It was a FIASCO but her Uncle bagged one late the LAST day out.
The party had split up, and if they’d have stuck with him, EVERYONE could have filled their tag; he came into a herd of 500 coming out to feed in the evening twilight.
Hardest part turned out to be getting it butchered; nobody down around SE Utah of any decent repute; he ended up driving all the way Hell-n-gone up to Duchesne where he knew of a butcher, and that guy did it for just $0.65/lb.
He and his wife and son will be up here this weekend, to bring Valorie her portion of the elk.
I just took the prescription for colonoscopy prep to the pharmacy. I have to start restricting food on Thursday, and the “procedure” is Monday morning. Unnngh.
It was warm this afternoon.
Yes, she did tell me of the misadventures with the vehicles and the weather, but I never heard if anyone had gotten anything. I’m glad it wasn’t a total loss, and it was fun to meet up with her.
Duschene is a long way from here! Utah County (where I grew up) is full of butchers who do venison. Cold storage lockers, too!
A herd of 500 would have taken my breath away.