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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 01, 2014, 01:15:57 PM

Title: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 01, 2014, 01:15:57 PM: I have ...just to big to show you :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: Elkhound on August 01, 2014, 05:53:10 PM: Actually saw a couple branch antlered bulls hard horned two weeks ago! I was shocked!
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: billythekidrock on August 01, 2014, 06:07:54 PM: Last year we got pics of several bulls in full velvet on 8-12 at 9pm and on 8-13 at 6am they were nearly rubbed clean. Some of the larger bulls were hard horned a few days earlier.
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: funkster on August 02, 2014, 09:11:27 AM: The only bull with "horns" I've ever saw was at a rodeo :chuckle:
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on August 02, 2014, 10:42:53 AM: You mean like this?
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Post by: bowhiker on August 02, 2014, 11:11:25 PM: Still seeing fuzzy antlers around here. Although the ones I've seen lately were young bulls.
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: MtnMuley on August 02, 2014, 11:16:16 PM: Quote from: Sumpnneedskillin on August 02, 2014, 10:42:53 AM
You mean like this?
That bull I'd still in the velvet. :dunno:
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on August 03, 2014, 01:58:21 PM: Quote from: MtnMuley on August 02, 2014, 11:16:16 PM
Quote from: Sumpnneedskillin on August 02, 2014, 10:42:53 AM
You mean like this?
That bull I'd still in the velvet. :dunno:
I think I would have to agree with that !
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: jackelope on August 03, 2014, 02:36:53 PM: Quote from: Sumpnneedskillin on August 02, 2014, 10:42:53 AM
You mean like this?

Looks like he's still got the velvet on.

This was the earliest bull that shed his velvet I got last year on trail cam.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F14%2F08%2F04%2Fetuha8az.jpg&hash=7e24e1d68303d82b2d7c7fb09009cd4c9b385e5f)

Then this guy was completely rubbed clean on the 20th.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F14%2F08%2F04%2Fe4yhaby3.jpg&hash=b351af997b4f7a0c817c449360c7bb9895b4b103)
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: slim9300 on August 04, 2014, 04:02:28 PM: Nope. All my pictures are still in velvet. Here's a little guy.
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: slim9300 on August 04, 2014, 04:02:58 PM: Maybe this weekend I will get some hard horned pics. We will see. :)
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: irishevox on August 05, 2014, 02:14:03 PM: i saw a few on my way to concrete last weekend.
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: jackelope on August 05, 2014, 02:41:52 PM: Quote from: irishevox on August 05, 2014, 02:14:03 PM
i saw a few on my way to concrete last weekend.

A few bulls or a few hard horned bulls?
A few?
Title: Re: Anyone seen any hard horned bulls yet ?
Post by: irishevox on August 05, 2014, 02:52:46 PM: a few hard horned