>I think that's a 350-ish bull.
> Maybe a little bigger,
>maybe a little smaller.
>But whether I am high
>or low doesn't matter because
>it is a great bull
>and I'd shoot it.
>
>People look at me weird when
>I tell them that I
>would shoot a 350 bull
>on any unit, any season,
>any day of the hunt
>if I had the chance.
> Of course I'd love
>to shoot a special kind
>of monster up closer to
>or above 4 bills.
>Who wouldn't? But a
>350 bull is a legitimate
>hog from my perspective.
I agree with you Vanilla. A 400" bull sure would be nice, but a 350" bull is still pretty dang big. I would also go out on a limb and say that the number who harvest a 350+ bull is pretty low compared to the number of tags that are given out.
This is a very nice bull, no doubt about that. Pictures are always hard to judge. I also think the closer the footage the harder to judge. The reason I guessed him where I did is that a bull pretty much has to have no weaknesses to start pushing the scores close to 400. The bull I harvested is a good example. About the first thing people say when they see it in person is that it has really short 3rds. That's because at 11" they are surrounded by 18.5" and 20" 2nds and 4ths. To me this bull's back end isn't overly impressive and I believe he has short main beams. Add that with his one 3rd which is shorter.
Bottom line, sometimes it gets too easy to start picking apart a bull and we soon forget just how impressive the animal is. His fronts are nice and have a cool curl to them. His overall look is a pretty one as well. No matter what he scores, higher or lower than my guess, had I seen this bull this past year on my hunt I wouldn't have passed him that's for sure.
In the end it's about the pursuit not the score and this bull would make 95% of hunters really happy!
