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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: klickriverchromer on December 26, 2008, 09:23:01 PM

Title: Oak creek beast
Post by: klickriverchromer on December 26, 2008, 09:23:01 PM: Here's a couple of the same bull. First one is last yr. and something is wrong with my memory card so the pic may or may not work. Second & third pic is this yr.
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Post by: 270Shooter on December 26, 2008, 09:24:46 PM: Yep saw that guy today ;) :jacked:
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Post by: dbllunger on December 26, 2008, 09:35:16 PM: What a dinker.... :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: Bru14 on December 27, 2008, 12:24:48 PM: yeah i already posted those oak creek pics.... yall said that guy was scronny looking.......
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Post by: 270Shooter on December 27, 2008, 12:26:48 PM: Quote from: Bru14 on December 27, 2008, 12:24:48 PM
yeah i already posted those oak creek pics.... yall said that guy was scronny looking.......
He is old, but He looks good to me ;)
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Post by: boneaddict on December 27, 2008, 12:28:03 PM: I have one from three years ago I think. Pre digital so I will have to find then scan.......man that might ahve been 4 years. He is a trophy. Just think. He is hunted from Sept to Dec.
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Post by: 270Shooter on December 27, 2008, 12:31:00 PM: Oh ya he is a smart old bull 8)
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Post by: nwhunter on December 27, 2008, 10:17:45 PM: Why put in for the BLues when the Cascades have bulls like that??? Looks to me like people should be putting in for those units instead. Lets post these pics in June to remind people of these big bulls and maybe sway the draw odds a little. :rolleyes: nwhunter
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Post by: 270Shooter on December 27, 2008, 10:20:06 PM: Quote from: nwhunter on December 27, 2008, 10:17:45 PM
Why put in for the BLues when the Cascades have bulls like that??? Looks to me like people should be putting in for those units instead. Lets post these pics in June to remind people of these big bulls and maybe sway the draw odds a little. :rolleyes: nwhunter
Nope the Blues have all of those 400 inchers remember? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:. That is about as big as they come in the Yakima units. ;) :rolleyes: ;) :rolleyes:
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Post by: fc2038 on December 27, 2008, 10:39:45 PM: he is a nice one!
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Post by: mkcj on December 27, 2008, 10:42:03 PM: FC2038 you are missing out you should be here
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Post by: runniNgunnin on December 27, 2008, 10:48:19 PM: i saw him today too, but he was to fare out to get a good clear pic of him... he is a bagger for sure!
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Post by: bucklucky on December 28, 2008, 09:37:59 AM: His thirds need to get a little longer for me to shoot him :chuckle:
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Post by: Charlie on December 28, 2008, 10:02:24 AM: :yeah: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Post by: SuperDave on December 28, 2008, 09:01:08 PM: Nice looking bull for sure!! Enjoy those pictures, thanks for posting!!
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Post by: bowsandhose on December 29, 2008, 01:17:47 AM: :drool:
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on December 29, 2008, 07:47:24 AM: That's a great bull, have been watching him for a few years now too. I really like the crown he is developing on his left side.
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Post by: wilsongideon on December 29, 2008, 09:48:04 AM: wow any estimates on how he scores?
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Post by: bow4elk on December 29, 2008, 10:32:10 AM: He's short on his main beams but his front G1, 2's, and 3's are nice and long, average mass...my gut says 340 class.
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Post by: wilsongideon on December 29, 2008, 01:04:19 PM: thanks I havent had much experience scoring elk . . .just learning how to field judge deer.
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Post by: bow4elk on December 29, 2008, 01:11:13 PM: I just go with my gut reaction. I've been within a 1/2 inch or off by 20 inches...it's hard to do consistently well, especially with photos. Mike Eastman has a great method for mulies that he's perfected over many years. When I try to add up lengths and mass guesses, I'm usually way off. I'm better at sizing up a "frame" and giving it about 10 seconds of thought. I may be off on this bull, I'm just guessing. It's easy to over judge elk. A 300" bull is a very nice mature animal. If you can get photos of a net ~300" bull it will help you ingrain that image for the field.
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Post by: 270Shooter on December 29, 2008, 01:17:00 PM: I was thinking 350-360. But i don't know anything :tung:
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Post by: boneaddict on December 29, 2008, 01:19:11 PM: He is a 340 bull with some junk that will gross him that high. his frame is 340. He'd have died this year. Not many met the criteria, but he would have.
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Post by: bucklucky on December 29, 2008, 02:20:41 PM: Quote from: bow4elk on December 29, 2008, 01:11:13 PM
I just go with my gut reaction. I've been within a 1/2 inch or off by 20 inches...it's hard to do consistently well, especially with photos. Mike Eastman has a great method for mulies that he's perfected over many years. When I try to add up lengths and mass guesses, I'm usually way off. I'm better at sizing up a "frame" and giving it about 10 seconds of thought. I may be off on this bull, I'm just guessing. It's easy to over judge elk. A 300" bull is a very nice mature animal. If you can get photos of a net ~300" bull it will help you ingrain that image for the field.

Thats pretty much how I do it , gut feeling.
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Post by: wilsongideon on December 29, 2008, 06:23:32 PM: yeah I definatly need more practice . .. .specially since I plan on pulling down one of those guys some day :chuckle:
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Post by: buckbrush on December 30, 2008, 07:14:14 PM: I wouldn't have taken this bull. People need to stop looking at the rack... his tail is way to short.. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Dave Workman on December 31, 2008, 01:29:22 PM: Great photos.
But there is one thing wrong.
That animal ought to be hanging in a meat locker somewhere. :bash: