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What is your idea of a perfect elk?

6x6
42 (23.9%)
7x7
38 (21.6%)
anything with antlers
15 (8.5%)
anything that fits on the barbecue
43 (24.4%)
anything mature
38 (21.6%)

Total Members Voted: 176

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Offline boneaddict

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The Perfect elk
« on: December 14, 2019, 03:47:59 PM »
my idea


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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2019, 03:50:44 PM »
Dont get any better in my book.

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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2019, 03:52:00 PM »
7x7, cuz that's what I shot this year :IBCOOL:

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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2019, 03:52:37 PM »
True spike!

I voted 6x6 but mature bulls can be perfect in many ways.

In the end Any elk is a trophy

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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2019, 04:23:36 PM »
I voted anything that fit on the barbie, but I like my elk like my deer, trashy.🤣
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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2019, 04:35:32 PM »
OMG

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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2019, 04:36:18 PM »
Yes that’s perfect enough for me

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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2019, 05:07:05 PM »
You guys are all wrong. Its "all of the above"

Sorry I just had to be "that" guy.

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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2019, 05:17:20 PM »
personally, I like 8x?'s
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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2019, 06:25:43 PM »
You guys are all wrong. Its "all of the above"

Sorry I just had to be "that" guy.

Then there's my old man's favorite "close to and just above the road" elk.
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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2019, 08:44:08 PM »
That is awesome bull but what makes a great bull is the bull. It could be a 6 pt or a 7 pt  or even a 5 pt it just depends on the bull that we get so see. Every bull is different in there own way and that is what makes them so great.  :tup:

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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2019, 08:47:57 PM »
Ya, I guess he’d do in a pinch  :rolleyes:  He’d get my full attention for sure. Beautiful bull Bone, thanks.
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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2019, 06:25:13 AM »
The WDFW is looking for the choice "limping three legged Elk close to popular hiking trails". 

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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2019, 06:39:18 AM »
Need to put a date in there, August 15, after a good forage summer, makes a bull look special.  December 1, after defending cows and losing a few hundred pounds, they can look tough.

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Re: The Perfect elk
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2019, 08:09:27 AM »
That's an awesome bull! I voted BBQ. It kinda depends on whether we are talking dream, or actual elk on ground. The perfect elk on ground can change with a variety of factors. But my dream bull will always be a mature big frame minimum 6 per side with extras, mass, and color is huge for me black with ivory tips.

 


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