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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: Ridgerunner on September 17, 2008, 01:23:08 PM

Title: shooter
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 17, 2008, 01:23:08 PM: Alright tag holders is this guy a shooter or not?
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Post by: Ridgerunner on September 17, 2008, 01:23:51 PM: Another view
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Post by: M_ray on September 17, 2008, 01:29:53 PM: You better or else! (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fmisbehaving%2F6.gif&hash=82754163aa7fd4b52a1cdd9db2676678fb9a4786)

that goes for you too Huntnphool!
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Post by: Craig on September 17, 2008, 01:33:24 PM: shoot fast
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Post by: Ridgerunner on September 17, 2008, 01:37:44 PM: yeah but he only has single brow tines, lol. Think the spread might make up for that?
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Post by: M_ray on September 17, 2008, 01:55:03 PM: I'll give ya one more chance then ?? (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Fmisbehaving%2F5.gif&hash=5e53873183531ef30903b6644dab73be750f8c31)
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Post by: Ridgerunner on September 17, 2008, 02:02:36 PM: I know the details on this one, I'll fill them in once a few others have weighed in.
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Post by: DeKuma on September 17, 2008, 02:17:20 PM: I would shoot first, have remorse later......... MAYBE! 8)
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Post by: Intruder on September 17, 2008, 02:24:00 PM: He's a beautiful bull and has some really impressive features.... mass, points, paddles, etc. However, he will be limited in scoring due to his fronts. It appears there's no palmation so it will hurt his overall score.

So it depends on how important official score is to you. Would be tough to pass up on a OLT.
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Post by: pendoreilleadventures on September 17, 2008, 03:22:10 PM: good looking bull but just lose to much with weak fronts looks like good width on the plams but there short good spread got to be close to 45ish 10+inch plams 22 ish length on palms look like a 7 by 8 7 inch bases give him a score of 142 would be in the 160's if the fronts where forked. NOT a shooter in my book might be wrong just my :twocents:
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Post by: huntnphool on September 17, 2008, 05:05:04 PM: Sorry M-Ray, that there is a picture bull until the end of the season ;)
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Post by: Ridgerunner on September 17, 2008, 08:25:37 PM: PErsonally I don't like how he lays out, but truth is that spread is over 58" which more than would make up for the brows not being split. In this state he should be a shooter.
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Post by: PA BEN on September 18, 2008, 04:54:34 AM: I'll post now before I read the posts. I would not shoot now, I'd mark the spot with my GPS and come back on him later. He has good width and good palms and the single fronts wont let him score high. Hard to pass but I would. :(
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Post by: PA BEN on September 18, 2008, 05:01:51 AM: I knew he was in the 50's, look at his ears, 30" between and it looks at least 12" on each side, good palm width and points but no fronts :dunno:. I'd like to see the final score before I'd say he was a shooter in this State. I've got a lot of friends over there who are saying 60" bulls are around. :rolleyes:
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Post by: Intruder on September 18, 2008, 09:04:52 AM: I was going to say he looks very wide.... was guessing 48-50. No idea he was that wide. That's exceptional! Still, depending on the angles the fronts will give you 10 - 18 inches on the gross.... meaning he's equivalant to low to mid 40s with great fronts. Was he ever scored?

All that said, knowing the width... I would shoot em in heartbeat. To some degree, screw the official score, he's friggin awesome.
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Post by: bucklucky on September 18, 2008, 09:05:59 AM: I would have to stick an arrow in him!
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Post by: huntnphool on September 18, 2008, 09:49:56 AM: I'm with PB on this one, mark him with an "X" on the GPS and move on, you cant get the big ones if you shoot the "little" ones :chuckle:

Hey PB you getten excited yet? I am off to Montana Saturday for archery elk and will be back on the 28th worse case, then heading over to 49DN on the 30th. When are you heading over, are you waiting until Nov?

Never mind the when question, just saw that on another post :bash:
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Post by: KillBilly on September 18, 2008, 10:27:02 AM: Quote from: Ridgerunner on September 17, 2008, 01:23:08 PM
Alright tag holders is this guy a shooter or not?

Nice Bull, I would have taken him or any bull I saw first. I am not a Trophy Hunter myself. As far as OIL tags go, I figure after getting any Bull out and back home I am not going to want to do it again anyway... :chuckle:
It was your choice and I applaud you for it. And I am jealous....
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Post by: GoldTip on September 18, 2008, 11:02:14 AM: 58"? From Washington? Wow that is incredible. I wouldn't have guessed him that wide. Great Bull. Not gonna find very many that are 58" regardless of the fronts.
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Post by: bucklucky on September 18, 2008, 11:09:11 AM: I dont know but it looks like a 150 to me but I'm a rookie when it comes to moose. Dang nice archery bull, but on the other hand It does need them split brows ;).
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Post by: KillBilly on September 18, 2008, 11:15:41 AM: Quote from: bucklucky on September 18, 2008, 11:09:11 AM
I dont know but it looks like a 150 to me but I'm a rookie when it comes to moose. Dang nice archery bull, but on the other hand It does need them split brows ;).

What do split brows taste like..... :dunno: :chuckle:
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Post by: bucklucky on September 18, 2008, 11:19:08 AM: What do split brows taste like..... :dunno: :chuckle:
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:chuckle: Kinda how I was thinkin ;)
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Post by: Blackfoot on September 18, 2008, 12:09:01 PM: Is that an ear tag in his ear?
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Post by: Alpinegus on September 18, 2008, 12:20:24 PM: I'd take it ! :hunt2:
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Post by: klikboom on September 18, 2008, 12:30:58 PM: You guys must have far better wall decorations then me, because I would take that in a heartbeat.
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Post by: Ridgerunner on September 18, 2008, 12:55:04 PM: bull was from Wyoming but is a shiras bull.
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Post by: bucklucky on September 18, 2008, 03:16:06 PM: I am sure curiouse as to what it scored ;) ;)
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Post by: PA BEN on September 18, 2008, 04:08:18 PM: Quote from: huntnphool on September 18, 2008, 09:49:56 AM
I'm with PB on this one, mark him with an "X" on the GPS and move on, you cant get the big ones if you shoot the "little" ones :chuckle:

Hey PB you getten excited yet? I am off to Montana Saturday for archery elk and will be back on the 28th worse case, then heading over to 49DN on the 30th. When are you heading over, are you waiting until Nov?

Never mind the when question, just saw that on another post :bash:
I'll shoot you a pm with my #'s, maybe we can hook up and have a cold one and talk about the hunt.