How many inches is this 7x7?
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From: SixLomaz
27-Jan-19
Any guestimates? He is down hard. Not sleeping. This is my first elk, OTC CO. It was a DIY hunt which took 6 months to prepare for. Cost was $2800 for a 5 days camp on the mountain, 2 days recharge in town cycle, for 3 weeks. I regret not starting elk hunting when younger. Majestic landscape, plenty elk interaction daily, low number of hunters, incredible bugling action for 4 days, seeing other wildlife every day, made this hunt a unforgettable time spent in the wilderness. God is good and His creation is great in every way.
From: SBH
27-Jan-19
Looks like a great bull! Heavy in the front. I'm gonna go 358"
From: IdyllwildArcher
27-Jan-19
The higher the score, the harder and harder to guess accurately. Also, this picture obscures several of his points.
From: Scar Finga
27-Jan-19
No idea, but he is huge! Great Bull!
From: Velvet muley
27-Jan-19
more pictures?
From: Treeline
27-Jan-19
big enough!
Great bull!
From: Ucsdryder
27-Jan-19
I dream of bulls like that. And I agree, the difference between 350 and 370 is really hard for me to tell. I’d guess 350” without much reference for beam length or mass or width. Really great Bull.
From: SixLomaz
27-Jan-19
One more pic. It is an assimetrical 7x7. Meat yield was around 245 lbs de-boned. I probably could have done a better job with the meat. I butchered it by myself in 2.5 hours. The euro mount in my basement drying since September 2018 measures 346" in January 2019.
From: Treeline
27-Jan-19
Awesome bull anywhere.
From: WV Mountaineer
27-Jan-19
He was big enough to make me envious. :^)
From: Scoot
27-Jan-19
Scores aren't a huge deal to me, but I use them some. I'm curious- 346 net or gross?
From: Franklin
27-Jan-19
I`m just thoroughly impressed this is your 1st bull and OTC to boot.....well done.
From: SixLomaz
27-Jan-19
Scores do not wet my appetite either. I went in for an elk cow and I was blessed with this bull. Net 348". After 60+ days drying and using Boone and Crockett Club scoring template for a Typical American Elk. Their online form has deductions built in calculations.
From: LINK
27-Jan-19
I probably would have overshot his score by 10-15”. That’s understandable since his 6ths are weak, lol. Great bull anywhere but even more so on an otc tag, congrats.
From: Norseman
27-Jan-19
Nice Bull! Very nice! Congrats
From: Shug
27-Jan-19
Beautiful bull congrats... one way to find out 100% Bring it to a P and Y measurers have it scored and honor it with entry..
Congrats again
From: Royboy
27-Jan-19
Great bull
From: GF
27-Jan-19
1) Scores don’t matter
2) If you’re thinking about holding out for something “bigger”, either Let Go of that thought or plan on burning a lot of unused tags before you die.
A 7X7 is like a high, wide 10-point whitetail on public land.
I hope you’re either having that bull mounted or will never bother to.
Bull of 10,000 lifetimes. Maybe of 100k or even more.
You got lucky as hell and Done Good. Savor it, and save some for the next guy.
From: JRABQ
27-Jan-19
That's a heck of a bull, and amazing for an OTC hunt, congrats. I've hunted CO in an OTC unit for the last ~15 years, probably have over 200 days of hunting, and I've never seen a bull anywhere near that size. Guess I'm in the wrong spot!
From: Brun
27-Jan-19
Congrats on a great bull! Especially in an OTC unit. I'm not obsessed with score, but making estimates and then getting a measured number is the best way to improve at field judging in my opinion. My initial guess was 355-360 gross which seems pretty close before deductions. By any measure, gross or net it's a fantastic bull. Nice going.
From: altitude sick
28-Jan-19
I’m thinking The reason for guessing large is the photo was taken from below and angled just so. Even with the person in the frame it’s posed with him uphill and well behind the bull. Also with the other guess the bulls score thread. it’s just the opposite. The angle is looking down slope. So it does not appear as large. That why anatomical measurements have to be used. But like everyone said does it really matter. Who isn’t shooting either bulls Anywhere.
From: Lee
28-Jan-19
Plus his 348 is net - could be quite a bit larger before deductions to net him out. What was he before deductions Six? Hell of a bull!!
Congrats,
Lee
GF - I’d say a high, wide 12 point whitetail on public!
From: LINK
28-Jan-19
Who uses net in hunting? I don’t. They grow it, it counts. I see no reason to not give an animal credit for something he grew while giving others credit for symmetry.
From: Surfbow
28-Jan-19
Beautiful bull, congrats! I shot my first bull this year too, which was big, and yours is even bigger! And I'm with LINK, who cares about net score? Gross score is a far better representation of an animal...
From: GF
28-Jan-19
That’s the problem with scores; they’ve got nothin’ to do with nothin’... Just some arbitrarily applied human standard of “beauty”.
From: t-roy
28-Jan-19
“Who uses net in hunting?”
P&Y and B&C both do.
I’m with you though, LINK. Nets are for food service employees.
From: Amoebus
28-Jan-19
Sweet bull! I was interested in your 5 day on/2 days off. I have tried that in the past and found that I could not stand to be in a town after being in the wilderness. Glad you found that balance.
Also, not sure what an 'assimetrical' bull is... 8^)
From: wilbur
28-Jan-19
Outstanding representation of the breed. You done well.
At this point the score is irrelevant unless of course you wish to enter him in P&Y. If that's the case get him scored and send in the info.
Now go kill another one.
From: SixLomaz
01-Feb-19
Typical American Elk - each antler is configured differently even though the number of points is the same. No symmetry.
From: Aspen Ghost
01-Feb-19
That's a pretty typical raghorn for a 1st timer on his own in an OTC unit. Now that you've broken the ice you can get more selective and hold out for a mature bull......
Congrats Kasimir, we all dream of bulls like that!
From: BULELK1
02-Feb-19
That has always been 1 of my Fav harvest/in the field photo's of all time on here.
You did Great man!
Good luck, Robb
From: MRmich
02-Feb-19
348
From: txhunter58
03-Feb-19
Not that the score matters. That bull screams "SHOOT NOW, RIGHT NOW" with any weapon. But there is no way to estimate score from the 2 photos shown. Neither shows the right antler. I can't tell if they are symmetrical or not. Or even that he has 7 points on the right side. I believe you, but not enough to guess a score with so much hidden.
Fantastic bull!!! You definitely put in your dues on that hunt and were rewarded with a first elk beyond dreams.
From: drycreek
03-Nov-23
Not a clue, but a helluva bull elk ! The whole experience is the trophy IMO, just as you alluded to.
From: Will
03-Nov-23
No idea, but I know if I was elk hunting and he stepped out in range, I'm shooting him. What an amazing animal!
From: WYOelker
03-Nov-23
Solid bull. I am putting him right around 340-343 assuming both sides match etc.
From: Bowboy
03-Nov-23
Like stated big enough. Congrats!
From: Bow Bullet
03-Nov-23
Yeah Wansgelay, that dead bull's enthusiasm is unreal! Just like you. Go away.
From: Dale06
03-Nov-23
I’m not into “inches”. Sounds like you had a great hunt and killed a super elk, congrats.
From: 32Timbers
03-Nov-23
I’ll guess 346”
From: 32Timbers
03-Nov-23
I’ll guess 346”
From: Duke
03-Nov-23
Hopefully he just retired from bow hunting after that and is hanging out with Tom Brady!?
From: midwest
04-Nov-23
It's been 4 years, maybe he's had it officially scored by now.
From: bowwild
04-Nov-23
342 I didn't read the posts, just the title and picture. Afterwards I read the posts. I was a PY measurer since 1979 until I resigned about 5 years ago. Didn't measure many elk though, probably only 2-3. Hundreds of whitetail.
From: Norseman
04-Nov-23
362
From: Mule Power
04-Nov-23
I don’t care about inches either but that bull is bigger than 3500
From: WV Mountaineer
04-Nov-23
Funny. I was reading the first post and called BS. Because I knew the OP killed this brute. I then checked the date. lol
Dang it man, what was the score.
From: elk serial killer
04-Nov-23
340"s
From: Hunter's Granddad
05-Nov-23
346
