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Herd bull in the snow
« on: October 07, 2009, 01:46:41 PM »
Here's a herd bull we got on last week during the start of a mild storm.  What do you guys figure this guy would score?

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2009, 01:55:30 PM »
You should have put the last one in the "in the background" thread. Those are some neat photos.

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2009, 04:16:25 PM »
He'd score A LOT!   VERY COOL pics and one helluva bull.

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2009, 04:24:37 PM »
dream bull for me with those whale tails.
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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2009, 04:27:25 PM »
When they are that big I would forget all about score. It really wouldn't matter.  :yike: :yike: :yike:

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2009, 05:01:11 PM »
Nice looking bull and great pics!

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2009, 05:04:04 PM »
Cool pics, I like your little notes on top of the pictures, really cool.  Thanks for sharing. 

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2009, 05:21:08 PM »
A Royal bull doesn't get much bigger than that guy or more symmetric. The spread on those 5th and 6th points is awesome. Hope he's breeding well with his cows so there are more like him in the future!

I'd guess him to be a 360+ bull.. not a great deal of girth but really long tines.

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2009, 05:44:27 PM »
Nice... Yellowstone or what?

I have to go 375 with him... mass is so little in a score, that boys got length...those 5th's make a lot of ground for him.
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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2009, 06:26:35 PM »
I do not know or care what he would score. I would say you scored by getting some really neat pictures. Thanks for posting.

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2009, 06:28:29 PM »
Nice pics. Dang, look at those tines :drool:
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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2009, 10:18:45 PM »
You should have put the last one in the "in the background" thread. Those are some neat photos.

Brandon

Thanks Brandon.  I see that thread just popped back up.  I'll have to add it there also. 

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #12 on: October 07, 2009, 10:45:04 PM »
very nice...thanks for posting

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2009, 10:51:57 PM »
That's a cranker bull.  I never saw anything like that there.  Good capture.

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2009, 06:19:09 AM »
Nice... Yellowstone or what?

I have to go 375 with him... mass is so little in a score, that boys got length...those 5th's make a lot of ground for him.

Thanks, this was in GTNP - he would come out with his harem at the back of a long meadow.  We went back through the trees and came out so that we could get some reasonable pics from about 200 yards away.

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #15 on: October 08, 2009, 06:28:26 AM »
damn nice bull

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #16 on: October 08, 2009, 01:42:05 PM »
Thats a toad!  I wouldn't put him much over 345" or so... his 1st-3rds are pretty 'weak' but I'd shoot him in a HEART BEAT!  I might be a little under cause he's got awesome width and great mains as well as 4-6ths...  I'd put him around 350" but thats just me....  GREAT PICS thanks for posting!

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #17 on: October 08, 2009, 09:40:15 PM »
Awsome pics and bull! :drool: Wheres GTNP?
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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #18 on: October 08, 2009, 10:23:43 PM »
Awsome pics and bull! :drool: Wheres GTNP?

Grand Teton National Park   ;)

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2009, 05:26:48 AM »
That's exactly how I like them!! dream bull to me!

he looks to be 365" - 375", kinda average in the front and huge in the back :drool:

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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #20 on: October 09, 2009, 05:30:36 AM »
holy chit. look at those sweet geese
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Re: Herd bull in the snow
« Reply #21 on: October 09, 2009, 05:51:37 AM »
As several have stated, who cares about score that is a hog. Mark

 


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