BIG bulls

[colockumelk]

I think WA is actually pretty safe... as long as they keep charging $300 to get a bonus point!

 

Who the heck would want to pay $300 a year to hunt a spike.  Or to just to put in for a preference point. 

[Lowedog]

What's the word on the auction tag this year for elk? 

Didn't WA have the record archery bull for a short time a few years ago until someone in Utah shot a bigger one that same year?  I thought that the WA record is well over 400" for archery.

-Lowedog

[Pathfinder101]

I say 1. 

Agree with Bone's "trigger happy" comment.     Combination of tag+opportunity+guy-who's-willing-to-wait-out-the-sub-400"-bulls = not many.

[BLUEBULLS]

I say 1. 

Agree with Bone's "trigger happy" comment.     Combination of tag+opportunity+guy-who's-willing-to-wait-out-the-sub-400"-bulls = not many.

you and bone make a good point but I know a couple die hards who will be working hard for a 400.

a 380" bull sure does look good to most guys

[beardown]

guys that pass up 380's must like tag soup

[coldsteel3d]

Quote from: BLUEBULLS on Today at 07:11:53 AM
well, when will we see the first monster archery bull this year? judging by how they reacted to calls last weekend I'd say real soon. I have a feeling 3dvapor will whack a toad.

How many 400" bulls do you think we'll see from WA. this year?

my guess is 3+

I've spent a lot of time with him scouting in the last few months, and while we have seen some good bulls, nothing over 380". 
I was with him til monday when his partner came over and we saw some really good bulls. He will shoot a good one, but the important thing is that he is happy with what he gets. Who knows, he may already be done.   

[BLUEBULLS]

Quote from: BLUEBULLS on Today at 07:11:53 AM
well, when will we see the first monster archery bull this year? judging by how they reacted to calls last weekend I'd say real soon. I have a feeling 3dvapor will whack a toad.

How many 400" bulls do you think we'll see from WA. this year?

my guess is 3+

I've spent a lot of time with him scouting in the last few months, and while we have seen some good bulls, nothing over 380". 
I was with him til monday when his partner came over and we saw some really good bulls. He will shoot a good one, but the important thing is that he is happy with what he gets. Who knows, he may already be done.   

I hope he kills a good, seems like a real elk savvy, deserving guy.

I must have met you up there friday night

[coldsteel3d]

Yeah, I was there, you had a lot of good info. I almost didn't leave monday, but I had to.

[MuleDeerCrazy]

400" is a pretty tall order, but we'll hopefully have a cool story and some photos to share in a couple weeks after my dad's hunt over there. 

He's never killed a bull, so I plan on carrying the bullets for him!

[SHANE(WA)]

yeah we are safe, cost to much to apply and odds are horrible!

[MichaelJ]

I say we don't see a member here kill a bull bigger thank Travis'...  Maybe bigger than Charlies but not with archery gear...

There'll be 2 bulls shot over 400" this year and that dont' include tribal kills....

Michael

[BLUEBULLS]

I say we don't see a member here kill a bull bigger thank Travis'...  Maybe bigger than Charlies but not with archery gear...

There'll be 2 bulls shot over 400" this year and that dont' include tribal kills....

Michael

I don't know... Northwest hunter is a die hard...and there's a couple good ones real close to him...

I'm excited, can't wait to see what's gonna make me so jealous

[Hornseeker]

Passing up a 380 bull would be very silly....unless you KNEW there was a bigger bull and you had some pretty good intel on where you might be able to find him... But a 380 bull is a special bull for sure!

The archery "typ" record has been in MT for a while, then recently went to ... AZ? I think... somewheres in the 418ish or so? cant remember... NT... must be UT or AZ?

[luvtohnt]

The archery "typ" record has been in MT for a while, then recently went to ... AZ? I think... somewheres in the 418ish or so? cant remember... NT... must be UT or AZ?

Here is the link to the AZ and world record typical elk. 412 1/8!

http://www.pope-young.org/world-records_details.asp?wr=23

Brandon

[boneaddict]

I feel stupid for passing a 320 bull last year for a 350, then not notching a tag.