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I had this bull(above)aged after I killed him three months after I took these pictures....he was 9 1/2 years old. I have his shed antlers from the year before.



This bull I guided in 2007, was aged at 8 1/2 years old....My opinion is for a bull elk to reach maximun growth, they need to be at least this age. Of course, genetics, habitat and range condition all play a part, but age is the number one factor.