Moose Success - Idaho 2007

[robb92]

Congrats and good story, thanks for posting the pics!!!

[Idabooner]

Very nice moose, sounds like a fun hunt, great you could share it with your dad.

[popeshawnpaul]

Sorry about reviving this thread, but I need some people's opinion on my bull based on the pictures and this is the only place I posted them. 

If you look at his left antler and see his brow, do you think that is a single brow with a drop tine or a split brow?  Or can it be both?  What would it be for scoring purposes?  The rules I have read on the various sites are silent on the issue leading me to believe it's a split brow but one of the tines happens to go down.  I see nothing requiring the tine to go up...

Shawn

P.S. - I'm having Ric S. out of Tieton do the mount for me but I'm having withdrawls from not seeing him for so long...

[popeshawnpaul]

Well, to end this thread off right I drove over to the Yakima area to pick up my moose mount today.  I had one of Huntwa's own, Elkstuffer, mount it for me.  His name is Ric Shirrod and he owns All That's Wild Taxidermy.  He did an excellent job and the mount surpasses my expectations.  I would definitely recommend him to anyone and we got a few good taxidermists on this site now. 

He was not easy to get through the door and I had to take the doors off to get him through.  He's a little big for the room and my wife is telling me we need a bigger house for our moose...     My 3 year old daughter named him Lulu.  I hope the name doesn't stick...  This was one of the best experiences of my life and one that I will never forget.  Getting to go hunting with Huntnphool on his moose hunt has brought back all the memories from my hunt. 

[Wea300mag]

That's a great mount pope, that pic gives perspective on how big those buggers really are.

[blessed]

Congradulations Shawn    That's a great bull!! And your dad was there so that makes it realy special! 

[Antlershed]

Great looking mount Shawn. I definitely need a bigger house before I bring one one of them home. Maybe next year...

[cohoho]

Great looking animal...  So much better than a euro or skull plate...  Man I really kick myself for not doing a full shoulder mount on any of the Moose I've gotten previously...  Too cool...  I guess I'll just have to go back next year and get a good cape...   Yea that's a good excuse I needed for sure....

[rougheye]

Glad you started this up again . Ive never seen it .  That thing is a stud   

[bowsandhose]

great looking mount of a great moose

[Slider]

He's Gorgeous!!! Congrats

[Ridgerunner]

Great looking mount, I know what you mean about withdrawls, I'm going through some right now with my horns gone.

[Ridgerunner]

One your question I would think that drop tine would not be considered a brow tine just becuase that is not normally how they develop so it would be a deduction.  Did you ever find out an answer?  I don't think it really matters though and only adds to the coolness factor of your bull.  Had I found a bull with a dropper I would have dropped him. 

[popeshawnpaul]

One scorer told me it would be a split brow.  Not sure if we could find another opinion on here?  I'd never have it entered anyways.  I'm kind of against the moose scoring system and it doesn't float my boat.

Ridge...get ready for some serious withdrawls.  I actually forgot what mine looked like and had to look at the picture every few months.  It's like having a supermodel girlfriend that lives 3000 miles away...

[Hunting Cowboy]

A Dandy for sure. Congrats on a great looking trophy!