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I only have 3. But I’ve drawn twice already.

Me too.

Also I was going to guess in the 320s. Meat woulda likely been tough anyway he was rutted up.

Wow so how are them steaks? 🤣

Bummer about the meat. You should put a poll up on how many pounds you were able to salvage that wasn't completely soured: 250-300 150-250 100-150 15-100 <5lbs

It's well past the dry period, what's the official results? Pics are bad, but even gifting it more than I should I'm not seeing 80 gross. I'm always interested in the ones that trick me, but I'm getting under 15" for length. 6.5 for both bottoms and 6.5 total on top with a 5" prong. I'd say...

Stacking up dinks like cordwood! Until a lot of MT residents (hunters, politicians, FWP, landowners) agree it's time for big changes and they have to give up some things, this ain't gonna change. It gets worse every year.

Happened pretty fast and it was a pretty close shot so thankfully didn’t miss. I do remember buck fever for probably hours afterwards though.

Some old old pics of my very first buck. 1983 on the family farm, 3rd day of season before school. I knew it was a special deer and took it back out with a friend to try and get a better field photo after school. Still have not taken a whitetail nearly as good. People came out from town to see...

4 elk I’ve taken are 370-372 gross, all from public land – all about same size. 3 from MT, one from UT. My best mule deer came from private land and it’s not pictured below, these are all public and roughly 190” gross +/- a couple inches, from MT and WY. As for whitetail, my best was...

Hornstar - awaiting a hunt report on the late Gardiner permit. Did you get that 360 bull, or see any of those 400" potentials? Any helpful tips for other max elk point holders?

This sounds like a deer that was best deserved by a pack of hungry coyotes.

:ROFLMAO: In heaven you'll have a early rifle elk permit every year, with a dozen of your best pals spotting for your giant bull hunt, with some assistance from the best local guides, and be on some choice private land. In hell, you'll be stuck in a general unit on national forest in MT with no...

thin skin?

The swarms of spotters goes way beyond outfitters - the DIY hunters have them as well. I’m guessing the angst comes in as the outfitters are often killing the biggest bulls.

The memory of writing a check, getting a phone call, and gut shooting a terrific bull to be shared on youtube would be one I'd personally like to forget. To each their own, hope he's happy. It's a real nice bull.

I'd prefer to be skunked after a good hunting effort on a crappy hunting license. I guess i'm a wannabe? Different strokes for different folks.

Nice one! Congrats.

Always like a good antelope thread with pictures and arguments. This is one of the first years I've went without a buck antelope permit somewhere, maybe the first time since 1991. I did draw a MT b tag and got a doe with an arrow couple weeks back so have had some fresh steaks. Changed my...

Yeah that one on the left

Those people are too adorable to be related to you.

I was just looking back and think i have 8 bucks that officially measured 16 or longer. 2 from WY (rifle), one from AZ (Muzzleloader), 2 from MT (archery) and 3 from MT rifle. A handful of other really great ones in the 14s and 15s from MT and WY. Start and new thread "real 16s". :)

Scores are BS until the guy who's an official measurer does it. I"ve got a half dozen that were officially measured over 16"

also is that buck's head really as broad as the hunter's chest? Is the hunter a dwarf, or is that antelope the size as one of those wild mustangs?

FWIW, I'm not seeing 80 on the initial buck. Not meant to be negative, but I'd never guess it at that. It's a pretty nice buck regardless of numbers. Have it measured and enter into B&C awards if it makes it.

Hard to tell, with field photos and .5 lens overuse nowdays. That's not what I'd call short, I'd say 7.5" to top of prong and 8.5 from top of prong to tip. So I'd guess roughly 16. Definately long below prong.

If some of the ones I saw are under, "well under" would be like a fraction of an inch.