Possible record bull?

[CarbonHunter]

Wow that was some funny reading to start the morning   

I don’t know anything about the bull or the hunter but from what I have seen congrats to Casey as he had a tag and it was killed legally from everything I have seen.

And this is why I never post any of my animal pictures or stories anywhere online. I also don’t kill animals of the caliber that would gather attention. One time I emailed a photo of a buck I killed to the maker of the rifle I used to kill the buck and he posted it on facebook and it went around the country in no time because so many people followed his page. I also have a buddy who shot a nice buck one time and as they were getting it to the road a guy stopped and congratulated them and asked if he could take a picture of it with him in it. My buddy thought ok whatever, later the picture was seen online with the guy claiming he killed it. 

Once again congrats Casey and these big bulls always attract attention and stories. Hopefully nobody has a picture of this bull sharing a lollipop with a small child. 

[Limhangerslayer]

Amazing bull, yes the guy has resources most don’t.  He wouldn’t have anywhere near 12 400” bulls if he didn’t.  But that’s the game, and he’s winning!😂 But his son blowing it up on his social and claiming public land bull is a little comical.  Either way once in a lifetime bull and congrats.

[HntnFsh]

Agreed. Its an incredible bull! Congrats to the hunter. I would have shot it too. I have killed animals that lived on farms etc. But I wouldnt be blasting it all over social media for the notoriety like his son did. It seems like he chose his words very carefully to hype it.

I bet Todds rolling over in his grave!

[Magnum_Willys]

Congrats on a record!   Sounds like it was a difficult and challenging 4 month hunt even if the final shot happened to be roadside near town.  Thats where they go in December you gotta follow em down.    His hunt was the 4 months - not the morning drive thru town.   

[huntandjeep]

Well at dinner my wife asked him if he was a professional hunter after he showed her some pictures   

Isn't he ? He's on a pro staff .

[Chad E.]

I have killed animals that lived on farms etc. But I wouldnt be blasting it all over social media for the notoriety like his son did.
 

The world record elk is going to get " blasted" all over social media regardless of who initially posts it up.  Casey has multiple bull in the top 5 already.  Call me crazy but I don't think he's doing it for the publicity.

[Gentrys]

It was legally harvested.  That's all that matters in my book.

[link]

Well I went back and looked and don't see anywhere that the hunter himself claimed to be on public land deep in the wilderness or anything. In fact they didn't make any claims at all on how the hunt went down. If you just analyze the pics of the kill site you can see it's not in the "woods". The ground is clear and there is a fence post in the background. Possibly a marker for 811? Maybe next to a driveway? Who knows? But it's still a free range elk, a big one, and it eats alfalfa and was seen frolicking in someone's driveway after eating some questionable brownies off their porch. But again, it was a free range elk and so big that if your kids were petting it and feeding it lollipops and it crossed the street onto public land I would blow it away in a second if given the opportunity. 

100% this.

[Rainier10]

The tough part of having a tag like this is having to pass so many elk in the hopes that you get a shot at your target bull.

[str8meat]

More pictures from a year or two earlier , don’t ask how I got ‘em, could be same bull may not be but regardless hog bulls.

[HntnFsh]

Holy Smokes!
Love seeing all the pics of such a majestic animal!

[furbearer365]

What do those pics prove? That the elk eats alfalfa? That it was approached by a human being? What exactly is everyone getting at? I guess this means any elk that eats in front of a camera is not fair chase? Not a legit hunt if you got a pic of it eating in front of a camera? Any animal that visits a feed station is off limits then right? 

It proves that this kill looses it's luster. If your mind doesn't see the difference between taking an animal that lives deep in the woods and one that eats out of your hand, than that's your issue. At this point, let's just start growing deer/elk in a lab on some farm and feeding them all the nutrients in the world. Then when they get to World Record Size, we shoot em and claim to be awesome. That is an impressive animal, and in my humble opinion, would of been better off alive in town than shot and some dude gets "congratulated" like he's a hero.  And honestly, had this bull not been a potential World Record, the thinking may be different for folks. But when you get pumped that our state produced a possible Workd Record, then you find out it could of been shot in town, it doesnt feel right. Obviously there was no wrong doing, nothing illegal, and the man was free to take it, and so he did, but if we as hunters can't at least respect the game we hunt enough to see the difference between deep woods hunts and local town animals, that's crazy

[huntandjeep]

I have killed animals that lived on farms etc. But I wouldnt be blasting it all over social media for the notoriety like his son did.
 

  Casey has multiple bull in the top 5 already.  Call me crazy but I don't think he's doing it for the publicity.

Aren't most of those from a reservation in Arizona ?
If he's not doing it for the publicity,  why post them online ?

[bigdub257]

It proves that this kill looses it's luster. If your mind doesn't see the difference between taking an animal that lives deep in the woods and one that eats out of your hand, than that's your issue. At this point, let's just start growing deer/elk in a lab on some farm and feeding them all the nutrients in the world. Then when they get to World Record Size, we shoot em and claim to be awesome. That is an impressive animal, and in my humble opinion, would of been better off alive in town than shot and some dude gets "congratulated" like he's a hero.  And honestly, had this bull not been a potential World Record, the thinking may be different for folks. But when you get pumped that our state produced a possible Workd Record, then you find out it could of been shot in town, it doesnt feel right. Obviously there was no wrong doing, nothing illegal, and the man was free to take it, and so he did, but if we as hunters can't at least respect the game we hunt enough to see the difference between deep woods hunts and local town animals, that's crazy
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Well said.  Couldn't agree more.

[dilleytech]

Seems like all world records get grown in peoples yards these days. Which is fine. It’s just a dirty game to Make it sound like anything else. Rich people buy the biggest animals and that’s just the way it tends to be. I am jealous. I wish I could afford such privileges.

I’m glad it was shot and Washington can hold the potential world record. Better then getting hit by a car in the front yard.