June 2025 WapitiTalk Photo of the Month Contest

[WapitiTalk1]

This month’s theme is “Up close and personal”. Let's see some "close up" images you've captured.

1. One photo submission allowed per month, per member (yep, stinky MODs may enter a photo also).
2. Photo must relate to the monthly theme (or risk being disqualified).
3. Do not use photo editing software to enhance your photo. Just post the photo as it was taken with your camera, smart phone, trail cam, etc. You may have to resize some photos so they are accepted by the forum software; remember, photos can only be 800X600 pixels "MAX" for our forum.
4. You may use older photos you have on hand, but, do not submit a photo that has won a previous WT photo contest.
5. Any WT member may enter a photo they have taken or appear in.
6. Judging – WT members will vote on monthly photo submissions.
7. Contest period will normally end the last day of the month.
8. Winner must contact WapitiTalk1 via PM and provide mailing address for prize (your prize may be sent directly from a WT sponsor or from RJ).
9. Prizes will vary from month to month.
10. All monthly winners will be automatically entered into the "photo of the year" contest.

The prize for the June 2025 contest is to be determined.

[Lefty]

This bear had a habit of messing with everything, , Always swatting my camera,
Stole one of my Rockstar drinks,
clawed a hole in my blind,
came up to my blind and pawed around with me in it.

Andrew killed him a few days later, he provided plenty of tasty meat and looks cool up on the wall

[Elkhunttoo]

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[Thegreatwapiti]

I have closer trail cam pictures but this one was taken with my phone. 11 yards....no license!

[Indian Summer]

A little background… this knife was custom-made in memory of a friend gone too soon. It comes in a special box with a journal in it. It is sent from one hunter to another and makes its way on hunts all over the world. It has been everywhere from Alaska to Africa and in between. It’s like taking an old friend on your hunt. This picture went to his family who appreciates it very much. I was hell-bent on dressing out an elk with this knife! Later that night I made my journal entry. When you receive the knife the original maker instructs you on who to mail it to next. Pretty cool.

[Tigger]

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