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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: Hornseeker on February 08, 2012, 06:21:48 AM

Title: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Hornseeker on February 08, 2012, 06:21:48 AM: Am I crazy or do I remember this pic? Maybe in bugle back in like 90 or 91 or something?? Seems like some guy caught a bull shedding both antlers at one time!!!
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: GoldTip on February 08, 2012, 06:34:26 AM: Yeah, I remember it, it was also in the Great Falls Tribune. Believe it was taken on the Sun river game range or somewhere thereabouts. Was a pretty good 5 point bull if i recall.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Miles on February 08, 2012, 06:39:23 AM: The guy that took the picture was at the Big Horn Show a couple years back. He was selling prints and I believe he had a series of three pictures as the antlers were falling off. You're not crazy.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Huntbear on February 08, 2012, 08:06:16 AM: Those prints are usually for sale somewhere at every sportsman show every year.... Usually like said above, in a 3 print set.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: frostman on February 08, 2012, 11:34:24 AM: I have a set of signed prints on my wall. My wife found the set at a garage sale. We met the photographer a few years back at the Puyallup Fair. He is an amazing guy and he got very lucky on that one.

It is a picture of a Tule Elk bull in Northern Cal.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Arteman on February 08, 2012, 12:47:05 PM: Quote from: Miles on February 08, 2012, 06:39:23 AM
The guy that took the picture was at the Big Horn Show a couple years back. He was selling prints and I believe he had a series of three pictures as the antlers were falling off. You're not crazy.
Are you talking about the series that Gary Lamare took? I believe thats how you spell his last name, he lived in Castlerock Washington but think he moved to Montana. I used to know his daughter, and I would go up and buy reference photos from him for art projects. If its the same photos I'm thinking, the bull is standing there with both antlers, then shakes, and then standing there bald above both sheds.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Arteman on February 08, 2012, 12:57:03 PM: And I'm 90% sure the Elk was photographed in the St. Helens monument. I'll have to see if he is still around, this last summer he had a huge sale at his house and was basically giving away thousands of prints, he said he was getting rid of stuff and moving to Montana. I know he was asking a lot for the home so not sure it its sold yet.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Hornseeker on February 08, 2012, 12:58:46 PM: Found it with Arts help! Does look like a Tule!

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Amazing....
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: lewy on February 08, 2012, 01:03:13 PM: notice the g1 on the right side is missing in all but the first pic?
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: GoldTip on February 08, 2012, 01:11:54 PM: It does look like a Tule bull. I am sure I saw them in the Great Falls tribune, not sure why I remembered them being taken at Sun River? :dunno:
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Hornseeker on February 08, 2012, 01:17:20 PM: I dont know what to day about that Lewy... wierd...
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Devinshoe on February 08, 2012, 01:21:18 PM: Those ares some pretty cool pictures.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Woodchuck on February 08, 2012, 01:26:26 PM: Quote from: lewy on February 08, 2012, 01:03:13 PM
notice the g1 on the right side is missing in all but the first pic?
Look at the tops as well :yike: Chopped!!! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: BIGINNER on February 08, 2012, 01:28:24 PM: Quote from: lewy on February 08, 2012, 01:03:13 PM
notice the g1 on the right side is missing in all but the first pic?

if you look carefully, in picture one the bull on the left is the one that loses the antlers, looks like elk on the right (in the first picture) walked to the other side of the other bull before he shook off the antlers
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: MtnMuley on February 08, 2012, 01:31:37 PM: Quote from: Woodchuck on February 08, 2012, 01:26:26 PM
Quote from: lewy on February 08, 2012, 01:03:13 PM
notice the g1 on the right side is missing in all but the first pic?
Look at the tops as well :yike: Chopped!!! :chuckle:

I have this pic and never paid attn. Can't believe that. Definately something fishy about all his tines not really lining up. Good catch lewy
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: BIGINNER on February 08, 2012, 01:35:11 PM: Quote from: BIGINNER on February 08, 2012, 01:28:24 PM
Quote from: lewy on February 08, 2012, 01:03:13 PM
notice the g1 on the right side is missing in all but the first pic?

if you look carefully, in picture one the bull on the left is the one that loses the antlers, looks like elk on the right (in the first picture) walked to the other side of the other bull before he shook off the antlers
or,.. the photographer pointed the camera more to the right after the first picture, and the bull on the right that loses his anters in pictures 2,3,4 is not even in picture 1. either way, the bull that is on the right in picture 1 is on the left in picture 2,3,4. also if you look at the clump of grass in the middle of picture 1, you'll see that the clump is way to the left in pucture 2,3,4. so the camera was pointed more to the right in picture 2,3,4 than pic 1.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Arteman on February 08, 2012, 01:37:46 PM: Yeah just got back on to give the correct spelling of his name, Gerry Lamarre. And now I am about 90% sure those are not St. Helens bulls after seeing the pics again. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Arteman on February 08, 2012, 01:45:34 PM: Also the bull that sheds is the bull on the left in the first pic, I remember talking to him about it.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: BIGINNER on February 08, 2012, 01:51:06 PM: Quote from: Arteman on February 08, 2012, 01:45:34 PM
Also the bull that sheds is the bull on the left in the first pic, I remember talking to him about it.
:yeah:
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Hornseeker on February 08, 2012, 01:51:47 PM: Quote
if you look carefully, in picture one the bull on the left is the one that loses the antlers, looks like elk on the right (in the first picture) walked to the other side of the other bull before he shook off the antlers

i think you got it...
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: lewy on February 08, 2012, 02:08:23 PM: :yeah: i agree, he's got a mark on his hide that you can see in the pics that id's him....
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Arteman on February 08, 2012, 02:35:04 PM: I'm very curious now to where these bulls were photographed, I have his contact number in my old phone, if I remember after work ill see if it still gets him and ill ask the man. They could be Jewel Refuge bulls, at least look more like those bulls down there.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Snapshot on February 08, 2012, 02:52:36 PM: Quote from: BIGINNER on February 08, 2012, 01:28:24 PM
Quote from: lewy on February 08, 2012, 01:03:13 PM
notice the g1 on the right side is missing in all but the first pic?

if you look carefully, in picture one the bull on the left is the one that loses the antlers, looks like elk on the right (in the first picture) walked to the other side of the other bull before he shook off the antlers

Spot on!

Duh-oh!
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Hornseeker on February 08, 2012, 03:47:47 PM: They look like Tule's... I'd be surprised if they weren't . Both have funky horns...
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: SniperDanWA on February 08, 2012, 09:01:52 PM: that's a great pic. Cool how they just drop them.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Arteman on February 09, 2012, 06:57:09 AM: Quote from: Arteman on February 08, 2012, 02:35:04 PM
I'm very curious now to where these bulls were photographed, I have his contact number in my old phone, if I remember after work ill see if it still gets him and ill ask the man. They could be Jewel Refuge bulls, at least look more like those bulls down there.
Most definitely not his number anymore, must have moved. :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: summit creek on February 09, 2012, 06:34:26 PM: this is really cool you posted this question my mom baught me the picture from the actual photographer and he told my mom tyey were tule elk in cali ofcourse but the story was the bull sneezed and both sides blew off makes sinse
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: bigpaw 77 on February 13, 2012, 01:51:06 PM: I grew up living next door to the photographer Gerry Lamarre. He took the picture on January 21 1984 at the Tule Elk Reserve outside of Bakersfield California. I have the picture with a article from Outdoor life April 1987 taped to the back of it. This is NOT a photo-shoped picture. I remember as a kid his garage was full of framed pictures and I thought he had the coolest motorcycle because it was camouflage. He even hung a few deer heads in our house because he did not have enough room in his house.
Title: Re: Do you remember a pic of a bull shedding both antlers at once???
Post by: Arteman on February 13, 2012, 08:50:08 PM: Quote from: bigpaw 77 on February 13, 2012, 01:51:06 PM
I grew up living next door to the photographer Gerry Lamarre. He took the picture on January 21 1984 at the Tule Elk Reserve outside of Bakersfield California. I have the picture with a article from Outdoor life April 1987 taped to the back of it. This is NOT a photo-shoped picture. I remember as a kid his garage was full of framed pictures and I thought he had the coolest motorcycle because it was camouflage. He even hung a few deer heads in our house because he did not have enough room in his house.
Yeah he had some nice mounts. Liked how he had the upstairs done with all his trophies, especially liked his Billy. Too bad they all burnt up, its a shame.