Post by: Odell on December 08, 2011, 10:39:31 AM
Supposedly rifle general season somewhere by Raineer. I'm new to elk hunting and I'm not familiar enough to be able narrow down where it could have been. I had no idea there were even general open season tags that allowed taking branch bulls.
Nice Bull though!!
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi74.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi255%2FOdell_21%2FBig%2520Game%2Fphoto-6-1-1.jpg&hash=4f06b57197c31546fbe27f04f245c06cb898a870)
Post by: Houndhunter on December 08, 2011, 10:42:23 AM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 08, 2011, 10:45:03 AM
Post by: Woodchuck on December 08, 2011, 10:47:04 AM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on December 08, 2011, 10:50:14 AM
Post by: Odell on December 08, 2011, 10:52:03 AM
Most of western WA is 3 point min for general tags
For rifle as well huh? I have only hunted archery for elk and only for two years now, never really looked at the rifle regs but just assumed they would be more restrictive.
Post by: Odell on December 08, 2011, 10:53:15 AM
That is a toad Roosie :o Holy buckets, congrats to him.
I know, I can't stop staring at it. Both guys tagged out, sounded like a great hunt.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 08, 2011, 11:01:23 AM
Most of western WA is 3 point min for general tags
For rifle as well huh? I have only hunted archery for elk and only for two years now, never really looked at the rifle regs but just assumed they would be more restrictive.
Yep for rifle too. Just a different management strategy than east side. No need to memorize all rules/regulations either.
That is definitely a toad freaking bull too!
Post by: archery288 on December 08, 2011, 11:07:29 AM
Post by: TheHunt on December 08, 2011, 12:53:52 PM
Post by: grundy53 on December 08, 2011, 12:58:06 PM
Post by: PlateauNDN on December 08, 2011, 01:17:38 PM
I would love to see more pictures of that bull. That looks great...
:yeah: :drool: :drool: :drool:
Post by: bowhuntersd on December 08, 2011, 01:30:39 PM
Post by: Odell on December 08, 2011, 01:34:45 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 08, 2011, 01:43:54 PM
Post by: mulehunter on December 08, 2011, 01:52:04 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 08, 2011, 01:56:00 PM
Post by: 400out on December 08, 2011, 03:14:04 PM
Post by: Odell on December 08, 2011, 03:26:11 PM
Damn I best start hidding my face when posting pictures :chuckle: :chuckle: :dunno:
Yeah, i don't want to post faces of people on the web without their permission. Its not a great photo but the best one I have.
Post by: krism83 on December 08, 2011, 03:26:29 PM
Post by: sirmissalot on December 08, 2011, 03:34:01 PM
Post by: windygorge on December 08, 2011, 03:40:23 PM
Post by: grundy53 on December 08, 2011, 03:41:51 PM
what in the private land ranch guided grain fed canned hunt for the very rich hunter is goin on here???????!!!!!!! he is big though
Public land
Post by: windygorge on December 08, 2011, 03:56:34 PM
Post by: GoldTip on December 08, 2011, 04:10:54 PM
Post by: mtndew on December 08, 2011, 04:11:06 PM
Post by: doyourtime89 on December 08, 2011, 04:11:50 PM
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on December 08, 2011, 04:40:07 PM
Over the counter tag. Near Humptulips.:yeah: i heard the same thing
Post by: HornHoarder on December 08, 2011, 04:50:14 PM
LOOKS LIKE ONE HELL OF A PAINTING TO ME :dunno: :yike:
Now that you mention that, it kinda does look like a painting. :dunno:
Post by: PlateauNDN on December 08, 2011, 04:56:42 PM
Post by: mossyoak arrow slinger on December 08, 2011, 05:02:32 PM
Post by: bigcuz on December 08, 2011, 05:05:12 PM
Post by: Odell on December 08, 2011, 05:57:23 PM
Post by: Bean Counter on December 08, 2011, 06:24:31 PM
Post by: Hunting7mm on December 08, 2011, 06:39:15 PM
Post by: frostman on December 09, 2011, 01:55:53 PM
There was a monster bull that came out of the Goat Rocks Wilderness in the late 90's that looked like that. Bases the size of coffee cans as I recall the story.
There are still some big bulls back in the Goat Rocks.
Post by: heavy hauler on December 09, 2011, 02:13:29 PM
Post by: mrgoodwrench on December 09, 2011, 08:58:30 PM
or rainier wa, rayoneer timmberland, or rainier oregon? :bash:
I'm pretty sure if someone killed a bull like that on our tree farm we'd have heard about it. The pic also looks more like USFS land than Rayonier's Promised Land. If you knew how many poachers, tweekers, scrapers and brush pickers roamed the Promised Land you would doubt a bull like that could survive out there. I know a local surveyor who picked up a bull head like that on the Quinault Indian Reservation twenty years ago.....I think it's 9 on each side if I remember right.
Post by: 280ackley on December 09, 2011, 09:27:06 PM
Post by: grundy53 on December 09, 2011, 09:30:17 PM
This monster IS from BC.
Enlighten us :dunno:
Post by: Coastal_native on December 09, 2011, 10:07:34 PM
Post by: Basket Rack on December 10, 2011, 10:24:06 AM
Post by: couesbitten on December 10, 2011, 12:12:23 PM
Post by: 280ackley on December 10, 2011, 01:11:19 PM
This monster IS from BC.
Enlighten us :dunno:
Basket Rack pretty much summed it up. I'm sure we will see it in a Hunting Mag sooner or later.
Post by: Axle on December 10, 2011, 02:11:51 PM
Post by: Odell on December 10, 2011, 03:43:48 PM
Odell, you mentioned the Rainier (Mt Rainier?) area. Was this from several years back?
There was a monster bull that came out of the Goat Rocks Wilderness in the late 90's that looked like that. Bases the size of coffee cans as I recall the story.
There are still some big bulls back in the Goat Rocks.
Yeah, I was told Mt. Rainier area. Interesting that it might be canada. I'll call my buddy and find out more. This is from this year.
Post by: krism83 on December 10, 2011, 05:37:40 PM
or rainier wa, rayoneer timmberland, or rainier oregon? :bash:
I'm pretty sure if someone killed a bull like that on our tree farm we'd have heard about it. The pic also looks more like USFS land than Rayonier's Promised Land. If you knew how many poachers, tweekers, scrapers and brush pickers roamed the Promised Land you would doubt a bull like that could survive out there. I know a local surveyor who picked up a bull head like that on the Quinault Indian Reservation twenty years ago.....I think it's 9 on each side if I remember right.
Sadly I do know just how many of those types of people are roaming the woods out there. That is why we made the switch from hunting Promised Land to going down to Randle/Packwood area. Got tired of running into nothing but brucsh pickers, crack heads, and "mushroom pickers" carrying hunting rifles. The indians made the decision easy for us one year too.
Post by: Sugwat on December 11, 2011, 12:17:31 AM
Post by: bowhuntersd on December 11, 2011, 02:29:20 PM
Post by: Coastal_native on December 11, 2011, 03:09:37 PM
After reading all 4 pages I love how many people know everything about everything.. :bash: :bash:... Can't we just admire a wonderful animal and let the author tell the story. If you have a better one than post your own thread. BC or Wa. I don't care, its a massive bull and it can be left at that. :dunno:
Look at the title of the thread. It's just a bunch of people trying to figure out the story on this one...nothing to get too worked up about. Although there were a few people who seemed a little overconfident that they knew the story...I'll give you that. It's an amazing animal for sure, but it's human nature to wonder/speculate where it came from, especially when it's rumored to have come from your backyard.
Post by: mrgoodwrench on December 11, 2011, 06:15:28 PM
:yeah:After reading all 4 pages I love how many people know everything about everything.. :bash: :bash:... Can't we just admire a wonderful animal and let the author tell the story. If you have a better one than post your own thread. BC or Wa. I don't care, its a massive bull and it can be left at that. :dunno:
Look at the title of the thread. It's just a bunch of people trying to figure out the story on this one...nothing to get too worked up about. Although there were a few people who seemed a little overconfident that they knew the story...I'll give you that. It's an amazing animal for sure, but it's human nature to wonder/speculate where it came from, especially when it's rumored to have come from your backyard.
Post by: Dirty Mike on December 11, 2011, 06:33:21 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 11, 2011, 06:41:50 PM
Post by: Odell on December 11, 2011, 07:39:05 PM
We lost the original thread when this bulls rack showed up the first time on here back in early November (due to the meltdown). Here's the picture of the rack that was posted on the original thread when someone took a pic of it somewhere around Shelton. Here's another pic I got in an email that said the bull was taken in BC. It even gave the hunters name. I'm pretty sure it didn't come from the Penninsula, but not because of how big it is.
Coastal, that bull you posted is from BC and is from the same party but from a different year. I don't think it is the same bull as the one I posted though. Look em over again and tell me what you think.
Post by: sirmissalot on December 13, 2011, 10:14:26 AM
Post by: slim9300 on December 13, 2011, 12:21:48 PM
We lost the original thread when this bulls rack showed up the first time on here back in early November (due to the meltdown). Here's the picture of the rack that was posted on the original thread when someone took a pic of it somewhere around Shelton. Here's another pic I got in an email that said the bull was taken in BC. It even gave the hunters name. I'm pretty sure it didn't come from the Penninsula, but not because of how big it is.
Coastal, that bull you posted is from BC and is from the same party but from a different year. I don't think it is the same bull as the one I posted though. Look em over again and tell me what you think.
You have to be kidding. They are identical. Lol
Post by: windygorge on December 15, 2011, 06:54:00 AM
they are absolutely the same bull, are you kidding me?? thanks coastal native for clarifying
Post by: PlateauNDN on December 15, 2011, 08:48:14 AM
We lost the original thread when this bulls rack showed up the first time on here back in early November (due to the meltdown). Here's the picture of the rack that was posted on the original thread when someone took a pic of it somewhere around Shelton. Here's another pic I got in an email that said the bull was taken in BC. It even gave the hunters name. I'm pretty sure it didn't come from the Penninsula, but not because of how big it is.
Coastal, that bull you posted is from BC and is from the same party but from a different year. I don't think it is the same bull as the one I posted though. Look em over again and tell me what you think.
:yike: :yike: :yike: Come on! It is obviously the same bull based off of the pics. It's a great bull and I'm not doubting that just your insistence that the 2 bulls in question are different. :bash: The only one that can clear the whole situation for sure is the person that harvested the bull but, given the evidence provided it's obvious their the same.
Post by: Odell on December 15, 2011, 05:56:50 PM
I'm new to the forum and wanted to contribute something. Sorry for wasting your time
Post by: windygorge on December 15, 2011, 06:07:32 PM
Post by: Coastal_native on December 15, 2011, 06:54:19 PM
Not insisting just asking. I'm just curious about the bull and trying to sort through the info I got from people who were supposedly in the know. It's funny how many different stories are being told.
I'm new to the forum and wanted to contribute something. Sorry for wasting your time
Don't run off yet Odell, talking about big bulls is never a waste of time. I'll admit, those pics were a little deceiving at first.
Post by: hillbillyhunting on December 20, 2011, 02:46:56 PM
Post by: windygorge on January 07, 2012, 10:25:12 AM
Post by: TheHunt on January 09, 2012, 06:55:32 AM
Post by: Big Horn on January 10, 2012, 10:07:37 PM
Post by: Huntbear on January 11, 2012, 09:30:46 AM
Post by: Yelm hunter on January 11, 2012, 09:52:09 AM
Post by: bucklucky on January 11, 2012, 11:39:12 AM
I know there was a BIG BULL like this one running around between Rainier and Tenino last year that had a limp... He was a BIG OLD BULL!! Myself and other family and friends have seen that bull for 5 years. Maybe this is that bull?? I did hear a big one was taken out by Rainier.
That bull died during rifle season and was well know. Only problem is he was not anything like this bull pictured. Maybee a 320 bull at best. He was broke on top when the rifle guy shot him .
Post by: Yelm hunter on January 12, 2012, 09:27:28 PM
I know there was a BIG BULL like this one running around between Rainier and Tenino last year that had a limp... He was a BIG OLD BULL!! Myself and other family and friends have seen that bull for 5 years. Maybe this is that bull?? I did hear a big one was taken out by Rainier.
That bull died during rifle season and was well know. Only problem is he was not anything like this bull pictured. Maybee a 320 bull at best. He was broke on top when the rifle guy shot him .
Yeah, he was like a 9 x 1or 2 in the 2010 season. He was either old or had a bad case of hoof rot or probably both!
Do you know who got him and if there are any pics?
Post by: trophyelk6x6 on January 14, 2012, 09:06:21 AM
Post by: Coastal_native on January 14, 2012, 09:31:27 AM
Post by: windygorge on January 21, 2012, 07:18:52 AM
Oh wait, isnt that john boy in that picture. Yea, it is. me and john go way back and let me tell you he is a killing machine. i know for a fact he bought his tags from my grandpas store last year. i know for a fact he killed it in his back yard. i know for a fact it was killed with a rifle....or maybe a muzzy(not sure..oh wait yes i am sure) i know for a fact.......yes i know for a fact. humm with me to a song i wrote. the title is called, "I know for a fact".
Ooohhhhhhh, I know for a fact, yes i know for a fact....Ive been there, and done that....so I know for a fact....lalalala......lalalalaaaaaa, I know for a fact, yes i know for a fact, that not to many peoppppppple really KNOW FOR A FACT!!. thank you thank you very much. no autographs please.
Post by: Westsidebowhunter on February 27, 2012, 11:46:12 AM
Post by: coachcw on February 27, 2012, 12:42:48 PM
Post by: hillbillyhunting on February 27, 2012, 01:01:36 PM
His brother allen has killed some nice animals in bc , he shot a muley in williams lake that was a masher 10 years ago or so .
Ya the bull in question actually reminds me of the bull allen shot in 2009.
Post by: W_Ellison2011 on March 07, 2012, 11:57:09 PM
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on March 20, 2012, 06:06:28 AM
I know the rack was riding around shelton for quite a while in the back of that truck lol
Yep seen it out here so did my gf she sent me a pic and talked to the guy he said it was a bc bull
Post by: 50CalJim on March 20, 2012, 08:40:34 AM
Post by: 6x6in6 on March 20, 2012, 08:48:58 AM
Obviously that Bull didn't come out of the Nooksack because all the big Bulls up here have either been shot or ate by the new Wolf pack that we have up here now. 8)Or bigfoot. :chuckle:
Post by: deerslyr on March 20, 2012, 09:27:09 AM
the bull in question reminds me of 2 bulls I saw along highway 7 between morton and elbe.. of course they were on the side of the road that was closed for elk at that time! DOH!
Lemme guess, the stormking side. Seen that a few times during muzzy season in the past.
Post by: wapiti 1 on March 20, 2012, 08:55:34 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on March 20, 2012, 09:02:25 PM
We lost the original thread when this bulls rack showed up the first time on here back in early November (due to the meltdown). Here's the picture of the rack that was posted on the original thread when someone took a pic of it somewhere around Shelton. Here's another pic I got in an email that said the bull was taken in BC. It even gave the hunters name. I'm pretty sure it didn't come from the Penninsula, but not because of how big it is.:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: I was right ....the 1st PICTURE WAS A PAINTING ...Cant believe some fell for it :dunno: :rolleyes: :chuckle: :chuckle:
THATS ONE HECK OF A BULL :yeah:
Post by: DIYARCHERYJUNKIE on March 21, 2012, 05:06:03 AM
Post by: W_Ellison2011 on March 22, 2012, 02:01:56 PM
Nope stormking side was open for late archery elk last year.. he was on south rainier side which no longer has a late elk season.. makes me sad because if we still had that season I'd have a HUGE bull.. 1 was a solid 6x6 which from 100 yards you could see was at least as thick of bases as my wrist and the other was a big 7x7.the bull in question reminds me of 2 bulls I saw along highway 7 between morton and elbe.. of course they were on the side of the road that was closed for elk at that time! DOH!
Lemme guess, the stormking side. Seen that a few times during muzzy season in the past.
Post by: deerslyr on March 22, 2012, 05:30:41 PM
Post by: W_Ellison2011 on April 06, 2012, 05:02:31 PM