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WE KICK IT OFF WITH A FIRST OF MANY FOR MIKUN CARTER. MIKUN HAD NEVER HUNTER OR EVEN SHOT A GUN BEFORE SHE MET HER HUSBAND TWO YEARS AGO. THIS YEAR SHE DREW A ONCE IN A LIFETIME MOUNTAIN GOAT TAG FOR THE BEAVER AFTER ONE YEAR OF PUTTING IN. SHE SHOT THIS NICE GOAT AT 724 YARDS, A HUNTRESS IN THE MAKING.
14 YEAR OLD ADINA CASPER DREW A YOUTH ELK HUNT ON HER FIRST ATTEMPT AT PUTTING IN AND BAGGED HER BULL. HER DAD TROY WAS SPOTTING FOR HER AS ADINA MADE A PERFECT 350 YARD SHOT TO CLAIM HER FIRST BULL, THIS NICE SIX BY SEVEN. DAD SAYS IT WAS A CHANCE AND A HUNT OF A LIFETIME
66 YEAR OLD GLEN OLSEN AND HIS 83 YEAR OLD BROTHER RICHARD WERE RAISED IN EPHRAIM AND WERE BOTH TAUGHT TO LOVE, RESPECT AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. THIS YEAR, BOTH DREW OUT FOR LIMITED ENTRY BULL TAGS ON THE VERY MOUNTAIN THEY GREW UP ON AND BOTH BAGGED NICE BULLS. SON AND NEPHEW GARRETT SAYS THESE MEN MADE THEIR FAMILYS PROUD.
FOR YEARS JACOB HAS HUNTED WITH HIS DAD AND BROTHERS AND HAS ALWAYS LOVED IT. THIS YEAR HE TOOK HIS ONLY SISTER MADDIE AND IT TRULY MADE HIS DAY. MADDIE A LITTLE NERVOUS AT FIRST, CALMED DOWN AND HER CONFIDENCE GREW AS SHE BAGGED HER FIRST DUCK EVER, THIS BEAUTIFUL CINNAMON TEAL. MADDIE EVEN OUT SHOT HER BROTHERS AND MADE SURE THEY KNEW.
BUT OUR WINNER TONIGHT LOVES TO CATCH TIGERS BY THE TAIL. RYAN TOOK HIS BUDDY JOSH UP TO PINEVIEW TO SEE IF HE COULD HELP JOSH GET HIS FIRST EVER TIGER MUSKY. BUT IT WAS RYAN WHO CAUGHT THE FISH OF A THOUSAND CASTS THAT MORNING. JOSH TOOK THIS GREAT SHOT OF THE BEAUTIFUL SUN RISE OVER STEAMY WATER WITH FALL COLORS POPPING IN THE BACKGROUND AND RYANS NICE FISH. RYAN SAYS SEPTEMBER IS HIS FAVORITE TIME TO HUNT THESE COOL LOOKING FISH AND HIS PASSION PAID OFF AS HE JUST TOOK HOME OUR PRIZE FROM CAMP CHEF FOR HAVING...THE SNAPSHOT OF THE WEEK.
