Field scoring elk

mathewsman · Jul 21, 2009

So me & a couple of friends (fellow mmer's) went scouting for deer last weekend and checked our trail cams. One of our cameras that has been out since the end of may hasn't got much deer action on it, but holy crap the elk are loving it! We ended up moving it hopefully in a better spot for deer, but I gotta show you some of the bulls we got. These are some great bulls and since I'm a crappy field judge, I'd like some of your "expert" guesses on what these beasts would score.

same bull different angle

We named this guy tripod

CHARGE!

Named him High boy

If only we had a tag!

Topform · Jul 21, 2009

Wow...looks like some bruisers! I field judge them as pretty dang nice!

sjhgraysage · Jul 21, 2009

bull number 1 (WAG) 350
High boy bull 340 (narrower but great thirds!)

mathewsman · Jul 21, 2009

LAST EDITED ON Jul-21-09 AT 08:13PM (MST)[p]350 & 340 at the beginning of july-humm, wonder what they are now & what they would end up at??? I thought they scored better than 350 & 340 IMO.

ironranger · Jul 21, 2009

Those are some awesome pix Mathewsman!! Hope to see something like that on the Wasatch this Sept...

sjhgraysage · Jul 21, 2009

They may score better that my wild a$$ guesses.
I just ran some estimates on the adding machine and tried to be somewhat conservative. ;-)
Nice bulls thanks for sharing the pics.

NeverStopHuntin · Jul 21, 2009

Great pics Nate!

mathewsman · Jul 21, 2009

Hey Ryan,
I bet you can guess where these bulls are from??? LOL So can you Gator.

huntin100 · Jul 22, 2009

LAST EDITED ON Jul-22-09 AT 08:28AM (MST)[p]In one more week they will be about done. I would think the first bull will be over 350 when he is through. 360 plus would be my guess. Good width and tine length. They all look to have good mass with their velvet. Nice bulls.

elkhunterUT · Jul 22, 2009

mathewsman,

I sent you a PM

Verticalslope · Jul 22, 2009

Nice bulls. This one I found a few years back on the Wasatch.

NeverStopHuntin · Jul 22, 2009

>Hey Ryan,
>I bet you can guess where
>these bulls are from??? LOL
>So can you Gator.

haha yeah i have a pretty good idea where they are. One of my most favorite places. (don't worry, your secret's safe with me)

Too bad you aren't finding as many bucks, bet you wish you had an elk tag in your pocket.

apollosmith · Jul 22, 2009

I put them around 330-340 also. Good mass, but not terribly long or wide. Kinda hard to tell from the pics, but I don't see 350 in any of them.

NVPete · Jul 22, 2009

I'm not into judging by total inches... they all look huge to me...all really neat pics... I really think the shot of the two bulls running toward the cam is best! Thanks for posting!