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Title: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 04, 2023, 12:10:25 PM
Well here we go again.

https://auctions.rmef.org/auctions/319/13407

You have to create an account to watch but it’s already at $66,000 with a couple days left to go.

The last 30 minutes is fun to watch and if a bid comes in with seconds to go they extend the bid time.

There are some great auctions to watch other than just the eastern Washington elk.
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 04, 2023, 02:47:19 PM
Are you bidding??
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 04, 2023, 02:48:33 PM
Up to $75k now!!
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Post by: vandeman17 on April 04, 2023, 02:54:40 PM
Up to $75k now!!

I hope I win
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Ghost Hunter on April 04, 2023, 03:45:26 PM
Pennsylvania and Washington are kicking it on the elk tags.
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 04, 2023, 04:28:41 PM
Both of those normally do very well.

Like I say the real fun is watching the last few hours of the last day.

I’m not done bidding, my wife says I need to keep going.

Cabin in the Bahamas for a week looks nice. :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 04, 2023, 04:51:58 PM
I was looking at that too, very nice and right on the water!
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 04, 2023, 06:08:39 PM
I was looking at that too, very nice and right on the water!
you already outbid me on the elk tag at least let me have the Bahamas cabin.
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 04, 2023, 06:25:06 PM
 :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: elkrack on April 04, 2023, 10:38:03 PM
Thanks for posting the link. This should be fun to watch! :tup:
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: time2hunt on April 05, 2023, 07:07:17 PM
Just got out bid on Pennsylvania lol. Crazy money you could of bought that for 85k 5 years ago


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Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 05, 2023, 07:24:16 PM
321,000.00 for Pennsylvania elk, wow!!
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: time2hunt on April 06, 2023, 06:55:49 AM
321,000.00 for Pennsylvania elk, wow!!
Come on what’s 321k pocket change lol . Maybe this will help.



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Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 06, 2023, 07:49:09 AM
Daayyymn, getting a check out right now!!!
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 07:50:11 AM
10 hours to go, better get your financing in order.
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: GUscottie on April 06, 2023, 08:56:08 AM
10 hours to go, better get your financing in order.

$95,000 and counting
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 11:02:27 AM
10 hours to go, better get your financing in order.

$95,000 and counting
Last 30 minutes will be fun to watch. Sold for $160,000 last year and went from $100,000 to $160,000 in the last hour.

If a bid comes in with less than a minute to go they extend the time by 4 or 5 minutes so it won’t necessarily end right at 6pm if two bidders are going at it.
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 01:28:45 PM
Pennsylvania auction went up to $326,000  :yike:
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 04:24:51 PM
90 minutes left get out your checkbooks.
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 06, 2023, 04:27:52 PM
Sure would be fun to play!!
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: jackelope on April 06, 2023, 04:40:19 PM
Place your bets now on the final number.

I'm going with $148k
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 06, 2023, 04:43:42 PM
Place your bets now on the final number.

I'm going with $148k
hmm, 158,000
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 06, 2023, 04:50:13 PM
Up to 98k now.  I find it crazy that Wa has such a high interest with elk, we beat WY, OR, MT, and Co when it comes to high auction prices for big bulls.  Must be a pig out there. WY auction seems like a bargain !
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 05:01:37 PM
I’m guessing $146,000. That’s my limit. :chuckle:

You can’t hunt bulls OTC in Washington like you can in montana. You can’t hunt bulls on the east coast OTC. So you have a supply and demand thing. If you want to hunt bulls here or in Pennsylvania you are going to pay a high price.

With that said the Montana tag is north of $70,000.
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 05:03:00 PM
It’s happening, 98,100,102….
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 06, 2023, 05:06:37 PM
So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 05:10:11 PM
$125,000 and going
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: jackelope on April 06, 2023, 05:12:16 PM
128k
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 06, 2023, 05:16:27 PM
132k
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 05:19:57 PM
So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??
No
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 06, 2023, 05:26:47 PM
So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??
No
me either!
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: jackelope on April 06, 2023, 05:35:26 PM
So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??

Pretty sure they wanted to kill a clean typical over 400" last year and they passed non-typicals that were big big.
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 06, 2023, 05:41:50 PM
So if you pay 120-150k for a tag, do you pass up a 410” bull??? I wonder how many could??

Pretty sure they wanted to kill a clean typical over 400" last year and they passed non-typicals that were big big.
that 6x6 that Nwhunter helped with was the nicest straight 6 I’ve ever seen!!
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: trophyhunt on April 06, 2023, 05:55:31 PM
5 minutes… last chance Rainier!!!
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: kentrek on April 06, 2023, 06:05:13 PM
I need to make more money
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 06:09:42 PM
5 minutes… last chance Rainier!!!
No tag for me, I was outbid. :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: time2hunt on April 06, 2023, 06:56:40 PM
Those elk tags did well this evening


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Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: elkrack on April 06, 2023, 07:05:33 PM
What was the final bid? It just says there was 76 bids
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: Rainier10 on April 06, 2023, 07:09:08 PM
What was the final bid? It just says there was 76 bids
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: time2hunt on April 06, 2023, 07:09:32 PM
Washington 132
Oregon 66
Montana 81
Pennsylvania 327


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Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: time2hunt on April 06, 2023, 07:09:58 PM
Colorado 78


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Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: BULLBLASTER on April 06, 2023, 07:17:03 PM
What was the final bid? It just says there was 76 bids

Makes sense. That pennsylvania bull is way bigger and doesnt even have broken points like the WA one.  :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: time2hunt on April 06, 2023, 07:18:31 PM
Nice spot


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Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: elkrack on April 06, 2023, 09:09:16 PM
Man those are some big numbers!
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: NWWA Hunter on April 08, 2023, 05:44:19 AM
What was the final bid? It just says there was 76 bids

Makes sense. That pennsylvania bull is way bigger and doesnt even have broken points like the WA one.  :chuckle:

The Pennsylvania bull did loose some inches from the rut on broken point tips. But although he doesn't have points broke off he isn't breathing anymore either.  :dunno:
Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: jackelope on April 08, 2023, 05:59:10 AM
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Title: Re: 2023 Eastern Elk Auction
Post by: MtnMuley on April 08, 2023, 08:00:20 AM
Do you have his permission to post his pic? :chuckle:  :chuckle:
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