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Title: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on December 04, 2014, 09:36:47 AM

Was at the Tualitin OR Cabelas and got to see this beast of a bull elk on display. It was shot 9/3/2008 by a fella named Dan. 436 4/8 inches of bone!!!! Thought it is a super good mount. I thought I'd share for folks that don't make it that way to often.

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: archery288 on December 04, 2014, 09:59:10 AM

Yeah, that's Agnew's bull.  Antlers look a little goofy on that mount to me?  Tipped forward to much and to far forward on it's head.   :dunno: 

I think that's a replica mount too.  He had that bull mounted as a shoulder mount at the Portland sportsman's show back in early 2009.   

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: PolarBear on December 04, 2014, 10:08:49 AM

 :yeah:
The mount from the shoulder up looks funny to me.  The antlers are set weird and as said above, more than likely reproductions.  The color is nothing like the original.

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on December 04, 2014, 10:38:39 AM

That is interesting how the antlers are set? I'd like to take a euro mount and hold it up to it for reference? Just to see the difference. Never thought it would be a replica? But again if that was my bull the true set of antlers would not be far out of my site....

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: boneaddict on December 04, 2014, 10:48:08 AM

I think cabelas does a lot of replicas now.  I wish they wouldn't.

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 04, 2014, 02:09:08 PM

Something is defi itely off about that mount. I saw it in october. Looks screwed up.

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: MtnMuley on December 04, 2014, 03:10:47 PM

Mount choice ruins a WA Legend. :twocents:

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: nailbender on December 04, 2014, 03:33:30 PM

It's true that they use some replica's but few and far between. I know that they strive to get local mounts to place in their stores to go along with the murals and such that are also themed from local area's.

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: PlateauNDN on December 04, 2014, 03:52:32 PM

Can anybody pull the pick of that bull that was posted here and stick it next to one of the above as a comparison? :dunno:

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 04, 2014, 04:11:44 PM

The problem is that the horns need to be laid back a touch ..they are to straight up and down ..other than that , that's one hell of a mount  :dunno: :twocents:

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: steeleywhopper on December 04, 2014, 04:12:20 PM

Nice bull, goofy looking mount.

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: jackelope on December 04, 2014, 04:41:51 PM

Definitely a replica.

Title: Re: WA State Record Non Typical Bull Elk.
Post by: HntnFsh on December 04, 2014, 04:48:25 PM

I agree with the rest of you. As soon as I looked at it I thought. Beautiful mount. Then I looked at the horns and thought. That aint right! How did they do such a good job on the form and hide and screw up the placement of the horns?