Estimated spread
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From: newfielander
12-Nov-13
Hi everyone just wondering everyones opinion on the spread of this awesome bull moose from the Yukon, no client at the time so he is still out there,25 yards from me.
From: Ziek
12-Nov-13
Close to 70".
From: newfielander
12-Nov-13
Thanks Ziek, how did ya come to that figure?
From: IdyllwildArcher
12-Nov-13
Measuring my screen and using his ears says he's 72 inches wide.
From: Mad_Angler
12-Nov-13
I'd say 70" I use 10" as the distance between the eyes. His spread is 7 of those.
From: newfielander
12-Nov-13
Sounds great guys, my outfitter put him at 74-75,seeing the distance from tip to tip of a mature bull moose ears is somewhere 28-32 inches. Using that scale it will bring you somewhere in the area everyone as suggested so far, which excites me. This is the biggest moose I have ever seen and filmed. Something I'll never forget,and have it all on HD film as he digs a rut hole and beds in it for sometime till I called it over and was just amazed at the size.
From: Ziek
12-Nov-13
The distance between eyes on a mature Alaskan/Yukon moose is about 10". It looks like about 3 X eye distance on either side of eyes, plus the eye to eye distance = +/- 70". Eye distance is probably more consistent than ear spread.
From: willliamtell
12-Nov-13
Breathtaking. The next obvious question is what would it take to get on him next season?
From: newfielander
12-Nov-13
I really can't say,to be honest with you, but I can tell you I have seen the same bulls from year to year, or at least we feel its the same bull, their antlers seem to grow back similar to the previous year,but usually a little bigger.
From: ridgerunnerron
12-Nov-13
70 inch shooter w/ great front brows.
From: Mad_Angler
12-Nov-13
Actually, all I see is 4...
In my area, I needed 4 brow tines. I see that he clearly has those. I'll measure the spread once he is on the ground.
From: newfielander
12-Nov-13
If there's 10 inches between its eyes, than according to this picture 7 16's of an inch is 10 inches, the total measurement is 3 inches and 9/16's, which is 57/16's. So divided 57/16's into 7 is a little more than 8 ,so 8 times 10 is 80. This bull is getting bigger all the time!! But I think its safe to say it well over 70!!
From: MTNRCHR
12-Nov-13
I'm sayin 70. We got a 76"er this season and he's not quite that.
From: Rick M
12-Nov-13
MTNRCHR, that is what I wss thinking. High 60s to 70. Very hard to tell for sure. Its kinda like deciding if a bull is 49 or 52:) Shoot him for sure and see if he is 68 or 75.
Great bull no matter what the spread.
From: huntingbob
12-Nov-13
With the angle of the pics I would put him at 73" but I am no expert just going off the same as others. Wish I would have found one like that this year. Seems that some bulls are very good ones carrying there mass and palmation upwards more than one that goes outwards. All of them are a hunt made in heaven and a job cleaning them for fly out hell.Bob.
From: Ty
15-Nov-13
77" is my guess
From: Pete In Fairbanks
15-Nov-13
Nice bull for sure. And sort of unusual in that the tops of the main (upper) palms, particularly the left antler, tip out so far. There is not a lot of beam length between the burr and the brow palms.
I would be surprised if he were 70 inches.
Pete
From: Florida Mike
16-Nov-13
I don't think its 70 but I live in Florida and I've only hunted moose once. Mike
From: standswittaknife
16-Nov-13
I'd say 70.. What a huge bull
From: Clutch
16-Nov-13
High high 60s
From: Shiras@home
22-Nov-13
I'm with the upper 60 guys, but FAR from an expert.
From: Julius K
22-Nov-13
65
From: Grindstone
30-Dec-13
I'ld agree 70-72" no more and still a terrific Bull.
From: Grindstone
30-Dec-13
I'ld agree 70-72" no more and still a terrific Bull.
From: Grindstone
30-Dec-13
I'ld agree 70-72" no more and still a terrific Bull.
From: Grindstone
30-Dec-13
Sorry folks I must have triple clicked
From: Grindstone
30-Dec-13
Sorry folks I must have triple clicked