The Elk

Yesterday was the FIRST day of hunting for elk and deer in Montana, so Chris was out and ready to go! (he was actually out scouting since Thursday too) He is elk hunting all week, but wasn't sure if he would really shoot one even if given the chance since he has access to a special piece of land for elk this year. So, wouldn't you know. at 8:40 AM on the first morning of the season Chris would get a 5 by 5 bull elk!!! I knew it wasn't a good sign when I got a call from his cell phone at noon on Sunday (he has to drive quite a ways to get cell reception!). He was so excited and happy! :) He ended up driving the 3 hours home to get it here, and 3 hours back since it is suppose to get to be 60 degrees outside and didn't want the meat to spoil.

Ryan was SO EXCITED when Chris got home to see the elk. Chris walked in and Ryan said "Daddy, where your elk is??" and was ready to see it. When outside Chris asked Ryan what an elk said and here is Ryan's response (NO HELP by the way...and got TONS of laughing by actually sounding like one!!!)

And a few pictures ... cannot forget those! :)