Elk Pictures w/ Score

[GearJunky]

2019 public land archery bull. His hide was full of shotgun pellets and you can see his odd blond streak (scar) on his jaw line.

 

[Finnman]

Just a mediocre Montana bull. Biggest one out of several groups of bulls I saw that morning, about 25 total. Got him quartered and loaded just before a big snow storm and below zero weather hit the area. I was very happy!

 

[LuketheDog]

 

[LuketheDog]

@jrabq, that's the bull i killed while you were across the valley hunting moose...

 

[Irrelevant]

Man, there are some on here that I'm missing badly on the scores! Both directions

 

[FREAK]

Man, there are some on here that I'm missing badly on the scores! Both directions

seems like 3rds and 5ths can really make or break a score.

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Man, there are some on here that I'm missing badly on the scores! Both directions

I'm like a c+ elk hunter but field judging is so much easier than guessing off of a picture.

 

[Irrelevant]

I'm like a c+ elk hunter but field judging is so much easier than guessing off of a picture.

Yeah, but I'm really prone to getting sucked into one exceptional attribute, like giant 4ths or mass and not pay enough attention to the 3rds, or that the 1 and 2s are both 1/2 as long as they should be. Similarly if it's very symmetrical I tend to under judge it because I'm not seeing any particular WOW factor jump out.

 

[LuketheDog]

Yeah, but I'm really prone to getting sucked into one exceptional attribute, like giant 4ths or mass and not pay enough attention to the 3rds, or that the 1 and 2s are both 1/2 as long as they should be. Similarly if it's very symmetrical I tend to under judge it because I'm not seeing any particular WOW factor jump out.

I'm not the best one to have around on an elk hunt, I've only killed a couple elk myself and I've literally never encouraged anybody I'm with to pass on any bull, the first legal critter to walk out is in danger of a backpack ride.

 

[Irrelevant]

I'm not the best one to have around on an elk hunt, I've only killed a couple elk myself and I've literally never encouraged anybody I'm with to pass on any bull, the first legal critter to walk out is in danger of a backpack ride.

I played "trophy hunter" once and went home from WY empty handed. That feeling sucked. So I came back later and shot the first legal elk I saw.

 

[BuzzH]

A few I know the score on:

372 gross:

Mid 350's gross:

338 gross:

 

[BuzzH]

Some I've never scored, so I'm guessing 300-320 gross.

A friends bull I also know the gross score on, right at 330:

 

[bigsky2]

A few I know the score on:

372 gross:

Mid 350's gross:

338 gross:

Love the giant fifths on that first bull.

 

[shrapnel]

First is gross around 380, net 375
Second is gross 320, net 314
Third is gross 350
Fourth is gross 308, net 300

 

[Flatbrimmer]

I was a fledgling long armer 10 years ago. I thought this one was possibly 350 before I ended up getting him. His body size and antler mass was bigger than I expected and he was 370+ gross, 360+ net.
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Omg that things a dinosaur… I’d probably have a brain aneurysm the moment i walked up to it…

 

[Deleted member 16014]

From memory on my non rag bulls, at least close on #'s.

275-280


265


270


293

 

[shrapnel]

Didn’t score these…

 

[Hammsolo]

Didn’t score these…



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No analysis and 3 IPAS in… 274 on the first and 345 on the second….

 

[shrapnel]

How about these…

 

[The Hedgehog]

I measured both of these at 414 gross. Both taken by friends in north central MT, low quota permit, private, archery. Pretty awesome bulls.