***Best Elk DIY Public lands hunt / Elk harvest write up contest 2015 ***

25contender

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Alert To all Eastmans’ Forum Members that are EBJ or EHJ subscribers.
If you are a Elk hunter this is for you!!

Welcome to the third year of the "Best Elk DIY Public lands hunt / Elk harvest" write up contest.

This year on the Eastmans' Forum we are going to conduct the 3rd annual "Best Elk DIY Public lands hunt / Elk harvest" write up. This write up of the hunt can be accompanied by a selection of up to four photos of your 2015 hunt. The winner of this contest will receive A Silver and Gold custom designed Elk Ivory Money Holder. Design and layout of the Elk Ivory Money Holder to be disclosed at a later date. Valued @ $600.00. The Elk Ivory Money Holder will be made to accommodate one of the Elk Ivory/whistler teeth from the Elk the winner tagged on their DYI Public Land Hunt during the archery/muzzleloader/rifle 2015 Elk Season.

The rules are simple.

1.The Elk hunt must be a 2015 DIY Public Land Hunt. No paid or guided hunts. You may hunt with friends or family during the hunt but the Elk must be taken by you the EBJ or EHJ subscription holder / forum member during the archery/muzzleloader/rifle 2015 Elk Season.

2.This is not a biggest bull contest. It is a contest for the best write up and photograph contemplation put together by you of your hunt and the Elk you tagged on your 2015 DIY Public Land Hunt.

3.You must be an active EBJ or EHJ subscriber and Eastmans' forum member by the end of the day September 30th, 2015. No exceptions.

4.All entries with photographs and subscription number must be submitted on the thread titled “2015 EBJ-EHJ Elk Ivory Money Holder give away contest”

5.All entries with up to four photos must be submitted by midnight January 10th 2016.
No cell phone Photos will be accepted.

6.Voting will be done by Eastmans’ forum members and will be conducted over a two week period starting January 11th 2016 and ending midnight January 25th 2016.

7.Forum members will be allowed one vote only under their forum name.

8.Once the votes are tallied the winner will be announced. They will be put in touch with the company giving away the custom sterling silver and yellow gold Elk Ivory Money Holder for one of their 2015 Elk Ivory teeth (Elk Ivory to be supplied by the contest winner). There are no substitutions for this prize.

9. In case of a tie their will be a runoff between the tied entries. Dates to be announced at a later time.


Please remember this is based on the honor system. If all goes well with this contest there may be another DIY contest next season. All Previous winners are not eligible for a second prize.Thank you and I hope all have a great Elk season and good hunting to everyone.

Congratulations to the previous prize winners in the Elk write up 2013 libidilatimmy, 2014 jjenness!
 
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jjenness

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Your the man Mark! This is an awesome way to share stories and for one lucky person to get a once in a lifetime peice of custom elk memorabilia. I am still loving the buckle!
 

RICMIC

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Thanks again for the great contest Mark. I haven't forgotten you, and you're still on track for my wife's ring. When are you going to do a mule deer contest? I don't DIY for elk anymore as I got too old to pack one out of the mountains. I suppose that it's just to hard to find good ivories on deer. Just kidding, and have a good hunt(s).
 

ivorytip

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Thanks again for the great contest Mark. I haven't forgotten you, and you're still on track for my wife's ring. When are you going to do a mule deer contest? I don't DIY for elk anymore as I got too old to pack one out of the mountains. I suppose that it's just to hard to find good ivories on deer. Just kidding, and have a good hunt(s).
haha, kind of off the topic here but funny story about "ivory" several years ago a couple of my brothers and I were walking off mountain from deer hunting and an older gentleman was on trail breathing as hard as one could..... long story short, he had a moose tag, shot a moose and didn't know what the hell to do next. we quartered that beast out and took loads to his truck, thankfully we were only 100 yrds from the bottom and his truck. he said thanks and all that and took my brothers number.. 1 week later he calls my brother saying that his moose was missing its ivory and he was very upset that one of us had taken the ivory out. hahaha took some talking to before he realized moose don't have those pearly whites.....
 

25contender

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Thanks RICMIC any time you are ready to make the ring just let me know. Wish I could do a piece for every animal but its just not possible. I sort wanted to do the Elk giveaway as Elk hunting is one of my passions in life. I'm with you on the age thing as I just turned 54 last week. I have been heading to Montana since the late 80s and as long as God bestows good health,and allows these legs to make the climbs into the High Country I will keep on doing this type of hunt. To me there is no more satisfying feeling than hunting public land for Elk and making it happen.

Thanks again for the great contest Mark. I haven't forgotten you, and you're still on track for my wife's ring. When are you going to do a mule deer contest? I don't DIY for elk anymore as I got too old to pack one out of the mountains. I suppose that it's just to hard to find good ivories on deer. Just kidding, and have a good hunt(s).
 

Ikeepitcold

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Bump this back up to the top.

Remember all take a camera to the field with you. Cell phone photos won't make it to the magazine.
 

archerramon

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I cant seem to find the thread for posting a story. I even searched "2015 EBJ-EHJ Elk Ivory Money Holder give away contest" and it doesn't show. Can you help me please? Others may have the same issue. Thanks 25contender!
 

25contender

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I will post a new thread by the end of the week. Just got back to the computer this week. Stay tuned!!


I cant seem to find the thread for posting a story. I even searched "2015 EBJ-EHJ Elk Ivory Money Holder give away contest" and it doesn't show. Can you help me please? Others may have the same issue. Thanks 25contender!
 

dukhnt

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Bump this back up to the top.

Remember all take a camera to the field with you. Cell phone photos won't make it to the magazine.
Would love to do a write up of my hunt, but all I have are photos with an iphone. Just curious as to why these aren't accepted. I have blown up photos from my iphone to 16x20 and they look great.
 

Timberstalker

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I will write a story for the fun of it when I get some time. I don't expect to be considered in the contest due to lack of photos. This is the only non cell pic I have

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