2023 Eastern Elk Auction

[Rainier10]

Well here we go again.

https://auctions.rmef.org/auctions/319/13407

You have to create an account to watch but it’s already at $66,000 with a couple days left to go.

The last 30 minutes is fun to watch and if a bid comes in with seconds to go they extend the bid time.

There are some great auctions to watch other than just the eastern Washington elk.

[trophyhunt]

Are you bidding??

[trophyhunt]

Up to $75k now!!

[vandeman17]

Up to $75k now!!

I hope I win

[Ghost Hunter]

Pennsylvania and Washington are kicking it on the elk tags.

[Rainier10]

Both of those normally do very well.

Like I say the real fun is watching the last few hours of the last day.

I’m not done bidding, my wife says I need to keep going.

Cabin in the Bahamas for a week looks nice.

[trophyhunt]

I was looking at that too, very nice and right on the water!

[Rainier10]

I was looking at that too, very nice and right on the water!

you already outbid me on the elk tag at least let me have the Bahamas cabin.

[trophyhunt]

 

[elkrack]

Thanks for posting the link. This should be fun to watch!

[time2hunt]

Just got out bid on Pennsylvania lol. Crazy money you could of bought that for 85k 5 years ago


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[trophyhunt]

321,000.00 for Pennsylvania elk, wow!!

[time2hunt]

321,000.00 for Pennsylvania elk, wow!!

Come on what’s 321k pocket change lol . Maybe this will help.

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[trophyhunt]

Daayyymn, getting a check out right now!!!

[Rainier10]

10 hours to go, better get your financing in order.

[GUscottie]

10 hours to go, better get your financing in order.

$95,000 and counting

[Rainier10]

10 hours to go, better get your financing in order.

$95,000 and counting

Last 30 minutes will be fun to watch. Sold for $160,000 last year and went from $100,000 to $160,000 in the last hour.

If a bid comes in with less than a minute to go they extend the time by 4 or 5 minutes so it won’t necessarily end right at 6pm if two bidders are going at it.

[Rainier10]

Pennsylvania auction went up to $326,000 

[Rainier10]

90 minutes left get out your checkbooks.

[trophyhunt]

Sure would be fun to play!!

[jackelope]

Place your bets now on the final number.

I'm going with $148k

[trophyhunt]

Place your bets now on the final number.

I'm going with $148k

hmm, 158,000

[trophyhunt]

Up to 98k now.  I find it crazy that Wa has such a high interest with elk, we beat WY, OR, MT, and Co when it comes to high auction prices for big bulls.  Must be a pig out there. WY auction seems like a bargain !

[Rainier10]

I’m guessing $146,000. That’s my limit.

You can’t hunt bulls OTC in Washington like you can in montana. You can’t hunt bulls on the east coast OTC. So you have a supply and demand thing. If you want to hunt bulls here or in Pennsylvania you are going to pay a high price.

With that said the Montana tag is north of $70,000.

[Rainier10]

It’s happening, 98,100,102….

[trophyhunt]

So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??

[Rainier10]

$125,000 and going

[jackelope]

128k

[trophyhunt]

132k

[Rainier10]

So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??

No

[trophyhunt]

So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??

No

me either!

[jackelope]

So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??

Pretty sure they wanted to kill a clean typical over 400" last year and they passed non-typicals that were big big.

[trophyhunt]

So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??

Pretty sure they wanted to kill a clean typical over 400" last year and they passed non-typicals that were big big.

that 6x6 that Nwhunter helped with was the nicest straight 6 I’ve ever seen!!

[trophyhunt]

5 minutes… last chance Rainier!!!

[kentrek]

I need to make more money

[Rainier10]

5 minutes… last chance Rainier!!!

No tag for me, I was outbid.

[time2hunt]

Those elk tags did well this evening


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[elkrack]

What was the final bid? It just says there was 76 bids

[Rainier10]

What was the final bid? It just says there was 76 bids

[time2hunt]

Washington 132
Oregon 66
Montana 81
Pennsylvania 327


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[time2hunt]

Colorado 78


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[BULLBLASTER]

What was the final bid? It just says there was 76 bids

Makes sense. That pennsylvania bull is way bigger and doesnt even have broken points like the WA one. 

[time2hunt]

Nice spot


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[elkrack]

Man those are some big numbers!

[NWWA Hunter]

What was the final bid? It just says there was 76 bids

Makes sense. That pennsylvania bull is way bigger and doesnt even have broken points like the WA one. 

The Pennsylvania bull did loose some inches from the rut on broken point tips. But although he doesn't have points broke off he isn't breathing anymore either. 

[jackelope]

[MtnMuley]

Do you have his permission to post his pic?