot? Not that it matters much id just like to be in that country!


Ahhh ahaha ,,,, I was so consumed by your pictures i didnt read the titles!
you shot a number of good critters!

[markt308]

ha! and my wife thinks I hunt a lot!!? Awesome job dude! that is seriously a great season. congrats to you for putting in all the time and hard work.

[finngun]

congrats to you-- was it 6/49 or super7?

[todbartell]

post up the pic of PGK getting rag dolled by a whiskey fueled maniac

[Wild Images]

Great stuff Mike
Good meeting up with you guys and seeing your billy
Going to be tough to match the season you had, but a nice Dall next year should help

I think I hear the SCHOOL BELL ringing, funs OVER

Ken

[835]

post up the pic of PGK getting rag dolled by a whiskey fueled maniac


Id be interested in that. He isnt a member anymore!

[BlacktailStalker]

All that while in school ? Mama a high class escort ? Wicked season.

[kootenayelkslayer]

Wow... Looks like another great season for you!!! Congrats!!!! Are you getting a few of those specimens mounted?
Wild Images is going to mount the Stone for me. I plan on getting the goat and caribou mounted at some point, but will have to wait til I actually have some money again...


Wow, what a season! The perfect year, other than you'll have to work a few street corners to pay for all the taxidermy ;)
That's what student loans are for.


post up the pic of PGK getting rag dolled by a whiskey fueled maniac
What a perfect way to top off the season, I didn't capture the moment on camera though. Did you??


Great stuff Mike
Good meeting up with you guys and seeing your billy
Going to be tough to match the season you had, but a nice Dall next year should help

I think I hear the SCHOOL BELL ringing, funs OVER

Ken
Yup, the holiday is over. Back to the grind next week.


All that while in school ? Mama a high class escort ? Wicked season.
Took the fall semester off school...it freed up quite a bit of time!

[guest]

Nice pics great season 4 u.

Decent 3/4 Fraser Cali taboot.


Congrats on your success.


Ct

[MOG]

Congrats mate what a great season

[BlackwaterMerc]

Great photo album you have there!

[kootenayelkslayer]

I counted 25 critters in there......Awesome season, thats living!

27 I think...but it's getting late and I can hardly see straight!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Come on man!! Crap, you've still got 3 months to go on your licence! I smell some cats to add to this wicked yr of yours!!

What? You tired or something??:-D Get your arse off the couch!:mrgreen:

Incredible!

SSS

[Eastbranch]

post up the pic of PGK getting rag dolled by a whiskey fueled maniac

It's probably for the best that photographic evidence of the night was limited to this beauty:
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg126/Tako870/kes.jpg

[kootenayelkslayer]

You b*stard!

[Kitimat Killer]

Yup that's an awesome year hard to beat that one

[KIDHUNTER99]

Where do u go buffleo hunting

[Rackmastr]

Man oh man.....thats one hell of a season.

[showtimebc]

wow man, thats a hell of alot of hunting! thanks for sharing!

[Wild Images]

It's probably for the best that photographic evidence of the night was limited to this beauty:
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg126/Tako870/kes.jpg

PLEASE wash and sanitize those before you send them down :shock:

[kootenayelkslayer]

PLEASE wash and sanitize those before you send them down :shock:

Haha ok, I'll work on it before sending.

[roymil]

Just goes to prove that one's hunting ability is inversley proportinate to one's ability to pick a winning hockey team.................yep the leafs still suck.

[Good Old Outdoors]

Great Thread! I wish I was able to hunt last season! Always next year!

[kootenayelkslayer]

Just goes to prove that one's hunting ability is inversley proportinate to one's ability to pick a winning hockey team.................yep the leafs still suck.

Leafs vs. Red Wings tomorrow. We shall see.

[guywitha270]

I'd like to know who photoshopped you into all those pics! Damn they do a great job!

[matt420]

awsome pics, thanks for posting them up :)

[kwasky]

Great pics!! Looks like you had an amazing season good on ya. congrats!

[WKCotts]

hell of a year! thanx for sharing the pics! any other animals from the wk?

[kootenayelkslayer]

hell of a year! thanx for sharing the pics! any other animals from the wk?

Just the goats and the white-tail!

[BillyBull]

Wow, one hell of a season..... thanks for sharing.

[nor'wester]

don't you have to work?

[91Jason91]

Nice pictures

[kootenayelkslayer]

don't you have to work?

That is work :D

[David Heitsman]

Great pictures man. Live it and enjoy it all. Mortgages and kids will eat into it all sooner or later and this way you can say that you've 'been there, done that'.

[yama49]

Great pics,look foward to your pics in the fall.. Congrats