Arizona Success: 7 x 4

dds · Sep 24, 2005

Wanted to share a couple of pics from my friends successful archery elk hunt.

I called the bull to 12 yards, he made the shot, and the bull only went about 50 yards.

Fun hunt!

Enjoy,

dds/Darren

Chef · Sep 24, 2005

Congrats to you guys!
Crazy looking left for sure!

Chef
"I Love Animals...They're Delicious!"

Widowmaker2 · Sep 24, 2005

Odd lookin' fellow,(The Bull) LOL,Congrat's on a terrific hunt!

No Gut's...No Story!!!

MontanaTines · Sep 24, 2005

What a unique look, congrats on a great bull! Thanks for the pics.

Arrowzonian · Sep 24, 2005

Makes it all the more special when you got the young un's along for the hunt. Great bull and congrats.

sjhgraysage · Sep 24, 2005

beautiful and unique bull.

traks · Sep 24, 2005

Crazy lookin bull, A ounce in a lifetime for sure!!

Did he show any signs of growing the fronts at all?

fin little · Sep 24, 2005

I see his left antler is coming out of his head at an odd angle. Were you hunting unit 9 by chance. I have seen quite a few bulls on 9 with that same antler configuration. Usually the odd horn is a spike or 2 point. Its in the gene pool for sure. Big Bull congrats. Unique trophy .

dds · Sep 24, 2005

We were in unit one, but I have found a bunch of sheds from 9 and other units with similar antlers.

He did have little bumps where the g-1 and g-2s would have been.

dds/Darren

kilowatt · Sep 24, 2005

Congrats to you on the Bull, I too have a weird left antler Bull like yours too. Not as big as yours but a 4x3 and the left comes out just like yours into a three point. The right was normal with eyeguard and the 3 tines. Got mine up out of Lima, MT back in 2000.
Still wonder what causes it, they, the bulls must have played around as young bulls and damaged their bases there to come out the front like they do.

Brian

Boskee · Sep 25, 2005

Nice unique bull. I would guess that he damaged his pedicle when he was younger and the unique rack is a result. Usually when that happens they don't grow out as well as he did. Still a nice trophy and a job well done! Enjoy!!