Unique Roosevelt

[Coastal_native]

I was going through some old photo's and thought this was worthy of sharing.  This is my bull from last fall. 

As he was trotting up the creak bed chuckling and licking his lips I had a brief chance to evaluate his rack.  I was so fixated on whether or not I thought he had deep enough forks on top to be a shooter that I completely overlooked that he had no thirds.  I didn't know what to think when I got up to him.  He was truly a giant.  They say Roosevelt's can push 1000 lbs and of all the mature bulls I've put my hands on this one was probably the closest.  The photo's don't do him justice really, as I'd already dressed him out.  You can see that his palmation is larger than the stock of my rifle, good mass all around.  His teeth were worn.  Wished i would have saved his cape, but this was a solo show and the only way out was up...

[Forks_hunter68]

Geat bull what GMU if i may ask?

[chester]

Big bull, nice work coastal. was that on the rez?

[Coastal_native]

Tribal tag from the Quinault Reservation, but not too far south of the Lower Queets.  Quite possibly some of the elk that frequent portions of the Matheny and Clearwater GMU's.  Judging by your name, I'm sure you're probably familiar with those areas.  Not bad areas to hunt, if you can catch 'em outside the Park or the Rez...if not they're likely to die of old age.  I don't think thats any big secret though.

[agchawk]

Man, that's a nice bull! Biggest 4x4 I've seen...LOL.

CONGRATS

[Michelle_Nelson]

Thats a nice looking bull!

[Skyvalhunter]

Nice bull!! Question the 1000 lb side though but its in the eye of the beholder.

[krout81]

Bad Genetics there should have been 5 point
nice one though

[wildmanoutdoors]

Nice Bull.
QIN tag. We probably have met. Lol
Do you know Reuben E? He is our cousin and captains my brothers crab boat the CELTIC.

[400out]

Very nice thanks for sharing 

[ouchfoss]

They easily get over 1000 lbs. There have been a few that I have helped pack out over the years that were stupid huge but never had any way to weigh them until 2 years ago. My cousin got a nice 6x6 in the Clearwater GMU in 08 and it died within 50 feet of a logging road so we managed to load it up gutted but whole and when we weighed it  was around 850. You would have to think that all the guts would easily weigh over 150 lbs.

[Bullkllr]

That's an awesome bull!
I think that missing point just makes it more interesting.
I know I'd be squeezing the trigger on him.

[wildmanoutdoors]

They have a Cow tagged up in Clearwater that is a tad over 1000! Bulls can reach that and more. Biggest Roosies are on a island in AK. They get 1200 pound bulls.

[Annette]

Sky I think the picture could be deceving, Our bigest Rosies went 460,425, 405 , hanging meat  in the locker after we trimmed off all the fat and cut off the legs and hide.
Nice Bull, sure a trophy.      Can't help but want to cast a fly into that creek though  

[Coastal_native]

Do you know Reuben E? He is our cousin and captains my brothers crab boat the CELTIC.

I've known Reuben since I was a kid only because we grew up in the same area (Moclips/PB)...He's a little older than me though.  You forgot to mention that he's one of the best fishing guides too.

Annette,

I took a co worker fishing up there in late July last year.  He tried fly fishing, but didn't have any luck...admittedly he was a little inexperienced in fishing these small west side streams.  We switched to spinners and bait and had a blast...cut throat, dolly's, young stealhead, and a JULY COHO!