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Other Activities => Shed Hunting => Topic started by: True Sportsman on December 24, 2010, 11:51:36 AM

Title: NE Washington Elk Shed
Post by: True Sportsman on December 24, 2010, 11:51:36 AM: I found this shed in 2008 in a god forsaken place in NE Washington. It scores 170" on the nose as is. Squirrels chewed off a few inches of mainbeam and couple inches off the tips of the points, so im guessing 175" when fresh. Double it and add the spread and you get a pretty damn good bull... The pics do not do it justice, it is ridiculously heavy.

I was having trouble posting this, so im trying again...
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Post by: elkaholic on December 24, 2010, 11:58:36 AM: Very nice!
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Post by: washelkhntr on December 24, 2010, 12:00:13 PM: Nice find
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Post by: Birdguy on December 24, 2010, 12:29:44 PM: That is a beast :drool:! Looks great for a shed that sat for several months. I am guessing by your orange you were it was fall season when you found it :dunno:.
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Post by: benhuntin on December 24, 2010, 12:43:22 PM: sweet horn :tup: im hopin to get on em early this year
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Post by: BlackRidge on December 24, 2010, 12:45:32 PM: Very nice! Thats a good find indeed
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Post by: True Sportsman on December 24, 2010, 12:59:50 PM: Found it during modern elk. It had been on the ground 8 months or so depending on when he dropped.
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Post by: hunterofelk on December 24, 2010, 01:37:56 PM: That antler would keep me interested in that area even if I never saw an elk. Wonder if he is still alive.
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Post by: Devinshoe on December 24, 2010, 02:45:24 PM: Thats an awesome bone! nice find
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Post by: bow4elk on December 24, 2010, 02:53:46 PM: The mass is impressive - awesome find! I hope you looked hard for the match as those bigger bulls often dump them both very near each other to avoid the lopsided weight. It looks brushy enough there to have hidden them both pretty well.
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Post by: ser300wsm on December 24, 2010, 02:59:46 PM: WOW, that is huge. Great find .... :brew:
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Post by: True Sportsman on December 24, 2010, 03:15:21 PM: I looked really hard for the other side, but no luck.
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Post by: Wea300mag on December 24, 2010, 04:34:13 PM: Wow, love the mass on that antler. Congrats.
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Post by: Alan K on December 24, 2010, 09:33:51 PM: Daaamn! Holy mass! What a monster!
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on December 25, 2010, 09:28:33 AM: i might have a trail cam picture of that bull! I'll have to dig it up.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on December 25, 2010, 09:30:56 AM: Very nice find!!
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Post by: carver52 on December 25, 2010, 09:32:40 AM: I guess we know where You'll be next fall. Good luck with that hunt.
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Post by: C-Money on December 25, 2010, 09:50:43 AM: Great shed!
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Post by: daydreamn on December 25, 2010, 07:26:44 PM: Hey Sportsman, Yours is a right side, mine a left. Yep. NE WA. Match? :dunno:
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Post by: bow4elk on December 25, 2010, 08:32:01 PM: You guys should post up a photo of the base so we can compare the shape and see if they match up. My gut says no but it would be interesting to check if they were found within the same general area.
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Post by: True Sportsman on December 26, 2010, 12:08:56 PM: Quote from: daydreamn on December 25, 2010, 07:26:44 PM
Hey Sportsman, Yours is a right side, mine a left. Yep. NE WA. Match? :dunno:

I dont think its a match. I will try and post a pic of the base on mine. Your shed looks real heavy, and similar genetics. I'd be real surprised if you had the match for the shed I found, anything is possible, though.
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Post by: Shed Stud on December 26, 2010, 01:53:22 PM: That second shed dosn't have the tops like that other. But good finds with good mass :tup:
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Post by: True Sportsman on December 26, 2010, 04:35:50 PM: Quote from: bow4elk on December 25, 2010, 08:32:01 PM
You guys should post up a photo of the base so we can compare the shape and see if they match up. My gut says no but it would be interesting to check if they were found within the same general area.

Here are some pics of the base of the monster shed... Now here is a dumb question: How can you tell from looking at the bases whether its off the same animal? Do you look at base diameter? Tine structure?
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Post by: daydreamn on December 26, 2010, 07:56:05 PM: Heres a couple pics of the base on my shed. Elk dont have as destinctive bases as deer do though. The only reason I posted a picture of my shed is because I think it looks very similar to the one Sportsman picked up. This is a bull I saw a couple of times. His right was a seven point with the unique kicker just like on Sportsmans shed. From the pictures these sheds look very similar especally on the front three points. No. I dont believe they are a match. Seeings how I found my shed a couple years earlier than Sportsmans. I suppose they could be the same bull though or at least the same gene pool? It would be neat to know. Naaagh! Definately cant be the same bull cause I found that shed in a little piece of Heaven. :)
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Post by: firecrotch on December 28, 2010, 04:34:16 AM: looks to be a different bull but has to be same gene line. eastern washington bull.
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Post by: Alan K on December 28, 2010, 10:46:47 AM: Talk about mass!! :drool: Can't quit looking at these!
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Post by: True Sportsman on December 28, 2010, 03:07:46 PM: Quote from: firecrotch on December 28, 2010, 04:34:16 AM
looks to be a different bull but has to be same gene line. eastern washington bull.

Thats not a bad one there. Thanks for posting the pic.
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Post by: boneaddict on December 28, 2010, 03:10:08 PM: Do I get bonus points if I tell you where you found it. LOL I'm pretty sure I saw the dude on the hoof. Tried to get a pic, but he wasn't exactly cooperating and it ain't exactly wide open country over there. ;)
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Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on December 29, 2010, 12:12:05 AM: I like!!
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Post by: MMMike on December 29, 2010, 07:40:51 AM: Thanks for sharing the photo's fella's! Love the freaking mass on them sheds. Maybe when I quit looking so hard for it, i'll find a shed that will go over 160!!! :rolleyes:
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on December 29, 2010, 09:52:10 AM: That's a great bull. That weird sticker point is pretty common to bulls here in the Blues in the Southeast. I know when I was a kid and the elk were just starting to filter up into the NE corner of the state, Fish and Game considered them a branch of the blues herd.
Good luck finding him next fall... He should be the dominent bull in the area, so if you find a big herd of cows in September, he shouldn't be far behind... :tup:
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Post by: True Sportsman on December 29, 2010, 02:22:12 PM: Quote from: Pathfinder101 on December 29, 2010, 09:52:10 AM
That's a great bull. That weird sticker point is pretty common to bulls here in the Blues in the Southeast. I know when I was a kid and the elk were just starting to filter up into the NE corner of the state, Fish and Game considered them a branch of the blues herd.
Good luck finding him next fall... He should be the dominent bull in the area, so if you find a big herd of cows in September, he shouldn't be far behind... :tup:

I hear you. I like rifle hunting for elk up there, but I also like the idea of hunting that bull during the rut with a bow. Almost makes me want to buy a bow...
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Post by: huntergreg on December 29, 2010, 05:18:43 PM: Awesome shed!!!
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on December 29, 2010, 06:50:11 PM: Quote from: True Sportsman on December 29, 2010, 02:22:12 PM
Quote from: Pathfinder101 on December 29, 2010, 09:52:10 AM
That's a great bull. That weird sticker point is pretty common to bulls here in the Blues in the Southeast. I know when I was a kid and the elk were just starting to filter up into the NE corner of the state, Fish and Game considered them a branch of the blues herd.
Good luck finding him next fall... He should be the dominent bull in the area, so if you find a big herd of cows in September, he shouldn't be far behind... :tup:

I hear you. I like rifle hunting for elk up there, but I also like the idea of hunting that bull during the rut with a bow. Almost makes me want to buy a bow...

that's why I bought mine... :tup: