It was a tough hunt but I was happy to kill this buck. Had some missed opportunities at some bigger bucks but couldnt pass this one up. First year hunting this unit and spent a lot of time learning the area and how to hunt it. Killed him with my great grandpas 257 Roberts and handloaded 100 GR...
Community member, Chad262, shared this and other awesome bull pics in a contest thread in the Elk Forum. https://www.monstermuleys.info/xf/threads/2020-bull-elk-scouting-photo-contest.183682/
Thanks for all the advice guys! That pic was on July 15th so he should grow some more. Either way I think he would be a shooter for my wife's first bull.