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Seen this posting in a Canadian forum site (CGN)

Yukon bull elk. Pretty Sweet. Enjoy the pics.

http://i423.photobucket.com/albums/pp311/patrickgsinclair/HPIM0967.jpg

Originally Posted by Demonical
No, no, I didn't shoot that! My buddy, Sheldon sent me that pic.
From what I gather, the elk is the result of a herd of animals transplanted into the Yukon from Yellowstone Park back about 1978 or so. This is the first year the Yukon has allowed a hunt for those elk.

The story is that the elk was shot by a hunting guide, so I'm guessing this guy has been seeing those elk for years and knew right where to go as soon as tags were for sale.

That thing scores something like 451 B&C (I think non-typical), which is high in the record book.

Demo, here is the written attchment I got from the Taxidermist doing my ram.


Quote:
This bull was killed in the Yukon on 9-25. Elk were put in there in
> 1958
> > from Yellowstone Park. This was the first year they have been hunted.
> They
> > drew for 15 permits.
> > The hunter is Al Klassen.
> > He's been a sheep guide in the Yukon and Northwest Territories and has
>
> > personally guided over 100 Dall Ram kills.
> > Preliminary gross score... 451 5/8






WHAT A BULL for sure!!

I would have a heart attack if I saw that while hunting.

Thanks for the post.

What a grand old bull! I'd like to see more pics and hear his story.

The elk were transplanted from Alberta........not Yellowstone.