OpeningDay
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Ok gentleman. All this talk about the Dutton and 400" bulls has got me thinking. How do you determine that a bull reaches the 400" mark? Is it that there are so few seen that when one steps out, "you just know". I know there are people that are very good at scoring elk on the hoof and I am not trying to take away anyones credibility in doing so. I look at it like this. Take a 360 bull for example at 500 yards. You add 1 inch to each point and that bull is now over 370". an inch and a half and he is close to 380". Same for the latter, take away that inch or inch and a half and you now have a 340 bull.
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That is about an inch. at 500 yards I bet it looks more like --.
Personally I look at the thirds. Utah bulls seem to gain alot of inches in the thirds. Next, the 5ths. good fifths usually = a good whale tail. Then mass. I think mass goes overlooked, but there are many inches to gain in mass. Good fronts and daggers IMO are easily seen. They are either large or not. What do you professionals look at when it is time to make the call to "put him down" or "let him walk"?? In other words, what is the determining factor that says 400" instead of 380"??
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That is about an inch. at 500 yards I bet it looks more like --.
Personally I look at the thirds. Utah bulls seem to gain alot of inches in the thirds. Next, the 5ths. good fifths usually = a good whale tail. Then mass. I think mass goes overlooked, but there are many inches to gain in mass. Good fronts and daggers IMO are easily seen. They are either large or not. What do you professionals look at when it is time to make the call to "put him down" or "let him walk"?? In other words, what is the determining factor that says 400" instead of 380"??