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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: HntnFsh on December 18, 2022, 07:50:27 AM

Title: Stud Bull!
Post by: HntnFsh on December 18, 2022, 07:50:27 AM: Saw this on another forum.
Speculation its the Washington Governors tag bull that just got harvested. Any of you know anymore info you can share?
Looks like a 9x11! Incredible bull. Congrats to the hunter. Whoever they are, they earned it!
Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: Dan-o on December 18, 2022, 07:53:40 AM: Geez, a 3-point brow tine just for starters.
Never seen that before.

STUD bull for sure.

Congrats to the hunters.
Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: emac on December 18, 2022, 07:58:03 AM: The auction tag bull was taken in September. So would have to be a raffle tag.

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Post by: Pinetar on December 18, 2022, 07:59:46 AM: WOW This took a long time to get posted :chuckle: Raffle tag for the Blues. These guys earned it for sure. Monster Bull!!
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Post by: HntnFsh on December 18, 2022, 08:02:49 AM: Harvested yesterday?
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Post by: frazierw on December 18, 2022, 08:03:13 AM: Oregon Raffle Tag
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Post by: Rainier10 on December 18, 2022, 08:04:34 AM: :yike: Absolute stud bull!
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Post by: boneaddict on December 18, 2022, 08:25:09 AM: We sure have some amazing elk in our hood
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Post by: Pinetar on December 18, 2022, 09:15:16 AM: Quote from: frazierw on December 18, 2022, 08:03:13 AM
Oregon Raffle Tag

Pretty sure it was the SE WA raffle tag and the hunters are from OR.
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Post by: time2hunt on December 18, 2022, 09:40:41 AM: Hunter is from Oregon it’s the South east raffle. Shot on Tuesday I think.

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Post by: time2hunt on December 18, 2022, 09:42:09 AM: This bull has been on the Governor tag holder hit list for a couple years.

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Post by: HntnFsh on December 18, 2022, 09:43:35 AM: I can see why!
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Post by: hunter399 on December 18, 2022, 09:58:15 AM: Yup a biggin ,that's for sure.
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Post by: bugs n bones on December 18, 2022, 11:28:38 AM: Dandy bull
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Post by: cem3434 on December 18, 2022, 12:10:10 PM: He's a little weak on his 9th and 10 points, I'd pass. :chuckle:
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Post by: time2hunt on December 18, 2022, 12:26:47 PM: I’m hearing gross 460

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Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: HntnFsh on December 18, 2022, 12:36:39 PM: Quote from: cem3434 on December 18, 2022, 12:10:10 PM
He's a little weak on his 9th and 10 points, I'd pass. :chuckle:

Well, you do have a point. And it has a broken one. So maybe a hard pass! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: jackelope on December 18, 2022, 01:16:13 PM: Quote from: time2hunt on December 18, 2022, 12:26:47 PM
I’m hearing gross 460

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Need different pics to see 460. Seems like it’s there though.
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Post by: boneaddict on December 18, 2022, 01:27:32 PM: They could name him “Gross”. Quite a bull.
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Post by: jackelope on December 18, 2022, 02:10:26 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on December 18, 2022, 01:27:32 PM
They could name him “Gross”. Quite a bull.

Other pics make him look more huge and gross-y.
Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: Pinetar on December 18, 2022, 02:16:08 PM: Quote from: jackelope on December 18, 2022, 02:10:26 PM
Quote from: boneaddict on December 18, 2022, 01:27:32 PM
They could name him “Gross”. Quite a bull.

Other pics make him look more huge and gross-y.

The pic of packing him out on snow shoes on his back in the fog shows just how big this bull is :tup:
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Post by: Caseyd on December 18, 2022, 02:20:37 PM: Hell of a bull :tup:

Lots of snow since October. I wonder how low he was.
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Post by: jackelope on December 18, 2022, 03:01:59 PM: Quote from: Pinetar on December 18, 2022, 02:16:08 PM
Quote from: jackelope on December 18, 2022, 02:10:26 PM
Quote from: boneaddict on December 18, 2022, 01:27:32 PM
They could name him “Gross”. Quite a bull.

Other pics make him look more huge and gross-y.

The pic of packing him out on snow shoes on his back in the fog shows just how big this bull is :tup:

That’s the one.
Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: MADMAX on December 18, 2022, 03:58:44 PM: A jerky survivor
Very rare bull :chuckle:
Beautiful
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Post by: dvolmer on December 18, 2022, 04:07:11 PM: Quote from: MADMAX on December 18, 2022, 03:58:44 PM
A jerky survivor
Very rare bull :chuckle:
Beautiful
He must have lived over a half mile off of the road. ;)
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Post by: LDennis24 on December 18, 2022, 05:39:27 PM: Ah yes, The Gross Jerky Bull... There's a reason why they didn't shoot him. He's all bone!
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Post by: time2hunt on December 18, 2022, 05:49:33 PM: All joking aside this bull has been on a lot of guys hit list( be curious how many thousand of dollars spent on governor tags and raffle just to hunt him . But as said earlier in the wenaha sheep threads you better have your ducks in a row and be mentally prepared for busting your ass. There’s a reason this bull got as big as he did the weekend warrior couldn’t get to him. Good job guys you earned it

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Post by: Stein on December 18, 2022, 05:58:32 PM: It's actually pretty amazing bulls like that exist outside of Yellowstone. Wowser.

I remember thinking about how there must have been huge bulls everywhere back in the day and then I saw what Lewis and Clark sent back to Jefferson to hang on his wall at Monticello - a raghorn just like on my wall.

A bull like that has bucked odds like nobody could believe between cars, dogs, cats, bullets, infections, disease, starvation, exposure,....
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Post by: 85yota on December 18, 2022, 06:00:43 PM: For the non facebook insta guys, where's these snowshoe pack out and other pics. Or where's the links to the pics
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Post by: packmule on December 18, 2022, 06:10:50 PM: Quote from: Stein on December 18, 2022, 05:58:32 PM
A bull like that has bucked odds like nobody could believe between cars, dogs, cats, bullets, infections, disease, starvation, exposure,....

So true. Not to mention spotters in planes, 1000 yard rifles, tags that allow hunting into December, and on and on and on. Amazing animal.
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Post by: Doublelunger on December 18, 2022, 06:17:28 PM: 460 gross from reliable source. Hopefully the full story comes out but this bull was beyond well deserved. Hunter is from Eastern oregon and the nicest guy you'll ever meet. Him and his brothers get after it Hunting and shed hunting. Them and a couple other shed crazy locals camp out on this bull every spring. I believe this last year the hunter and his brothers ended up with both sheds off this bull. The three brothers all chipped in on the raffle this year and one of them drew it. I know they put in a TON of time only hunting this bull. They passed up some giants (360-370) along the way. Some people, including the local guide who had some of his sheds suspected he might not be alive anymore. Well here he is. Unreal! :tup:
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Post by: jackelope on December 18, 2022, 06:20:31 PM: Quote from: 85yota on December 18, 2022, 06:00:43 PM
For the non facebook insta guys, where's these snowshoe pack out and other pics. Or where's the links to the pics

Haven’t seen any posted on social media anywhere and I guess they killed him on Tuesday. I got pics from a Blues local and don’t have the ok to post them so I’ll respect that.
Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: HntnFsh on December 18, 2022, 07:00:11 PM: This one was posted on another forum! :o
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Post by: nwhunter on December 18, 2022, 07:09:46 PM: Congrats to the SE Raffle guys on killing an old giant warrior of a bull, sadly maybe the last of his kind from the Blues.. Yes he was on the hit list of every gov tag and raffle guy the last several years but it took some hard core dudes and will power to hold out for a specific bull to finally put him down and I congratulate them.! Gov tag was punched on a 417 typical back in September knowing this bull likely was alive but who's going to pass a giant typical :dunno: Two giant Washington bulls killed this year and still two weeks to go with a few raffle tags out there..
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Post by: Buckjunkie on December 18, 2022, 07:09:58 PM: Quote from: Doublelunger on December 18, 2022, 06:17:28 PM
460 gross from reliable source. Hopefully the full story comes out but this bull was beyond well deserved. Hunter is from Eastern oregon and the nicest guy you'll ever meet. Him and his brothers get after it Hunting and shed hunting. Them and a couple other shed crazy locals camp out on this bull every spring. I believe this last year the hunter and his brothers ended up with both sheds of this bull. The three brothers all chipped in on the raffle this year and one of them drew it. I know they put in a TON of time only hunting this bull. They passed up some giants (360-370) along the way. Some people, including the local guide who had some of his sheds suspected he might not be alive anymore. Well here he is. Unreal! :tup:

That would be a great story! All the stars lined up for some hard working Joe lunchbox guys!
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Post by: danderson on December 18, 2022, 07:17:25 PM: Monster bull, make room for that mount
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Post by: WildBear on December 18, 2022, 07:39:09 PM: Wow….
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Post by: LDennis24 on December 18, 2022, 08:21:05 PM: This bull is tremendous! I had heard tale of this bull from riders and my wife's family along with a few other big boys but who knows what fell to the natives and what has never been posted. As nwhunter stated, this could be the last big bull seen in the Blues for a long while. Unless some serious changes take place. Great job on the hunters for sticking with it and getting it done! Like I said on another thread, I had a couple buddies who drew a Watershed tag and they gave up the day after it snowed a few feet. I don't know what to say about that honestly. Perseverance is everything! These guys just proved that!
Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: 85yota on December 19, 2022, 12:23:49 PM: Quote from: jackelope on December 18, 2022, 06:20:31 PM
Quote from: 85yota on December 18, 2022, 06:00:43 PM
For the non facebook insta guys, where's these snowshoe pack out and other pics. Or where's the links to the pics

Haven’t seen any posted on social media anywhere and I guess they killed him on Tuesday. I got pics from a Blues local and don’t have the ok to post them so I’ll respect that.

No worries I respect ur decision and would hope the same from my friends.. just trying to get more pics for my dad who just loves blue mtn bulls. Thanks
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on December 19, 2022, 12:51:51 PM: Hunting that country, in these conditions is no joke. Hard-core for sure! Congrats to the max.
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Post by: 2MANY on December 19, 2022, 01:14:27 PM: No doubt.

Mission accomplished!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Badsmerf on December 25, 2022, 01:54:15 PM: Wow. Would love to read the story on this guy, including the background. Can't imagine the work and prepwork that went into finding him and eventually, putting him in the freezer. Gives me hope that big guys like this still exist.
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Post by: idaho guy on December 25, 2022, 06:52:45 PM: Outstanding! Hope to hear the whole story
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Post by: snake on December 25, 2022, 08:24:28 PM: They do still exist. There will be multiple 400" jerky bulls killed this winter. unfortunately.
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Post by: Whitefoot on December 28, 2022, 11:55:20 AM: :beatdeadhorse:
Quote from: snake on December 25, 2022, 08:24:28 PM
They do still exist. There will be multiple 400" jerky bulls killed this winter. unfortunately.
Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: trophyhunt on December 28, 2022, 12:09:51 PM: Quote from: Whitefoot on December 28, 2022, 11:55:20 AM
:beatdeadhorse:
Quote from: snake on December 25, 2022, 08:24:28 PM
They do still exist. There will be multiple 400" jerky bulls killed this winter. unfortunately.
well, stop then? pretty simple....
Title: Re: Stud Bull!
Post by: Whitefoot on December 28, 2022, 12:27:04 PM: :beatdeadhorse:
Quote from: trophyhunt on December 28, 2022, 12:09:51 PM
Quote from: Whitefoot on December 28, 2022, 11:55:20 AM
:beatdeadhorse:
Quote from: snake on December 25, 2022, 08:24:28 PM
They do still exist. There will be multiple 400" jerky bulls killed this winter. unfortunately.
well, stop then? pretty simple....
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Post by: ipkus on December 28, 2022, 12:43:22 PM: That little yellow guy is just tenderizing a big bull...
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Post by: trophyhunt on December 28, 2022, 02:35:55 PM: :chuckle:
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Post by: Doublelunger on February 19, 2023, 04:59:58 PM: Word on the street is this bull was officially scored:

Gross 459
Net 444.
1st in Washington
9th in the world
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Post by: cem3434 on February 19, 2023, 05:22:29 PM: Quote from: Doublelunger on February 19, 2023, 04:59:58 PM
Word on the street is this bull was officially scored:

Gross 459
Net 444.
1st in Washington
9th in the world

What a dream bull. Most of us would be stoked to harvest a bulk 100" plus smaller. :chuckle:
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Post by: bearpaw on February 19, 2023, 05:57:58 PM: amazing bull
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Post by: Shawn Ryan on February 26, 2023, 12:27:25 PM: Once in a hundred life times bull. So much extra calcium in his blood he had to grow extra points on his G1! Those "extra" G4's make that load super wide. How would he get through the thick stuff? The neck meat and backstraps have to be enough to feed both their families for a month.
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Post by: 85yota on February 28, 2023, 10:18:32 PM: More info plz.. my dad just raves about big blu mtn bulls.