Elk Pictures w/ Score

[TheTone]

This thread and some of the frequent contributors has helped convince me I’m either a crummy elk hunter or I hunt really bad areas. I hope it’s the latter.

 

[noharleyyet]

This thread and some of the frequent contributors has helped convince me I’m either a crummy elk hunter or I hunt really bad areas. I hope it’s the latter.

Buzz and Greenhorn have certainly saved quite a bit of alfalfa...

 

[Hem]

Buzz and Greenhorn have certainly saved quite a bit of alfalfa...

Pretty certain alot of those bulls don't have the alfalfa field close at hand.

 

[noharleyyet]

Pretty certain alot of those bulls don't have the alfalfa field close at hand.

Yea, prolly could’ve worded that better, not what I meant.

 

[Nick87]

Yea, prolly could’ve worded that better, not what I meant.

Got the drift.

 

[mtmuley]

Beauty. Love the mass.

Kurt has a lot of great bulls, but that one just seems to stand out to me. mtmuley

 

[JM77]

Widest bull, 52 4/8 inside beams. 363

 

[thomas89]

This thread and some of the frequent contributors has helped convince me I’m either a crummy elk hunter or I hunt really bad areas. I hope it’s the latter.

Also I need new friends.

 

[tcrcodile]

This is going to get some people feelings hurt hahahahahaha
nice shots btw

 

[EYJONAS!]

He’s wearing some cute bracelets.

I rock em proud to big boy.

 

[Flatbrimmer]

I rock em proud to big boy.

I dig it dude I’m a dad too. Just pulling your leg

 

[shrapnel]

I think these pictures illustrate just how big an elk can look on his feet or ground and still be impressive.

I had a friend who was lifelong hunter and successfully killed many elk. He always said in reference to numbers of elk, a million is 20 elk and a billion is 40…

 

[noharleyyet]

I think these pictures illustrate just how big an elk can look on his feet or ground and still be impressive.

I had a friend who was lifelong hunter and successfully killed many elk. He always said in reference to numbers of elk, a million is 20 elk and a billion is 40…

I like that...

 

[Hammsolo]

The art of long arming at its finest. This was over 400 gross and netted foam…



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That reminds me so much of a bull I harvested on a bluff above a valley near my home. I parked near Spokane Valley Archery before stalking him. I had to sneak past multiple other critters before tracking him down.

 

[jrabq]

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 usually more of a meat hunter than a trophy hunter, but on the few occasions I've drawn a premium tag I've had the same problem trying to judge elk, only noticing one thing. This bull was really wide, I think 44" inside spread, and turned out to be younger so his antlers looked impressive to me, at first glance. He didn't get a 2nd glance, I shot him with no hesitatation or regrets. But this was the worst case of ground shrinkage I've had on deer or elk. I was totally focused on his width, did not notice his very short brow tines and he didn't have much mass. I thought he would be at least 320+, but he grossed 295. Like I said, no regrets, it was near the end of a long tough season so I was happy to get a 6 pt bull.

(On the flip side I thought my 325 bull was in the 300-310 range, so I obviously suck at judging.)

 

[Ought Six]

That reminds me so much of a bull I harvested on a bluff above a valley near my home. I parked near Spokane Valley Archery before stalking him. I had to sneak past multiple other critters before tracking him down.

What is MFJJ like in person?

 

[westbranch]

That reminds me so much of a bull I harvested on a bluff above a valley near my home. I parked near Spokane Valley Archery before stalking him. I had to sneak past multiple other critters before tracking him down.

I know that honey hole.

 

[Hammsolo]

What is MFJJ like in person?

He’s a great guy.

 

[DDot]

I scored him twice and got 397 4/8 gross. Taxidermist scored him and got 396. Still don’t believe it

 

[LIK2HNT]

I scored him twice and got 397 4/8 gross. Taxidermist scored him and got 396. Still don’t believe it
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Very nice!!
What’s the other one score?