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Define Raghorn
« on: August 03, 2015, 11:01:58 AM »
What do you consider a raghorn bull?  Fairly new to elk hunting and hear the term a lot and was wondering what the consensus opinion is.
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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2015, 11:06:20 AM »
Raghorn to me is something bigger than a spike but smaller than a 5 or 6 point but the amount of points are subjective. I have seen "raghorn" 6's but also seen nice heavy mature 5's. For me, its the combo between mature and number of points that differentiates between raghorn and "shooter"
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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2015, 11:08:46 AM »
Immature branch bull
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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2015, 11:54:53 AM »
 :yeah:

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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2015, 12:14:23 PM »
lack of mass ! and tine length

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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2015, 12:17:52 PM »
Small branched antlered bull
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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2015, 12:23:51 PM »
Any bull who has recently been fighting with a clothes line and has remnants still on its antlers.

The one pictured below is trying to take its clothing right form the source.

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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2015, 01:48:08 PM »
Molôn Labé
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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2015, 02:29:43 PM »

differentiates between raghorn and "shooter"

I've never seen a difference between those two.


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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2015, 02:32:22 PM »


This is a raghorn or 2pt


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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2015, 02:34:43 PM »

differentiates between raghorn and "shooter"

I've never seen a difference between those two.


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Considering I normally either chase spikes in western wa or branched bulls out of state, shooters to me are spikes or mature bulls  :chuckle:
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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2015, 02:39:50 PM »
Lol yea I've hunted rifle on the west side for a long time. First legal gets taken


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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2015, 05:10:56 PM »
Anything under 400 inches!

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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2015, 05:19:50 PM »
Something bigger than a spike that I would love to shoot!

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Re: Define Raghorn
« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2015, 06:06:48 PM »
Two year old bull
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