Post by: cornfeed on August 14, 2012, 08:32:23 PM
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Post by: PlateauNDN on August 15, 2012, 09:30:06 AM
The only thing wrong with that elk is that he is not in the freezer!
:yeah: X's 2 and where in the world did you get a picture of me and Hair?????
Post by: meathacker on August 15, 2012, 10:07:20 AM
Thats what I would call superior genetics. Let that one go a few more years and he will be a giant.
:yeah:
Post by: quadrafire on August 15, 2012, 10:23:54 AM
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Post by: elkaholic123 on August 15, 2012, 10:28:20 AM
Looks like he's got to take a dump.From eating all the apples you are feeding him :chuckle:
Post by: Wildsau on August 15, 2012, 10:39:39 AM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 15, 2012, 10:53:59 AM
I seen that elk in the movie Deliverance!
...You actually watched Deliverance?
Post by: notellumcreek on August 15, 2012, 11:19:31 AM
Remove him from the gene pool.
:yeah: You should see a couple of the bulls in the enumclaw heard... deffinately some brothers and sisters mating too much :bash:
Post by: CP on August 15, 2012, 11:23:53 AM
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on August 15, 2012, 04:55:41 PM
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Post by: cornfeed on August 15, 2012, 07:39:51 PM
Post by: billythekidrock on August 15, 2012, 08:06:45 PM
I think I'm going to let him grow for a 1 or 2 more years... I have 4 or 5 more i see alot to that are alot biger!! or ill let him go for a youth hunt.. a kid would love to take him.... About 10 more cows moved into that spot in the last 2 days.. sweet!! that just means more bulls! not long till go time!!
If your serious about taking a kid (and don't have one) my 10 year old nephew passed Hunter's Ed this year.
Post by: dreamunelk on August 15, 2012, 08:21:43 PM
Looking at the rostrum it appears to me a mature elk. Can't see the pedicles but they look pretty big. Anyone think regresser! Now look at his body. It's is august he should be filled out a lot more. Nutrition? Internal perisites? Both of witch can affect horn growth. So it could be an old bull that is just not processing food correctly any more or and a little younger and is having some other issues that he may beat. Or he was not able to get good nutrition this spring. Several reasons for this to occur even in the best habitat. Think bull behavior and or the selfish herd theory. The third possibility I will let you guess at, Note it has been well documented in the literature and even discussed on this board.
So in short Genetics play such a minor role in antler development that it is seldom mentioned in scientific literature when discussing abnormalities.
Post by: cornfeed on August 16, 2012, 07:28:55 PM
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Post by: luvtohnt on August 16, 2012, 08:12:20 PM
Brandon
Post by: cornfeed on August 16, 2012, 08:35:53 PM
Post by: Recurve-Elk on August 17, 2012, 07:01:02 AM
In my book, any elk aside from a diseased elk is a dead elk :tup: