I don't know for sure, but I think that is the same bull I was stalking in the rain on the second to the last day of the hunt last year--short tines but really long main beams. He was bedded with about a dozen cows in the draw just to the left of where I snapped this pic, and I had crawled to within about 60 - 70 yards (50 yards is my max). I didn't have any cover to close the distance any further, so I was waiting him out hoping he'd get up and come visit one of his cows that was within 25 yards. Anyway, the rain was kind of noisy and I was so focused on the elk in front of me that I didn't even notice two muley does and their fawns that come up from behind and blew their nostrils out on the back of my neck after they nearly stepped on me. I think the shock of that probably took some years off my life, but it also spooked the cows that were close to me and the whole gig was over. I still wonder if I should have just let an arrow fly at 70 yards, but maybe I'll get another shot at him this year. If it really is the same bull, I can't tell yet if he's better than last year or not--but it looks to me like his fronts have a little more length, but his fifths and mains need to grow another five or six inches each to be on par with last year.
I'm also working on extending my range to 70 yards...