hawkeye Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Here are some pics of my brother-in-laws archery hunt, and Rhinos early rifle hunt. The bulls were going crazy everyday, and just had to have the right bull and opportunity happen. On the 7th day of the archery hunt it all came together and Gene, "heart shot" this 8x7 at 25 yards. He didn't go over 40 yards and dropped. That left several days of scouting for Ryans rifle hunt. We found a dozen 320 to 350 bulls and almost every bull we found had busted up racks. Ryan was looking for a larger bull but the largest bull we found was a busted up bull that we thought would go around 370, (if it wasn't all broken up). Ryan decided to go after that bull. At 3:30am Ryan, Kris, and Shane, flashlights in hand, headed up a ridge and waited for daylight. We couldn't believe it, but after looking at several bugeling bulls, Kris said, " Ryan, get up here I have your bull sighted". The stock was on and the bull was pushing about 30 cows to the tree line. Ryan had to take a very long shot before he was gone. To make a long story short, here is the results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elkaddict Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Wow, he is busted! Neat looking bulls1 Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
huntjunkie Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Nice job guys!! Good lookin bulls! Love the 4th on the second bull! How long is it? It's like an antenna. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ready2hunt Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Great story and great bulls. Glad it all came together for you guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
200"mulie Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Great job! Way to get it done guys! thanks for sharing...congrats!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Congrats to Ryan on a great lookin bull. I went to school with him and played ball with him. Tell him Shelvin said hey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawkeye Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Congrats to Ryan on a great lookin bull. I went to school with him and played ball with him. Tell him Shelvin said hey. I'll tell him. Was it college or high school? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trophyhnter Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Great Bulls! The second bull has los of character! Congrats to both hunters! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Congrats to Ryan on a great lookin bull. I went to school with him and played ball with him. Tell him Shelvin said hey. I'll tell him. Was it college or high school? High school in Miami. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RHINO Report post Posted October 2, 2012 Thanks guys. It was a great hunt. I want to say thanks to my brother Kris, and my dad Hawkeye for all the help scouting and finding this bull for me. Also thanks to Jay, Shane, and my wife Christie for all the help. I don't remember all the measurements off hand but the 4th on the right was just shy of 24 inches, his g2 was 20, and g3 was 21. His g1 and g2 on his left were broken off and his g4 on his left had around 10 inches broken off. He had 45 to 50 inches of horn missing. We seen alot of bulls the week before season. Almost every mature bull we found was broken to some degree. I found a massive 370 class bull (if intact) with his left beam broke off after the 3rd. Had around 20 bulls in one canyon with several six bys and what looked to be the herd bull with two broken beams. His body was way bigger than the 3 320 class bulls near him. both beams were snapped off after the second points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
papa Report post Posted October 3, 2012 Those are some real nice Bulls congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
