Guess the Score
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From: Bowboy
12-Aug-21
Hey everyone it's getting close to elk season. Cnelk (Brad) used to post these type of threads. I shot this bull at 11yds in 2009. I wasn't being to picky, because I started a new job and had only four days to hunt. This is the best picture I have. It's been officially scored by a P&Y scorer. I'll post the score sheet in a few days. Guess away!
From: Jaquomo
12-Aug-21
312 net
From: Mule Power
12-Aug-21
321 gross
From: BigSkyHntr
12-Aug-21
310 3/8 gross
From: c3
12-Aug-21
Nice one Craig !!!
297 5/8 gross
Would love to get in on a rutting bull like that again this year.
Cheers, Pete
From: wyobullshooter
12-Aug-21
305 Gross
From: Nick Muche
12-Aug-21
Net 268", hard to tell for spread, so I guessed 31 or so.
From: Kurt
12-Aug-21
259” net if it was mine!
From: cnelk
12-Aug-21
Craig doesn’t shoot small bulls. That bull is bigger than he looks
From: RK
12-Aug-21
363
From: Rickm
12-Aug-21
265
From: jdan
12-Aug-21
274
From: Chuckster
12-Aug-21
318
From: elkmtngear
12-Aug-21
315 Gross
From: t-roy
12-Aug-21
284” net. Fronts and g3s look kinda short. Definitely woulda shot him, though!
From: bigeasygator
12-Aug-21
310” gross, 300” net.
From: Old School
12-Aug-21
320
From: Tilzbow
12-Aug-21
316 7/8”
From: FORESTBOWS
12-Aug-21
333
From: Geno
12-Aug-21
338
From: Aspen Ghost
12-Aug-21
Well I guess if you only have 4 days it'll do.
I won't even try to guess cause I'll be way off. But I'd shoot that one on the 1st hour of a 2 week hunt without hesitation.
From: Red Sparky
12-Aug-21
342 net
From: BullBuster
13-Aug-21
309 g 301 n
From: Altitude Sickness
13-Aug-21
Since people are usually behind longarming I try to use the head and ears as reference points. I can’t see them. So no guess But as said, I wouldn’t pass him that’s for sure.
From: Hancock West
13-Aug-21
341
From: Bowhntn
13-Aug-21
315
From: Bowhntn
13-Aug-21
315
From: HDE
13-Aug-21
8
From: MA-PAdeerslayer
13-Aug-21
326 5/8 net
From: SBH
13-Aug-21
MA-PA- I was going to go with 327" :) I'll bump it up a hair so there's a little more spread between our guess! Looks like a shade under 330". Great 5ths, nice 3rds, good mass, good main beam length. Hard to judge spread from pic. Tremendous bull either way.
From: samman
13-Aug-21
320
From: SlipShot
13-Aug-21
285
From: ki-ke
13-Aug-21
270 gross
From: goyt
13-Aug-21
335 gross
From: Big John
13-Aug-21
301
From: chukarchump
13-Aug-21
324
From: shooter
13-Aug-21
282" gross, 267" net
From: JohnMC
13-Aug-21
308
From: Stoneman
13-Aug-21
Yeah, I can't imagine passing on that bull. I'll guess 318. Nice bull Craig.
From: Rickm
13-Aug-21
Took a second look. I would like to change my score to 285. When do we find out?
From: Bowboy
13-Aug-21
The actual gross score is 278 4/8 and the net is 268 7/8. This was a solo hunt in WY of course. I'll post another one soon for you guys to guesstimate.
From: Stoneman
13-Aug-21
Wow, other than the weak brows where is he short?
Score sheet for our education?
From: Rickm
13-Aug-21
So 265 revised to 285 is pretty much spot on! Nice bull. I would have shot on day one. Congrats.
From: Bowboy
13-Aug-21
Here’s the score sheet
From: Bowboy
13-Aug-21
From: Kurt
13-Aug-21
The same age bull as Craig's out of most CO high country units I hunted wouldn't make P&Y (260 net minimum). They'd come in around 245 - 250...in my experience. WY bulls definitely seems to grow a bit more antler versus CO, at least in the high country.
From: Kurt
14-Aug-21
Excellent to see an actual score sheet on the elk! Sure was a lot of +300" guesses off one side view photo. Shows how difficult it can be to guess the score of a critter in the field from a quick look.
From: Jaquomo
14-Aug-21
Also, I forgot that Craig is like 4' tall.. ;-)
From: wyobullshooter
14-Aug-21
^^^^Hahaha!
Oh, wait a minute…he’s taller than me. Never mind.
