My 2005 Late Utah Bull

ARROWHNTR · Nov 15, 2005

Here is my bull from this weekend. The hunt was unbelievable defiantly worth the wait.

opportunist · Nov 15, 2005

OH ****!

Bobcat is gonna be pissed! LOL!

Great bull!

DonV · Nov 15, 2005

Awesome bull! Man I always hear to bring rope to tie an elk of while cutting up, have not yet needed one - I bet you did! Yikes that looks steep.

How was the action? Plenty of elk? I am considering a late hunt for better draw odds.

Congrat's!

ARROWHNTR · Nov 15, 2005

DonV,

There was plenty of rope used to keep him on the mountain, it was straight up. The hunt was awsome, I saw over 50 bulls each day.

ktc · Nov 15, 2005

Holy crap ARROW. That has to be in the top 3 bulls I have seen dead this year. Not that it matters at all, but do you have a score on him for curiosity reasons? 390+?

ktc · Nov 15, 2005

OK I thought about it a minute...top 2....Damn! I like him.

Buckrub · Nov 15, 2005

What a great bull he is!!! What caliber is that "thumbhole" your using?
Congrats!!

ARROWHNTR · Nov 15, 2005

The rifle is a 30-378, it's a cannon. We put the tape on him it looks like he will go someware in the 360's.

ktc · Nov 15, 2005

That really surprises me ARROW. I would have guessed him higher. Who cares though. That is a big nice bull and I would be real happy with him. Good job.

Antler1 · Nov 15, 2005

Thats a hog for sure, congratulations.

elkantlers · Nov 15, 2005

That is a nice bull. I know of a 389 and change bull killed on saturday. he is a hog. sorry no pics.

Deerlove · Nov 15, 2005

Did you use your snipod. Russ

Chef · Nov 15, 2005

Beautiful bull. The backside is amazing...on BOTH sides!
Congratulations!
Looks like more antler than 360!

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

ARROWHNTR · Nov 15, 2005

Russ,

When I shot I had to stand up because the oak brush was to tall to shoot over so I used a bogen tripod fully extended and had to make the shot standing up. I missed the first shot and then hit him on the second.

The amazing thing about this was that I had scouted this area for months and had never seen this bull. I saw all of the bulls that he was with but never him. My guys helping me spotted him saturday morning but could not get to him before he bedded down. Saturday night we found him bedded, but we could just see bits and pices of his rack and I was not sure if I wanted to shoot him. Once he got up I decided that he was definatly the bull I wanted, but he never would give me a shot. We found him again sunday morning, quite a ways from where he was sat night, and I was able to get in on him and take him.

What an awsome hunt, I was surrounded by good friends and family that really helped out a lot and made all of this possible.

mike111 · Nov 15, 2005

He's a dandy! Can you post more pics at different angles? What an Awesome bull!

ARROWHNTR · Nov 15, 2005

Tuffbucker · Nov 15, 2005

CONgrats on an awesome bull!! I was waiting to see how you'd do!!

If you dont mind, would you send me a PM with some more details, Im just curious if he was in the any of the areas we had discussed prior!

Again, congrats, he is an absolute HOG!!

SCOTT

HuntElk4Fun · Nov 15, 2005

What Utah Unit did you draw? Seems like every mountain looks like the same with snow in the background!

COLO3D · Nov 15, 2005

Holy crap, ARROWHNTR! Very nice bull. Just because it has a carbon barrel, doesn't make it right

Henry

BOHNTR · Nov 15, 2005

That's a monster bull with lots of character. Congratulations on a trophy of lifetime.

BOHNTR )))---------->

bobcatbess · Nov 15, 2005

YA,NOW I'M MAD!!! WRONG!!!

WELL

THIS GUY JUST SPENT A BUNCH OF TIME & MONEY & DID HIS HOMEWORK!!!

AM I MAD???

HELL NO!!!

GLAD TO SEE HE FILLED HIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME TAG WITH A TROPHY BULL!!!

I DON'T KNOW IF A CARBON BARRELL IS ETHICAL ON A LATE HUNT THOUGH,LOL!!!

I MIGHT BE A STUPID IDIOT,I WAS CALLED ONE LAST NIGHT HERE ON MM BUT I CAN TELL THATS SOME STEEP NASTY COUNTRY,ANYTIME THERES MAHOGANY IN THE BACKGROUND HE'S EARNING WHAT HE'S TAGGING,CONGRADULATIONS ON THE BULL!!!

THE ONLY bobcat GLAD TO SEE THE BULL AIN'T BUSTED UP,OF COURSE WHEN YOU'RE THE BIGGEST & BADDEST BULL ON THE MOUNTAIN NOBODY SCREWS WITH YOU I GUESS!!!

bobcatbess · Nov 15, 2005

RE: YA,NOW I'M MAD!!! WRONG!!!

ONE THING I FORGOT TO MENTION!!!

THANKS FOR USING A GUN BIG ENOUGH TO DO THE JOB!!!

YA,I'LL CATCH HELL FOR THAT ONE,WHATS NEW???

YA,I KNOW YOU CAN KILL A BULL ELK WITH A RED RIDER BB GUN IF THE SHOT IS PLACED PROPERLY!!!

AGAIN,GLAD TO SEE YOU USING THE RIGHT TOOL (GUN) FOR THE JOB!!!

THE ONLY bobcat THINKING THERE OUGHT TO BE MINIMUM OF A MAGNUM .30 CALIBER GUN RULE FOR ELK!!!

studpile · Nov 16, 2005

That is a DANDY !

albubba · Nov 16, 2005

RE: YA,NOW I'M MAD!!! WRONG!!!

Bobcat,

I didn't call you a stupid idiot. I might have called you an idiot, but not stupid. LOL

Great bull! That is a beast.

STXBUX · Nov 16, 2005

Baeuty bull. The 30-378 is great, the Bull is fantastic and the fact that Jonny Damon was there to share it all with you is priceless. Great bull. I agree, looks more like a 380 bull to me.

wallhanger · Nov 16, 2005

Is that John Schmoltz there, too? Helluva bull. Congrats to you and the rest of major league baseball.

WH

utahheadgear · Nov 16, 2005

Congrats again, my friend, on an awesome bull!!

STXBUX · Nov 17, 2005

John Smoltz,Major League Baseball. You are hilarious Wallhanger. Are you going to let your son out shoot you again this weekend? Here's a fantasy hunting team for ya- Daryl Strawberry all coked up and awake all day to scope the hillside, Ken Caminetti to fall out of the tree stand, Yankee fans to throw D cells at big bulls,John Rocker to hunt "Blacktails", and Barry U.S. Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Jason Giambi to pack out the 800 lbs of elk the 13 miles back to the truck.

wallhanger · Nov 17, 2005

...And Rafi Palmiero to wave his finger at the Game Warden to say, I never, ever pulled the trigger after legal shooting light...

MuleyMadman79 · Nov 17, 2005

Hello BIG BULL! That's awesome, truly a monarch of the mountain, I hope he got some of his gene pool spread out! Way to go man, what an awesome trophy!

cdog · Nov 17, 2005

awemome bull! best one this year! more character than any bull by far this season. hats off to you. Who helped you pack out that monster?

ARROWHNTR · Nov 17, 2005

Here is the crew that helped with my hunt.

L To R Russ Collard, Rux Rowland, Gordon Smith, Preston Edwards, Kyle Walker & Me, also not in the picture my Dad Blaine, Mom Jeanne, my sister Kristen and friend Eric who ended up taking a 350 bull on this hunt helped with the work.

Sorry to dissapoint you all no major leauge ballers, just a bunch of hard core hunters that worked there a**es of to help out a friend.

Thanks too all it was fun, and one to remember.

browtine · Nov 18, 2005

Awesome bull. Looks like that bull didnt have a chance with the amount of help you had.

Later, Brandon

Prism · Nov 20, 2005

Kody,

Congrats again on an amazing bull. I love the field shots! As good as he looks in the pics, I think he's more impressive in person. You put in a lot of time and effort and I'm happy it paid off for you.

Looks like I may have to give November elk a try! I'm sick of putting in for elk!!!