Late big elk ?

chasendeer · Dec 2, 2011

Any one hear of any big elk(350+) getting shoot on the late hunts?
Jay

JFA · Dec 4, 2011

Just go ahead and tell your story.

couesmagnet · Dec 4, 2011

There were several really good bulls killed in 23 on the late hunt.A 387 bull, a 402 bull, a high 370's bull,another 380 bull, and a couple in the 350's that i know about already.

chasendeer · Dec 4, 2011

No story to tell. Just asking. 23 sounds like it was hot.
Jay

couesmagnet · Dec 4, 2011

>No story to tell. Just asking.
>23 sounds like it was
>hot.
>Jay
I was on the 23 hunt and it seemed far from hot in my opinion, but throw 200 plus tags in a fairly good unit and some good ones are bound to hit the dirt. Heard of some good ones in 10 also.

billythekid · Dec 4, 2011

hey coues, do you have any pics. of those bulls? sounds like some good ones. i am skeptical. that hunt was terrible.

azhuntin · Dec 4, 2011

I know of 1 bull in 10 that scored in the 370s, but it had 20+ inches of broken tines, would have been close to 400 if not broke.

fin little · Dec 4, 2011

How was 9? anybody heard?

eastong · Dec 4, 2011

My fiance took a nice bull Jay. I normally don't post or get involved other than checking out peoples pics and stories but she and the bull deserve a little recognition so heres a pic

billythekid · Dec 4, 2011

wow that's a stud. congrats. what's the story? unit? score? congrats man. and congrats to your bride to be.

couesmagnet · Dec 5, 2011

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Wow, what a dandy bull. Huge congrats!! About the other bulls from 23, i have personally seen the 387 and a 352. The 402 bull has been verified, and the 370's bull is also verified. The 23 hunt was as bad as i have ever seen it. The best bull we passed was in the 320's, and the best bull we saw was in the 350's. They need to stop pounding the 23 elk herd before it becomes like 6B or some of the other flagstaff units. What happened to 23 in the last 3 years? My little brother(16) had the early archery tag in 23 last year and i spent 30 days camped in the unit, and the best bull i saw was the 375 bull he killed. Every other year previous to last 3 years finding a 370's type bull was pretty easy, now it is almost impossible.

nonet · Dec 5, 2011

George, Hey man its Eric, we shared camp up in 12b early a couple years back. Congrats on a great bull! And congrats on the engagement. What unit were you in cause that bull actually looks familiar. We were in 10 and went 8 for 9. 375 was our best along with 2 350s and a 320 on the last day. the other bulls were smaller but 2 were for first time kids and one ooops and one guy shot a good broke bull cause he had an injury and just couldn't grind it out for term. Gimmie a holler sometime....
Congrats again.

Eric

eastong · Dec 5, 2011

Thanks guys he is a unit 10 bull and I'll get some deatails for you soon I just don't know how goofy a couple magazines are gonna be about a detailed story yet. She would like her first bull in a magazine. The hunt will be on Extreme Bulls 7 as well if you care to watch it. He is 357 7/8 and she hit him at 355 yards 3 times with my 300 wthby and 185 grain bergers. Im very proud of her. Eric whats up buddy how are ya?! You may have seen him we were hunting the same stuff. The busted bull you guys killed was it by chance a big 7 on his right missing an extra and busted from the 4th back on his left? http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos/4270mail.jpeg

Thanks again guys for supporting her she's stoked!!

nonet · Dec 10, 2011

I knew I knew that bull!! Got some decent video of him! We passed him twice during the hunt. The broke bull one of our guys was not that one, he was a mid 30s type if we wasnt broke. I'd seen the bull you are talking about only once and that was before the hunt You shot on the last day right?? We shot one on the last morn, we were the first shots of the morn. Was that you guys lighting it up a little higher on the mntn? Thats where that bull you shot had been hanging out at.

Snuffy · Dec 10, 2011

This is my Late Unit 23 Bull.
I think it was a tough hunt, no weather but still saw alot of bulls.
Passed on some bigger broken bulls and ended up taking this guy on thr last day with a couple hours left in the hunt. Hunted hard and I am happy.
Thank You
Rick

couesmagnet · Dec 11, 2011

>

>
>This is my Late Unit 23
>Bull.
>I think it was a tough
>hunt, no weather but still
>saw alot of bulls.
>Passed on some bigger broken bulls
>and ended up taking this
>guy on thr last day
>with a couple hours left
>in the hunt. Hunted hard
>and I am happy.
>Thank You
>Rick

Nice bull snuffy, did jay scott and darr colburn guide you by chance? What did your bull score? Thanks for posting your pics.

Gator · Dec 12, 2011

I heard that 23 was a real tough hunt,and it was slim picking on the amount of bulls seen.I wonder just how many hunters got a bull even. It looks like the unit has been hit hard the last few years, But I hear they will be cutting the tags for next year. I hope they do.

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Snuffy · Dec 12, 2011

Nice bull snuffy, did jay scott and darr colburn guide you by chance? What did your bull score? Thanks for posting your pics.

Yes I went with Darr and Janis (Yanis), did not get to meet Jay.
Had a great time with these guys worked hard all week.
Never scored him probably never will.
Thank You
Rick