Toutle 5 point Unicorn

[PlateauNDN]

Nice bull and glad the meat was salvageable.

[Arteman]

Nice bull, and good shooting!     It's unfortunate that a lot of those Elk have that hoof rot, but like you said good thing she put it out of its misery.

[Elkpiss]

wow, I know hoof rot is around the Toledo area and up near boisfort but didnt realise it made its way up to the Toutle.. Bummer that stuff can wipe out a heard.. I remember a few years ago i was helping a buddy and his son fill his cow tag in the Boisfort area and there was snow on the ground and it was unreal the blood in there tracks, it looked like blood trails everywhere.. that is a dandy 5 on that side, probably as nice as bull as i have seen come out of there in the last few years... 

[buckhorn2]

Great job and a nice elk. First time I have seen the hoof rot thanks for showing it. What causes hoof rot and how does it spread in a herd.

[rackattack]

I saw that bull during the early muzzy season still running his herd with a nice satellite 4 pt.  Very unique bull congrats.    

[Arteman]

Is it just me or does this bother anybody else?  You put in for years to draw a QUALITY bull permit and when you do finally draw you end with a bull with hoof rot, and however many % less meat on one side of its body, and have to toss a portion of the meat away, Idk kinda irks me.  You talk to Matts Custom Meats in Rose Valley and in some severe cases they have to toss the whole leg.  I seen a thread on moose with worms, and people getting issued new permits, I think they should in these cases as well.  I know you didnt have to shoot that bull, but how in the heat of the moment how can you determine it has hoof rot unless you see it limping across a clearcut.  This is just my on the matter, I think they should give you another tag, you did them a favor by destroying that animal, still think its a nice bull though.

[PolarBear]

Congratulations!

[Hunter Dug]

Do you think its possible that the injury to the foot had something to do with the abnormal antler growth on that side.  I have heard things of the such just was not sure.

[RadSav]

Do you think its possible that the injury to the foot had something to do with the abnormal antler growth on that side.  I have heard things of the such just was not sure.

I was thinking the same thing.  Perhaps he slipped and fell because of the foot?  Or the horn on that side was small and weak because of the foot on the other side?  I do know that if there is skeletal injury to the left side of an animal the horns on the opposite side will be effected.  I know it is not skeletal, but I'd think it could lead to the same thing.

I used to have a big bull I hunted every opening day.  After a few years he was a beautiful crowned 7 point.  I pounded him hard at 30 yards, but hugged the left shoulder too tight and drilled the base of the shoulder blade just above the shoulder joint.  After tracking for about a half mile we found the arrow broke off about two inches from the broadhead.  Last day of the season I saw him pushing some cows through a clearcut like nothing had ever happened.

That following opening day he was back in his usual spot with a large harem of cows.  Still had the large 7 point crown on the left side, but this year his right side was a rag five.  First time in four years of chasing him he'd been anything but perfect.  He was poached that night with a rifle in the moonlight when he got too close to the road (Damn Low Life *censored*s).  Never got to see what damage that broadhead did to the shoulder, but it had to be the reason he became abnormal.

[Elkpiss]

Great job and a nice elk. First time I have seen the hoof rot thanks for showing it. What causes hoof rot and how does it spread in a herd.

  its caused from a Bacteria, and I think caused from beef cattle; and spreads by elk walking in other elks tracks, its spreads like wild fire too.. Ive seen it in the boisfort area with a heard of about 50 and 99% of them had the big limp going on, I walked out in the field where they were and it was like 50 different blood trails. The disease basically eats the animal from the inside out, a bad case of it, the elk will be spoiled and green as it is still alive. If the meat is spoiled the game department will issue you a new tag, atleast i seen that happen in the past. Some people say if its not taken care of it could spread big time and destroy a majority of our elk herds.. I havent seen it yet where I live or where I hunt, but its not to far away..

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats to her

[romaknows]

nice bull !!!

[grundy53]

Great job and a nice elk. First time I have seen the hoof rot thanks for showing it. What causes hoof rot and how does it spread in a herd.

  its caused from a Bacteria, and I think caused from beef cattle; and spreads by elk walking in other elks tracks, its spreads like wild fire too.. Ive seen it in the boisfort area with a heard of about 50 and 99% of them had the big limp going on, I walked out in the field where they were and it was like 50 different blood trails. The disease basically eats the animal from the inside out, a bad case of it, the elk will be spoiled and green as it is still alive. If the meat is spoiled the game department will issue you a new tag, atleast i seen that happen in the past. Some people say if its not taken care of it could spread big time and destroy a majority of our elk herds.. I havent seen it yet where I live or where I hunt, but its not to far away..

The game department claims it's not bacterial but a mineral deficency. Selinium and copper I believe.... But thats coming from the game department so who knows....

[Biggerhammer]

I know a guy that did the exact same thing with a WA bull moose permit. Leveled what he thought was a monster in heavy brush. Turned out its right side was completely broke off. I honestly thought he would never recover from it.

[JJB11B]

buddy of mine shot an old regressive bull during the regular archery season, 36 inch spike and a morphadite spike on the other side...He was beat to hell and one of his rear tenderloins was gone...nothing but scar tissue where it should have been. the three of us looked at each other and back into that elk about a half a dozen times scratching our heads before we continued de boning it