Elk bonanza

[boneaddict]

I had the best day ever elk shedding yesterday.  They were dropping everywhere.  I basically watched several bulls drop.  I actually didn't see the antlers fall, but one minute the elk would be walking with a pair of antlers and the next minute they would be missing them.  I found 15 elk sheds and two deer.  What  a day.  I'm a hurting unit, and there are tons of bulls left out there still packin and shedding.  I'll get some pics up as soon as possible.

[bowpredator]

Are those east side or west side bulls?

[hunterofelk]

Timing is everything.  Last weekend I walked till my knees ached. I always wonder how many I miss.  It does help when a guy sees a bull with and then without.  I'm glad there are so many branch antlered bulls in that country.  Happy you found so many.  I've never found that many in one day.  I would have gotten tired and headed back to the truck.  I love that area and I wish I lived closer.
Oh yeah, I watched two bulls, five points, fight each other for fifteen minutes and everything looked solid on their heads.  I searched for the match to the big antler I found, but came up with nothing.
I keep all the antlers I find and I'm running out of room, so I'm happy with what I've found so far.  I do love hiking around the hills in spring and I won't leave any antlers behind.

[boneaddict]

This is eastside.  This is the most bull elk I have ever seen.  Last season was nasty for the hunters and it shows.  I've never seen so many spikes.  I hear you on the knees hurt part.  In fact I was going to be shedding this whole weekend, but I figured I'd just visit with my Dad and enjoy my success.  Let others have a good day.

[bearmanric]

man it sound's like a blast .i go through alot of elk horn's a year in my call's. my small elkhorn open reed is my best seller. Rick

[boneaddict]

Scary, the thought of putting a drill or saw to fresh tine. YIKES!!!

[bearmanric]

what do you do with them. i buy around  300.00 every two month's just the tine's. there one of my most popular call. Rick

[boneaddict]

I stack them relentlessly all over my house.  I'm about to do a chandelier, but can't talk myself into drilling yet.
Here was the first one that fell off right in front of me.


I wish they were all this easy.

I wish I would have found the match to this one.



this was a hawg 5 point.  No match

more to come later!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[boneaddict]

Here's the first BIG match set I found





another match.  it was behind the brus patch just behind it.  the second picture was taken through the brush from where I picked the first one up.

[Ray]

I'm about to do a chandelier

Cool. I'd like to see the finished product. Bonanza is right 

[hunterofelk]

Great pictures!  I was hoping you took some ATL's and would post them for us.

[huntnfmly]

Holy crap bone,bonanza is right
jim

[boneaddict]

I'm wishing now that it had satisfied my appetite.  I'm itching to go out again.  I bet many of them have been scooped by now though.

[MADMAX]

I think I been on that 2 track before

[Michelle_Nelson]

Thats a nice matched set.  When you finnaly decide to start your antler chandelier,  Don't close your eyes when you start drilling, LOL. 

[boneaddict]

Good point.