CouesWhitetail Report post Posted October 6, 2011 Dan asked me to post these for him...I am sure he will post details soon... congrats Dan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elkhunter Report post Posted October 6, 2011 Dan- looks like you took this bull in your shed hunting spot! Not your usual elk hunting habitat! Congrats on a fine bull! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Younghunter Report post Posted October 6, 2011 That bull has some nice mass! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunting6 Report post Posted October 6, 2011 Great Bull.... !!! Congratulations, I like that mass as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted October 6, 2011 Very nice bull....to bad that sword is broken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azcouesfanatic Report post Posted October 6, 2011 Wow, great bull. Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted October 6, 2011 wow, looks like he had his share of battles! Very nice and very heavy!! Congrats! Really like your photos! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apache7mm Report post Posted October 7, 2011 thanks for the comments, a great bull with family and friends says it all, i took this bull in the Ninemile Elk unit on the rez, not your typical elk habitat is exactly right, the unit is very open and has elk on literally every ridge so getting on a bull can be an extremely tough task with archery equipment, which i started out with, i hunted a total of 11 days and seen a lot of nice bulls throughout the unit, somewhere around the 5th day all the bulls decided to have a royal rumble and the next day every single bull had atleast 1 broken tine, crunch time came into play and the pressure was on. down to the last day i wanted to hunt, i packed away the bow and picked up the rifle, the next day we set out on some intense hiking and the plan was finally made and carried out with precision, ironically i shot this bull at 25-30yds! a tough pack out followed and with 3 busted tines my bull taped out at 320 1/8 inches with 10" bases, looking back on the hunt it was another great time with the crew, we seen plenty of bulls, most being in the 310-360 range, and the bugling every day during the entire hunt was music to anyone's ears, i'd like to thank my family that was there with me the whole time and a special thanks goes to my uncle Bob Stevens who owns ApacheOutdoors Guide Service, he was there with me in 2009 when i got my last elk and played a big role again on this hunt, the guy knows his stuff! thanks BOB, good times! a little side note... this "trophy" elk unit has gone downhill since the OTC any elk tag for units 28, 31, 32 opened, the days of 456, 439, 422, 414, 410, etc are over for now, bulls rarely make it past 360 with all the pressure in the area, i hope one day things get back to normal but until then we'll just have to wait.... and as one more side note, several days later on the state unit 28 draw, my uncle's client took one of the elk i hunted during my hunt, a wide/heavy busted 9x7, busted and still 9x7 lol, congrats to the hunter! DAN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted October 7, 2011 Nice job Dan! That is one heck of a bull. Sounds like a great hunt - thanks for sharing it here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 7, 2011 Nice heavy bull, Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pine Donkey Report post Posted October 7, 2011 Dan, Congratulations. That bull looks like a scrapper! Great bases! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted October 8, 2011 AOO' DISH NEH! Me like it! Congratulations Dan you the man! Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
