Velvet monster

Hike4Elk · Jun 27, 2021

Picked up my trail cam yesterday and saw this beast hit the lens the day before (6/25) With a month left to grow how big do you think he’ll get? Do some bulls just grow quicker and finish out sooner in the year than others?

ridgetops · Jun 27, 2021

TheElkGolfer said:
Picked up my trail cam yesterday and saw this beast hit the lens the day before (6/25) With a month left to grow how big do you think he’ll get? Do some bulls just grow quicker and finish out sooner in the year than others?

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. Yes, some do finish quicker. This bull is pretty much done on his first 3 points. He could still grow another 3-6" on his fourth and 4-8" on his back end.

bigbull · Jun 28, 2021

TheElkGolfer said:
Picked up my trail cam yesterday and saw this beast hit the lens the day before (6/25) With a month left to grow how big do you think he’ll get? Do some bulls just grow quicker and finish out sooner in the year than others?

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Most bulls are done growing by 2nd week of July if not the 1st week. That bull is about done. Will add a few inches up top and finish out around 315".

elkhunterUT · Jun 28, 2021

I think he will go a little north of 315, but not a lot. He looks to be a fairly young bull-if he can get a few years and add some mass and length, he will be a dandy for that unit!

Hike4Elk · Jun 28, 2021

elkhunterUT said:
I think he will go a little north of 315, but not a lot. He looks to be a fairly young bull-if he can get a few years and add some mass and length, he will be a dandy for that unit!

Agreed. His seconds are giant right now, hopefully I'll find him again when his fifths and sixths grow to match!