Montana Archery Elk 2017

[Nunyacreek]

Very nice story and very nice bull in bad weather!

 

[Magnum Sherpa]

Great telling of the tale and congratulations!

 

[el unit]

Thanks for the comments. It was a big adventure and yesterday, I was moving slow, sore, and got some much needed rest. I'll try and get a tape on him in the next couple days. This guy will fill up the remaining space in our two freezers.

 

[el unit]

What an awesome bull, and one heck of a shot. I rifle hunt that area and always enjoy seeing others take good bulls from there. Pretty cool about the mustang, was she a Mustang Makeover project, or did you guys train her yourself? Enjoy your trophy and good meat.

Pagosa- The horse was a TIP program horse. She had 90 days to be able to: get him halter broke, be able to pick up his feet, and put him in a trailer. The original adopter backed out last minute so she adopted him (cause we just put down her long-time horse ). He is 2 years old and rides, packs, and is a rather pleasant horse. Heck, even I can get on his back and ride him.

 

[Nameless Range]

Good lord that is an awesome bull. It looks like great country too. Congratulation el! Thanks for sharing

 

[Pagosa]

Thanks for the info about the horse. I think the mustangs are a good source for finding a mountain trail horse. Several individuals use them for competition rides in NW MT. Its pretty amazing she is two years old. Congrats on the elk. Preston

 

[targetpanic]

Great pics and story! Congrats!

 

[Bowhuntrben]

That's a beast..good job!

 

[Ridge Ghost]

Great bull!

 

[BeartoothFront]

Well done! Congrats on an awesome bull

 

[MT_elk]

Congrats on a great bull!

 

[TheJason]

Wow, that's a great bull!

Just a thought, when I packed elk on horses I would load the antlers and head on in a more rearward position. That way, you don't have those royals pointing towards the horses flanks.

 

[1_pointer]

Great bull!! Congrats! I dig seeing those white pics compared to the ones we've been seeing of MT this summer...

Mules are great when it comes time to pack out a bull. I'm guessing I'll be wishing for access to one if I get lucky to notch my MT tag.

 

[el unit]

Wow, that's a great bull!

Just a thought, when I packed elk on horses I would load the antlers and head on in a more rearward position. That way, you don't have those royals pointing towards the horses flanks.

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JLS- That looks much better than what we had going on. Usually, the elk heads are smaller and we put them on sideways. I think I need more experience packing large elk heads on horseback.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Awesome bull! Congrats.

 

[mtmiller]

Great bull. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us.

 

[Sytes]

Whoa!!!! Holy - whatever fits! Fantastic story and bull! Grats!

 

[npaden]

Congratulations! Beautiful Bull.

Thanks for sharing the story.

 

[HSi-ESi]

That is a sweet, sweet bull.

Congrats.

 

[Deleted member 18333]

That is a great bull and a great write-up. Congrats.