Originally Posted by rost495
Whats the live weight of a bull like that?

I've never weighed a whole elk, only weighed pieces of meat and converted back to live weight using 55% yield percentage hanging carcass vs. live wt. - but I didn't even do that on this one. So my guess of a thousand pounds more or less is subject to discussion, but is what I believe. The front end loader saved our backs that's for sure!
Our family and friends have taken 73 elk from our property over the last twenty some years. This is one of the biggest.

Last edited by castnblast; 10/10/14.