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Community => Taxidermy & Scoring => Topic started by: Biggerhammer on March 12, 2012, 12:50:05 PM

Title: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: Biggerhammer on March 12, 2012, 12:50:05 PM: I just got my 2011 modern Observatory bull back. This is my first European mount, I felt it wasn't worthy of a full mount but I had to do something with it. I enjoyed the hunt, after so many years of chasing spikes it felt good to have a any bull tag in my pocket. Even though I didn't seal the deal with a big bull and had a heart breaker when I shot this bull. After this bull hit the ground, I caught movement in the right of my scope when a easy 340 plus bull walked out of the heavy timber and stood over my downed bull for 5 min or so, he then walked slowly down the ridge feeding. While I was field dressing this bull I could catch a glimpse of the big bull every now and then still feeding down the ridge, 400 yards or so away. That's hunting, but it sure hurt. Never the less I was still grateful to have been fortunate enough these days to take a branched bull in this state.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi90.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fk269%2Flandonmoses%2Fphoto-76.jpg&hash=324191bfafd7b73e034636237ae26a560d7ef809)
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: doyourtime89 on March 12, 2012, 12:59:13 PM: Nice rack, good looking mount :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: royalbull on March 12, 2012, 01:21:14 PM: looks way better than tag soup tastes, which is what alot of people with that tag eat
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: PlateauNDN on March 12, 2012, 01:51:25 PM: I was talking with a "volunteer" or something like that last season and he mentioned a story similar to yours...Were you near the old clemans lookout?

Almost forgot nice bull and it beats tag soup so congrats! :tup:
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: Biggerhammer on March 12, 2012, 03:41:50 PM: Huchins Rd bellow Warm Springs. There were several big boys in there and I'm being conservative with 340.
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: C-Money on March 12, 2012, 03:59:19 PM: Great looking mount! I am not a big skull guy, but that turned out very nice!
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: sled on March 12, 2012, 04:07:02 PM: Quote from: Biggerhammer on March 12, 2012, 03:41:50 PM
Huchins Rd bellow Warm Springs. There were several big boys in there and I'm being conservative with 340.
:tup:
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: Biggerhammer on March 12, 2012, 04:40:37 PM: Quote from: sled on March 12, 2012, 04:07:02 PM
Quote from: Biggerhammer on March 12, 2012, 03:41:50 PM
Huchins Rd bellow Warm Springs. There were several big boys in there and I'm being conservative with 340.
:tup:

Sled, I still have the rope you tied him off to the tree with. ;)
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: coachcw on March 12, 2012, 05:03:23 PM: I've Chassed many a elk in there . the best way out is down hill inless your gonna cheat. I've walked outta there in the dark many a night . Nice bull Hammer is that the one you pilled up with the .450? I chased a couple of bulls in there this year a 4x and a 5x5 and a small 6x6 . we didn't find the big guy gotta wonder if he showed up after archery season .
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 12, 2012, 06:41:18 PM: Now all you need is a little mini shelf under it with the case from your rifle :tup: First blood with it right?
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on March 12, 2012, 06:44:53 PM: It looks really good! :tup:
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: Biggerhammer on March 12, 2012, 07:44:00 PM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on March 12, 2012, 06:41:18 PM
Now all you need is a little mini shelf under it with the case from your rifle :tup: First blood with it right?

Yes, it was the first thing the 450 Ultra connected with other than paper. :hunt2:
Title: Re: 2011 Observatory Bull, European mount.
Post by: gunnarnewt on March 13, 2012, 02:06:52 PM: Congrats on your bull! The euro looks nice! :chuckle: