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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: fishngamereaper on February 03, 2013, 08:02:08 PM

Title: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: fishngamereaper on February 03, 2013, 08:02:08 PM: Dont know if anyone has seen this yet..

http://gothunts.com/record-elk-found-pinned-alive-with-antlers-stuck-in-mud-in-minnesota/ (http://gothunts.com/record-elk-found-pinned-alive-with-antlers-stuck-in-mud-in-minnesota/)
Title: Re: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: fishngamereaper on February 03, 2013, 08:03:50 PM: I know its a couple years old but cool to look at.
Title: Re: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: hunting4sanity on February 03, 2013, 08:23:43 PM: Hopefully that old bulls genetics are running around today in a few up & coming bulls.
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Post by: trophyhunt on February 03, 2013, 08:32:21 PM: That sucks, not cool to look at. Not the way a good bull should die.
Title: Re: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: Quarteredaway on February 05, 2013, 05:34:46 PM: He will live as a trophy on a wall so thats pretty cool
Title: Re: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on February 05, 2013, 05:56:53 PM: Super cool he got to keep the rack! :yike:

Does anyone know of this story below, pics?
Title: Re: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: trophyhunt on February 05, 2013, 06:23:16 PM: I know it's illegal to take home antlers on the skull, I personally would never leave a set of nice antlers in the woods even if they were on the skull. I really don't know if it would make it legal to put an notched tag on a found skull, but I surely wouldn't put it on the net if I did?! I would like to see a picture though!!
Title: Re: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: pendoreilleadventures on February 08, 2013, 09:47:45 AM: As far as I know as long as you tag it is legal when done during a valid season. I know it is sad that people do this but it would be the same as someone else putting a tag on a deer that you shot before you. That makes him the legal owner of the buck.
Title: Re: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: Elkpiss on February 08, 2013, 01:37:48 PM: Quote from: Boss .300 winmag on February 05, 2013, 05:56:53 PM
Super cool he got to keep the rack! :yike:

Does anyone know of this story below, pics?

Ya i do actually, I got pictures of the bull too.. Pretty nice bull, it was a westside bull.. They were bow hunting and came across a huge dead bull, if i remember right they thought it may have been killed during rifle season or somthing, the kid tagged it and they took it home.. I got some pics at home of it, but its not mine to post... Think it scored 320ish maybe 330..
Title: Re: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: skywalker253 on February 08, 2013, 10:40:34 PM: My dad and I were down hunting along the ocean in GMU 673 Williams Creek several years ago. The elk were feeding opening morning out in the field on the Palix River. Hunters surrounded them and were running them back and fourth from one side of the field to the other, while shooting the legal bulls. One of the big bulls (5 x 5) tried to cross one of the slews and got stuck in the mudd. Hunters could not get across to where he got stuck. Eventually the game department was called in by boat to try and pull him out. They spent several hours trying, but the tide ended up coming in. They were forced to shoot him before the tide drowned him. It was quite the scene to watch. They never did get him out, and he became fish food.
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Post by: Worldhunter on February 15, 2013, 08:03:50 PM: Damn shame
Title: Re: Record Book Elk..Stuck in Mud
Post by: Bean Counter on February 15, 2013, 08:06:31 PM: Elk, in Minnesota? :yike: