Just a Poor Colorado kid!

[BlakeA]

Good stuff. Congrats on a great hunt and bull!

 

[tjones]

That’s a great bull. Any chance you have a straight on pic?

 

[Dave N]

Alright, it took longer than we wanted but it still was a great story. You talked about ground shrinkage. I think you have that backwards! Damn nice "bool"!

 

[Dinkshooter]

We get the elk 1/2 broken down and SIOGH shows up. He must know the distance between his thumb tip and pinky tip to the 1/16” because he flips his hand up and down the antlers and tells me it’s right smack dab in the middle of my goal range, and he ends up correct.

My helpers pack quarters to the road(250yards) and shuttle vehicles while I finish up. I make peace with it all, it was an amazing experience.

 

[CPAjeff]

Congrats on a fantastic bull - thanks for sharing!

 

[npaden]

Everyone has asked what I want and expect from the hunt. Of course I want a 400 inch bool but Im also trying to keep my expectations reasonable.
I for sure want an old bull, although that can be hard to gauge. Absolutely no broken bulls. I set my mind for a 350 minimum and 370 goal. Not that I can hardly tell the difference between those 2 sizes of antlers.

I would say you met or exceeded your expectations. Not a 400” bull but unless my judging skills are terrible he’s over 350” and pushing 370” and not broken.

 

[Dinkshooter]

Luckily for me, my brother likely has the points to draw next year. No better time to scout than during the rut. We make a plan to take the meat to town and get it processed so we can spend the next week there goofing off and watching the show. Took a few practice hero shots for 2024

 

[npaden]

Ancient bull! Looks like 10+ for sure to me on the teeth. Send one of those incisors in to the lab!

 

[Irrelevant]

You sandbagging sob... Great bool dink!

 

[Dinkshooter]

It was a super fun week. No pressure and learned a ton. Only one super big rut fest witnessed again but we tried to be considerate to the folks still hunting and weren’t going in after the elks. Only saw one bull that sent me to that dark place again

 

[Dinkshooter]

Ancient bull! Looks like 10+ for sure to me on the teeth. Send one of those incisors in to the lab!

I thought the same. They must eat sand in AZ.

 

[npaden]

Darn, I thought 10+. I guess 9 still counts as a mature bull!

 

[The Hedgehog]

Awesome stuff. Congrats!

 

[Gerald Martin]

No kneeling on bool with cancer stick in your lips. -3 points.

Massive bool on a quick trip after a long wait. Excellent!

 

[Deleted member 52098]

Doooooooood. Well done

 

[Dinkshooter]

I didn’t even have to arm wrestle Cam or debate with Rinellas!

Of note, I really did get 4 separate harvest survey request from AZ Fish and Game, text, email, snail mail. Even the warden called me after trying to put together his own sample. Many a state could learn a lesson from them.

 

[Oak]

There once was a kid from Eagle,
Who sniffed the elk out like a beagle.
He went to A Z,
Left his pants with a pee,
But killed a bull handsome and regal.

I hate elk hunting but I’d like to kill a bull like that someday.

 

[Flatbrimmer]

It not often for me to remember the one thing that made me want to go someplace, hunt something, buy something etc. But I can clearly remember the one thing I read 38 years ago that made me want to bow hunt elk in Arizona. I’d beg borrow and steal to get this new magazine into the cart when grocery shopping every quarter. And one issue had this. View attachment 306792

#SocialMedia

 

[LuketheDog]

Stud bull man, thanks for the story

 

[BAKPAKR]

Thanks for the story and photos, and congrats on a great bull.