Possible record bull?

[hunter399]

The biggest bucks and bulls are always in someone's backyard.
Our state doesn't manage for trophies,dinks with a tiny dash of opportunity is all your gonna get on public land.
Your dang lucky if you find that.
Corn for deer
Alfalfa for elk
Don't mix the bait guys,don't mix the red and blue pills in the matrix... 😂

[CarbonHunter]

I think quite a few of us live in similar locations to where this bull was killed. I personally do and I have made a personal decision not to hunt where I live as I prefer to let them live and hunt elsewhere. I know I have neighbors who feel differently and they have feeders setup with cameras and choose to hunt on their land and the neighboring timber company land.

It’s legal but against our HOA rules but heck most people would pay the $20 HOA fine for a bull like this.

[hunter399]

I think quite a few of us live in similar locations to where this bull was killed. I personally do and I have made a personal decision not to hunt where I live as I prefer to let them live and hunt elsewhere. I know I have neighbors who feel differently and they have feeders setup with cameras and choose to hunt on their land and the neighboring timber company land.

It’s legal but against our HOA rules but heck most people would pay the $20 HOA fine for a bull like this.

I don't hunt the town deer myself. I feed the town deer. But don't hunt them.

[baldopepper]

Personally don't care how different people hunt, just wonder if they really enjoy hunting the way I do.  Those mornings when you're sitting under a pine tree waiting for the sun to come up, the morning chatter of the birds, good fresh mountain air in your lungs and all the daily burdens left behind for a while.  That late evening when you're sitting on a ridge lookout or edge of a clearing hoping something will pop out but not to upset if it doesn't because the evening is just too quiet and beautiful.  Sitting around the campfire with goodfriends or family enjoying a comradeship that only comes when you escape life's usual drudgery. I guess if you've got the money and time to pave the way to a trophy kill its ok, but personally don't need to do that to enjoy my hunts and make memories beyond a trophy on the wall.

[CarbonHunter]

Personally don't care how different people hunt, just wonder if they really enjoy hunting the way I do.  Those mornings when you're sitting under a pine tree waiting for the sun to come up, the morning chatter of the birds, good fresh mountain air in your lungs and all the daily burdens left behind for a while.  That late evening when you're sitting on a ridge lookout or edge of a clearing hoping something will pop out but not to upset if it doesn't because the evening is just too quiet and beautiful.  Sitting around the campfire with goodfriends or family enjoying a comradeship that only comes when you escape life's usual drudgery. I guess if you've got the money and time to pave the way to a trophy kill its ok, but personally don't need to do that to enjoy my hunts and make memories beyond a trophy on the wall.

  Sounds like the 2 of us enjoy the same things about hunting. Heck if I had this tag or a similar tag I would most likely fill it in late September on a meadow with a bull that we call in. Most likely it would score in the low 300’s and I would quietly mount the head and hang it proudly in my office and most of the world would never know.

[Roslyn Rambler]

Personally don't care how different people hunt, just wonder if they really enjoy hunting the way I do.  Those mornings when you're sitting under a pine tree waiting for the sun to come up, the morning chatter of the birds, good fresh mountain air in your lungs and all the daily burdens left behind for a while.  That late evening when you're sitting on a ridge lookout or edge of a clearing hoping something will pop out but not to upset if it doesn't because the evening is just too quiet and beautiful.  Sitting around the campfire with goodfriends or family enjoying a comradeship that only comes when you escape life's usual drudgery. I guess if you've got the money and time to pave the way to a trophy kill its ok, but personally don't need to do that to enjoy my hunts and make memories beyond a trophy on the wall.

Bingo!!!

If. IF!, the rumors are true and Casey's bull dethrones the current WR non typical, so be it. The current WR was harvested on a farm that the hunter grew up on. Not really a interesting story. But if Casey's bull were to take top slot over someones story like the current Typical WR holder ( not gonna happen, different classification ) it would be a shame. Much more interesting hunting experience to read about



The Felix Bull

"The number one typical elk of all time lived and died on federal land in Montana's Powder River country. Steve Felix, an EMT by trade, spotted the 430 1/8 inch bull from 100 yards out while it was feeding, bugling, and raking trees in a basin on the morning of September 10, 2016. Felix was hunting solo that day, hoping to clear his mind after responding to a fatal car crash while on the clock with the Montana Department of Transportation"

[teanawayslayer]

I’ve been thinking for several days now how to respond to a lot of comments on here. This was a free range bull for one. No high fence. The bull is harvested. Everyone is in awe of such a bull. A day later the whitefoots start showing pictures of this bull in a driveway, in someone’s yard etc. it’s crazy when the natives kill a huge bull or any bull for that matter and the a average hunter who can’t draw a tag does nothing but bash natives. Then we have a guy who buys a tag and kills a new world record legally. Then the natives bitch and complain showing pictures of the bull around houses and private property. Now turning hunters against hunters. Makes me sick! These animals summer in the mountains and winter closer to town. What blows me away even more is guys on here saying there’s no way they would kill this bull. I call out anyone of you that say you would not kill this bull if it were you had a tag and it were legal! The fact of the matter is no one involved in this hunt owes any of you a story of how the hunt went down. This is an incredible animal and it should be celebrated as such. Like I’ve said before hunters our are worst enemy!  Keep the hate alive guys! Great job!

[kentrek]

There are guys on here that shoot late season whitetails neck deep in hay piles or even yard deer that get nothing but pats on the back and congrats from the forum.

Well thats different because everyone does it....its only an issue when it involves a big bull on a money type tag...oh and its not a jealousy thing 

Infact its pretty funny how peoples ethos completly change when they see others shoot big critters in general... theres always a "yeah but...." when theres a big antlers involved

Its a big reason many dont share animals anymore...guys will instantly toss in the "yeah but..xyz" to down grade the accomplishment

[Buckjunkie]

“Its a big reason many dont share animals anymore...guys will instantly toss in the "yeah but..xyz" to down grade the accomplishment”

100%. I know very successful hunters that HuntWa will never hear about. Hunters are generally Type A. This means we must be the best and anyone else doing well must be cheating…

[hunter399]

“Its a big reason many dont share animals anymore...guys will instantly toss in the "yeah but..xyz" to down grade the accomplishment”

100%. I know very successful hunters that HuntWa will never hear about. Hunters are generally Type A. This means we must be the best and anyone else doing well must be cheating…

I know a lot of guys that don't post.

[hunter399]

If it was my backyard,ya I'd put it in the freezer.
But I don't have a yard I can hunt in. So public land it is.
Bait or not to bait.
I say might as well, with CWD already inside the backdoor.
Do it while you can.
I do have friends that have never hunted public land.
Sometimes they eat tag soup, sometimes they shoot giants.
Just all part of hunting.

[baldopepper]

Just talking to a friend about the big bull and he said he thinks some of the big trophy racks he sees are like the participation trophies kids get for just being on a sports team. Not sure I totally agree, but it gave me a chuckle

[LDennis24]

Just talking to a friend about the big bull and he said he thinks some of the big trophy racks he sees are like the participation trophies kids get for just being on a sports team. Not sure I totally agree, but it gave me a chuckle

He's just jealous   

[huntandjeep]

Just talking to a friend about the big bull and he said he thinks some of the big trophy racks he sees are like the participation trophies kids get for just being on a sports team. Not sure I totally agree, but it gave me a chuckle

I don't look at them like participation trophy's , more like pay to win
And no I'm not jealous of the guys born into money that can throw 100s of thousands a year at tags .

[fishngamereaper]

It's a great bull... and he's got relatives..

Just don't get the cloud of secrecy around the story...I mean the world record elk should have a story... regardless of how it went down.
Nothing is owed to anyone...but it's the Internet. If you don't tell your story it will get told for you..
As is the case..
It wasn't a secret bull ...it was a pretty low key area ..but if there's concern telling the story will blow up the area...to late ..that ship sailed as soon as the bull was posted.

Record's and recognition are cool for some I guess..but shrouded in controversy takes some of the wow factor away...