Was kicking back watching a show with my wife after the kiddos were in bed last night and we got to admiring the shoulder mount of her bull. That led us to reminiscing about the hunt... very little time, new unit, first year of marriage... we set goals before the season began (she wanted a 330+ bull) and crushed them. Super proud of that bull and those accomplishments. We grew as a couple on that hunt more than in just about any other way possible... it takes fire to forge iron.
We also killed four elk total that fall, spreading the meat around through family, friends and community but that meat is long gone and her bull remains, hanging on the wall to remind us of the time we shared, the goals we met and the hunt we enjoyed, together.