2010 Steven's Co Winter kill Bull

[RidgeRunner_07]

A buddy and I were out and about doing some shed hunting a few weeks ago when we found this guy piled up under a big fir tree. Sad to know a bull of this caliber is gone out of such a small herd.

[saylean]

Cool pics...he didnt go to waste though!

[vandeman17]

 

[bowhunterforever]

Nice bull and pics

[boonerboy]

please tell me you kept the skull. 

[benhuntin]

please tell me you kept the skull. 

He cant tell you that

[Elkaholic daWg]

Looking at that first picture and the background scenery seems Like an area I am familiar with? During last years late W/T season, a friend described seeing a bull like that.

[bone head]

lol are you kidding me and i bet theres tons of 6x6's in that area lol. nice find

[Elkaholic daWg]

  LOL to tons of yeah, but we didn't think we'd find this guy in that area either............. hope fully the pic is small enough

[PacificNWhunter]

Cool find! To bad he died like that.

[elkaholic]

What a shame.... Looks like familiar territory.

[mulehunter]

Winter wasnt that BAD last winter look like Diamond Pack? or Cougar? 

Mulehunter

[madmack76]

lokks like wolf kill to me better report it 

[bearpaw]

IMHO - Definitely not cougar kill (no ribs or other usual bones eaten, cats eat many of the bones). Easy winter, so either wounded during hunting season or a wolf kill. I think I recognize the mountains and know from a very reliable source there was another 5x5 bull that was found near there this last winter, it was still being eaten on by wolves when it was found and there were so many wolf tracks they were not certain how many wolves were involved.

[elkaholic]

Ridgerunner-Great Find, just a shame it wasnt after your shot.  I hear those elk often get pushed to our neighbors side.