My UT Big Bull
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WOW , congrats . That bull is a monster . Great pics
Verticalslope
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Great bull Aggieman! Looks like a So. Unit bull. Which unit did you take him in.
HorseCreek
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Nice! That can't be a Utah bull...We don't have any big bulls any more. 
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stixnblades
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That's a pig of a bull. What Unit?
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Tagalong173
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What an awesome bull
Congratulations
Congratulations
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UTMuleyhunter
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One of the nicest looking bulls taken this year all things considered- mass, symmetry, along with a little character thrown in on the fronts. I'm a little biased since I am part of the family
Seems like there is always an interesting story to any trophy animal taken. This bull has a great story to it. I'm not sure if any of those details will be shared, or not. I just wish I would have been able to have been there on the hunt.
Congrats Bro on an awesome elk!
Seems like there is always an interesting story to any trophy animal taken. This bull has a great story to it. I'm not sure if any of those details will be shared, or not. I just wish I would have been able to have been there on the hunt.
Congrats Bro on an awesome elk!
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westelkman
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Yeah, but he is a little weak in the............nowhere!
Congrats
"In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences"
Robert Green Ingersoll
Congrats
"In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences"
Robert Green Ingersoll
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BIG!!!!
Congrats
Congrats
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dleonard4
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nice looking bull
Some of you asked for the story on this bull. I drew this tag a couple of weeks before the season opener as an alternate as someone turned in the tag thinking they had put in for the Pahvant. Their loss my gain I guess. Although I debated on whether to accept it as my job requires that I travel and I wasn't sure what kind of time I could commit to the hunt. I told the DWR to give me a day and I would let them know. Turned out to be one of the best decisions I've ever made in accepting the tag. I really didn't expect much as I knew the unit was known more for good bucks and not so much for big bulls but I was aware of a few critters down there in places most people wouldn't choose to hunt. As you can tell, it doesn't look like an area that holds anything but jackrabbits and lizards. I'm used to pines, aspens, basins, steep slopes, and rocky chutes and this was just about the complete opposite. It was hot, dry, dusty, and miserable for elk hunting and the elk were bedding down early and weren't talking much at all. On a LE unit, the expectations for me were much higher.
However, opening morning I passed what I thought was a 320 bull at first light which was killed later in the week by another hunter and scored about 340". My goal was to get a 350 or better. I saw a couple of raghorns later that day and that was about it. Sunday started out slower than opening day and by 9:30am I hadn't seen an elk. I got to admit that although this hunt wasn't physically demanding compared to what I'm used to, it was mentally challenging and my spirits were starting to hit an all-time low as thoughts of tag soup started to enter my mind. I had to be back to work on Monday with hopes of getting another day or two later in the week.
We began to work our way off a small mountain when I noticed a lone elk working his way towards us. After looking at the bull, we decided he might be a 320 to 330 bull and I reluctantly decided I was going to take him. As we worked our way over to the bull we caught movement from a long distance probably a mile or so and noticed a much bigger bull working his way toward a wallow where some cattle were watering. I had to make a quick decision which was an easy one. Shoot the 320-330 bull or go after the bigger bull that we thought was 360+. I decided to go after the better bull and knew I had to hurry. Within a half hours time we were to 425 yards and I watched the big bull try and water as the cattle kept pushing him out of the way as he kept trying to get a drink. It was quite entertaining and my younger brother got it all on video as we watched this go on for 20 to 30 minutes. The big bull kept going around and around the water hole determined to get water and kept getting nudged out of the way by the cattle. Because of this, I really wasn't able to ever get a clear shot. At the time, it was one of the most frustrating things as the cattle kept getting in the way but watching the video its certainly entertaining to say the least. It was one of the most memoreable things I've ever seen. It appeared that the bull had had enough when he started walking away dejected and started bugling when out of the trees came his cows to come get water as well. He switched directions and came back and then the heart started pumping again. I decided it was now or never and when the bull stopped broadside, I steadied and let him have it. The 300 mag did the trick with one shot and he dropped like a ton of bricks. On video, you see the bull drop and then the sound of the shot comes later. Great footage from my brother.
As I approached the bull, I knew it was going to be better than 360. It was a dream come true to finally wrap my hands around the biggest bull-to-date for me. We put the tape to him and as mentioned in my previous post had almost 11" bases, over 60" main beams, and 65" mass. Score is 384 4/8.
Best part is we got almost all of it on video and found out that a local had video of the bull as well. Definitely, a bull of a lifetime for me.
However, opening morning I passed what I thought was a 320 bull at first light which was killed later in the week by another hunter and scored about 340". My goal was to get a 350 or better. I saw a couple of raghorns later that day and that was about it. Sunday started out slower than opening day and by 9:30am I hadn't seen an elk. I got to admit that although this hunt wasn't physically demanding compared to what I'm used to, it was mentally challenging and my spirits were starting to hit an all-time low as thoughts of tag soup started to enter my mind. I had to be back to work on Monday with hopes of getting another day or two later in the week.
We began to work our way off a small mountain when I noticed a lone elk working his way towards us. After looking at the bull, we decided he might be a 320 to 330 bull and I reluctantly decided I was going to take him. As we worked our way over to the bull we caught movement from a long distance probably a mile or so and noticed a much bigger bull working his way toward a wallow where some cattle were watering. I had to make a quick decision which was an easy one. Shoot the 320-330 bull or go after the bigger bull that we thought was 360+. I decided to go after the better bull and knew I had to hurry. Within a half hours time we were to 425 yards and I watched the big bull try and water as the cattle kept pushing him out of the way as he kept trying to get a drink. It was quite entertaining and my younger brother got it all on video as we watched this go on for 20 to 30 minutes. The big bull kept going around and around the water hole determined to get water and kept getting nudged out of the way by the cattle. Because of this, I really wasn't able to ever get a clear shot. At the time, it was one of the most frustrating things as the cattle kept getting in the way but watching the video its certainly entertaining to say the least. It was one of the most memoreable things I've ever seen. It appeared that the bull had had enough when he started walking away dejected and started bugling when out of the trees came his cows to come get water as well. He switched directions and came back and then the heart started pumping again. I decided it was now or never and when the bull stopped broadside, I steadied and let him have it. The 300 mag did the trick with one shot and he dropped like a ton of bricks. On video, you see the bull drop and then the sound of the shot comes later. Great footage from my brother.
As I approached the bull, I knew it was going to be better than 360. It was a dream come true to finally wrap my hands around the biggest bull-to-date for me. We put the tape to him and as mentioned in my previous post had almost 11" bases, over 60" main beams, and 65" mass. Score is 384 4/8.
Best part is we got almost all of it on video and found out that a local had video of the bull as well. Definitely, a bull of a lifetime for me.
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Kelj358
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Great bull!! Congrats!
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Cool story and that does sound like that would be a great video . Thanks for taking the time to write up the story .
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congrats nice bull
