Well, this thread his been helpful in more ways than one. It has made me realize that I'm not the only uneducated guy out there, ha. No offense to anyone, but the bottom line in all of this is half of you are probably right and the other half have no idea what you're talking about. Which half is which? I have no flippin idea. But even with my limited bull field judging experience, I'd have to say that "340" is absolutely crazy. If he is, we all better be looking for the next spider bull just to have a shot at getting in the state books.
I definitely agree that he has to be around 360. Like I said, I judged him at 370 through the scope, but I'm not sure if his 2nds and even his 4ths would get him there. But if Mntman is correct, maybe he will (thanks again for that tip, that's the kind of experience I'm looking for). And no worries, if my brother sees the first bull during his hunt, I can guarantee it will be on the ground in 2 heartbeats? or however long it takes to hit it
When we were looking at it, he said, "I want that one on my wall". To which I replied, "Good, cause if you passed him up I'd punch you in the mouth".
I'll keep you up to date if we find anymore shooters. I'm sure we will, it's a good area that we know fairly well and this was just our first scouting trip. Thanks again for the feedback everyone. At the very least, these conversations will keep my heart pumping until one is on the ground.
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