Preston and his older brother Jared went hunting up in their old stomping grounds near their grandpa's family cabin in the Monte Cristo area through Ogden Canyon. During the hunt, Jared shot himself an elk and a deer. He was quite happy with himself... and what hunter wouldn't be? Preston, Russell, and Charlie all had fun experiencing the manly sport of hunting.
There is a reason why the guys only brought back the legs and head of the elk. It was too huge to bring back the rest... even with two horses to help them! It was a five point elk! Jared also shot the elk at dusk, which had the guys working late into the night. They got back to the cabin at 12:30 a.m. They were tuckered out to say the least, but were happy with the success of the day.
Jordan, Shaylee, and I hung out at the cabin while the guys were off hunting. Jordan loved to look at all of the new things in the cabin. He's such a curious little boy. We saw some deer from the cabin's deck and a moose too! I was excited but Jordan at the time was more interested in munching on his hand... oh well.
Here's Preston with the bounty of the hunt. If you compare the size of the elk head to the entire deer, you can imagine just how big the rest of the body of the elk was. Jared plans to mount the elk antlers when he gets home. Though I'm not sure where Shaylee will let him hang them.
Here is Charlie holding up the elk head. That is kind'a gross from this angle... you can see it's teeth and everything. Charlie looks like he's lov'in it!
Here are the manly men cutting up the meat. Yummmm... doesn't that make you hungry? The meat hanging to the right of the dear are two of the elk legs. What a big animal!
Ah, the happy hunters. Well done men!
