Elk .... Let's see them!!!

[buglum]

These are the bulls I killed while in college (one year they eluded me)

 

[Bambistew]

I don't have a lot of elk pictures, most were shot, gutted and tossed on a horse and away we went. We never packed a camera, more junk to pack around.

I think this one was shot about 99. My best spike to date. 5" brow tines, and a 5x6. Worst eating elk I've ever tasted, tough, and gamey as hell.

My first archery kill. I think '94, I was 16, first solo elk hunt... Grizz bear ate most of that one before we got it packed out.

Buddies bull from '98 maybe? I think this was elk number 6 in about 30 minutes. The only picture I got from that morning before my camera froze. A couple small 6pts, a few raggies, and I shot a cow. Lots of packing that week. I think my dad was the only one to not kill something that day, but he didn't care.

I think this was '95. Opening morning, one and done. Moved on to hunting big deer...

A freak Colorado bull from 2004 or 5.

Another archery bull. Shot at 6 steps... I think this was '97.

Packing out camp in MT 2004 or 2005

Part of the collection. The big broken bull in the middle was shot by my grampa about 1970, scores 380+/-.

The last picture I can find is of a little guy I shot with my muzz in CO a few years back. I think it was my 25th elk.

 

[DreaminofMT6X6s]

My 2011 bull in Central Montana. My first bow kill and first elk all in the first three hours of a 7 day hunt.

 

[jlmatthew]

Some dandy bulls you guys have taken

 

[L. I. Yankee]

What a great thread...there are some great family pics and some even better bulls....thanks to all that posted......

 

[Khunter]

The last elk my Granndpa killed. He was 84 and passed away the following spring.

Tough old dude like that probably took his elk with that walking stick!

 

[shoots-straight]

1980 Bitterroot 6 x 6

 

[shoots-straight]

My kids first bull. 6 x 5

 

[shoots-straight]

The last bull my dad shot before he died. 56 was his final tally.

 

[EasternMTHunter]

My first archery elk with antlers.

 

[CabinFever]

This threading is killing my work productivity.

 

[hornart]

Mobility impared muzzleloader elk hunt

 

[Big Sky]

I'm NOT an elk hunter, but thankfully I have a good friend that is. Thanks Greenhorn. My one and only bull.

 

[jryoung]

Plane leaves in 104 hours and 50 minutes....not that I'm counting.

 

[Summitthunting]

After looking over this thread, I've determined I suck at elk hunting.

 

[jabber]

After 46 years I finally connected with my first elk and my field pictures are horrible.

 

[Big Fin]

Sometimes the field picture doesn't tell the entire story. As is the case here.

Uncle Larry, 2010. Eastern Arizona. A very long shot and a bad bruise to the nose. Not a good time to be on blood thinners. Sorry I laughed so hard, Larry.

Ouch!


For this unit, it was a very nice bull.

 

[Big Fin]

More excited to see my nephew shoot his first elk than I will probably ever be with any elk I might shoot.

New Mexico, 2010. Special Youth Season.

 

[pa mt man]

My 15 year olds first elk in 99

 

[krummholz]

2004 CO Bull. My first archery elk, solo in a Colorado wilderness area 5 miles from the truck at 11,500ft. Called him in as he was screaming at me the whole way, 10 yard shot, 50 yard recovery. Awesome hunt that will be hard to top!