Kaffer62 Report post Posted May 11, 2005 Fianlly got my elk back from the taxidermist this pic was taken about a week before i picked it up. unit 9 rifle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TREESTANDMAN Report post Posted May 11, 2005 Looks great! Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted May 11, 2005 Great Bull and wonderfull mount. What did he score? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaffer62 Report post Posted May 11, 2005 He came up at around 384 when he was green scored. i havent scored him after the drying period. His G2 on the left antler looks like he hit it when in velvet. its missing, and then he had a snapped tine on his #5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted May 11, 2005 Does he have a bit of a fork on his G-4 on the left antler? Or is it just a bump? Hard to tell from the straight on angle. Great bull, congrats!! Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaffer62 Report post Posted May 12, 2005 On the G4 on his left, at the very tip started to fork off, but not enough to count as an additional tip in my book. he came out to be a 7x5, between his g4 and g5 on his left there is a small 3 inch or so tine. a little addition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az4life Report post Posted May 12, 2005 Congratulations! Nice Bull! Is there a good story to go with the pictures? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesandelk Report post Posted May 12, 2005 Awesome job man. That is a trophy to brag about there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaffer62 Report post Posted May 12, 2005 I was hunting the whole entire day, with nothing but muleys to be seen, found a nice 4x4 pickup as well. about 40 mins before sun down i spoted 2 bulls feeding around 1000 yards give or take. i could only tell they were bulls when one of them moved, the sun glared off of his antler. He was the 9th bull I saw, Me and a friend of mine started the sneak down rather quickly since we were racing the sun. i got to about 200 yards and could see his size, then I knew he was a shooter for sure. i didnt have a clear shot, i snuck down a little draw and came up on the other side of the next hill and had about a 150 yard shot or so. just guess since i had no rangefinder. I sat underneath a juniper and set up for the shot. the bigger bull started walking up and away and gave me the perfect shot angle. When i shot, i struck the bull right behind the shoulder and about half the way up his body. He didnt take 10 steps before hitting the ground. The 2nd bull that was there started running to the north, which just so happened that is where my friend was, and he filled his tag that same evening. out of our group there were 6 tags, and there was 5 of them filled. My father was the only one who didnt fill, but was just as happy to see me fill my tag with that kind of elk. It was a great hunt and one that I wont forget that is for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultramag Report post Posted May 13, 2005 nice bull who did the taxidermy work.i am waiting for my bull from last year from 5a, i cant wait to see it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaffer62 Report post Posted May 13, 2005 I had Mark Plunkett do the work from Wildlife Creations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultramag Report post Posted May 15, 2005 thats who is doing my elk.then that took over a year?mark does really good work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
111 Report post Posted May 16, 2005 Great looking bull! Congrats on your success! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaffer62 Report post Posted May 16, 2005 yeah it took a year and 4 months, but the work was definitly worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
