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Found this one on a late rifle hunt in AZ...passed a bunch of bulls before finding this one.



Had an easy way to get 50-60 yards from it...so, edged on down. Was a bit thicker than it looked from across the draw, and bumped him out of his bed at about 50 yards. Slapped him just behind the rib cage as he was getting out of Dodge, bullet exited just in front of the off-side shoulder.

Over 20" fifth on the one side...gross scored 356 as is, at least 14-15 inches busted, so another in that 370 gross range.



Arizona's always treated me right fair...





Felt guilty about drawing 4 AZ rifle bull tags...so donated one to AZ hunt of a lifetime which went to a young lady with cancer.

Ever killed a Roosevelt bull or a Washington blacktail? You just gonna post special permit bulls?

Love the hunt talk boys that think they’re the [bleep], but haven’t hunted 2 of the hardest critters to collect. Come on over otc tags and lotsa public ground. 👍

Already posted a bunch of general bulls...shot an ass-pile of them on OTC tags.

Love the WA guy that throws a fit when the hunt talk boys won't tell him where to hunt elk...

Post up all your AZ, MT, and WY bulls...tuffie.

Never have even thought about hunting elk in WA...I can shoot 3 a year in WY and can but a NR OTC tag in MT for $200 if I want as well as a second cow tag. Arizona, I only apply for elk there because I'm already buying the license to apply for coues and Rocky Mountain Bighorn (already shot a OIL desert there). Like I said, elk aren't my thing, they're just thick, easy to hunt, I can get a lot of tags easy, and they fill freezers. Never claimed to be much of an elk hunter...I don't put much effort into it.

I try not to kill more than 3-5 elk a year.

Blacktails...yes, would like to hunt them, but not in WA.

You dummies wonder why we pay the prices we do in Montana, Wyoming Idaho etc, it’s because it’s THAT much better.

Tuffie!!! Haha

You don’t wanna hunt bucks here cause you’d fall on your fuucking face!!!

Step on it Randy, I want free Sitka gear and I wanna suck your ass!! 😂

When was the last time you killed a bull in Wyoming? Oh, let me guess, still wondering what to do with those max points...dummie?

I don't want to hunt bucks in WA because there's better hunting to be had elsewhere for blacktails.

Post up some more “calf” pics buzzy boy!! Haha

Don’t you worry about my max point sweetheart, they’re all mine, bought and paid for. Smile like a stupid fuuck with mule deer sized “elk”!!

Let me guess, California or southern Oregon? Have at er princess

Holy Fook !

This thread keeps gaining more traction everyday...While I’m in the upstairs bedroom finger banging a couple of pavement cowgirls who keep getting mouthy, I’m missing all the excitement down here. Damn !

I see Jud is representing the PNW Mafia all by himself. Atta boy Jman ! It’s not like you ever needed a cover car.

Magic Mike, hay fever is rough this time of year. Makes your eyes as red as that swollen gash between your legs you call a pussy...Laffin. Love you man !

Buzz does kill a lot of cows...Lucky sumnabitch. I wish I could kill a cow every year....Oops, I do. Yeah, we call them grocery store hunts out here cuz they’re as easy as picking up chips and dip at a gas & sip.

Speaking of cows. Jman, that cow you posted above....Why’s her mouth wide open like that ? Did you face fück her to death?

Grins

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PS

Jman tap me in, if you’re getting beat into a corner and need help.

PPS

SLM is like Cool Hand Luke...But, Cooler

Buzz,

Why the obvious disdain for public land?

Hope they didn't spring any leaks.....

If so, pool toys have small patch kits.

What disdain for public lands?...you sound confused.

BTW, did you actually read the elk regulations yet? Probably still confused about those as well....

How many elk have you lost, Buzz? Ever witnessed any problems with a 243?

As most everyone knows........you have to buy a doe tag when drawing an Iowa buck tag.

Sometimes........when a hunter fills the buck tag......they will go back out with the doe tag......and maybe a video camera.

Get a little excited when I'm trailing a boogered doe (after proper waiting)........and the hunter says something like: "Screw it.......it's not like it's a 150 inch buck......let's call it."

The biggest surprise of IRO was the wound rates. Everyone is an expert before and when they arrive.

When they want to poke the bales after a morning hunt........go check the stand location for blood (hint).

Last November.....saw an old fat man shoot a cow elk in the lower front leg (3rd shot)......100 yards from his truck. The leg was swinging. Any guesses how far he tracked it? 30-06, looked like a 721 with a steel tube Weaver.

Kinda now convinced.........it's the norm.

After all, it's only a 'lowly' doe or cow.

You're all over the map...I can't help you with your choice of friends or who you guide on your place. Maybe pick better friends or better clients...not my pig, not my farm.

Same with the elk that you saw wounded...not sure what that has to do with anything, but OK.

I lost one elk with a rifle, that I eventually found. A spike bull that I just flat made a bad shot on at about 80 yards with a .338 and 250 grain partitions. Shot 17 other elk with that rifle as well as numerous deer, a dall sheep, black bears, shiras moose, etc. and it worked fine, not much different than the other rifles I've shot big-game with. Still have it but the last time I shot it was at a muskox in AK several years ago.

No, never witnessed any problems with a .243 on deer, elk, pronghorn, bears, bighorn sheep, and watched a friend kill a moose with one in Montana as well with a 100 grain sierra...one shot and that was that. The folks I hunt with are top shelf and know how to hunt, shoot, etc.

Wow......impressive.

243 on Moose? Was that all they could afford? Did they actually set out to hunt Moose with a 243?

So.......that gut-shot P&Y bull went perfectly, as planned? Can't help it......all over the map again.

Do you think that old elk-wounder would have shot more......with a 243.......than his old 30-06? Or, would he still just dust ol' Betsy off before the hunt? He was a local.....wonder if he eventually got his elk.

Amazing, you hang out with such great people......that top shelf is sure high.......and no lost/wounded animals over all those years. Surely no misses either.

Help me out, if you will. How do you know to refuse the money of a paid 'bad' hunter.....before they make that bad shot? Watching them shoot bale targets assures nothing, when it comes to poor judgement and decisions in the field.

Mikey, is the wife’s grocery getter broke down? Can’t afford gas?

Having trouble finding a matching outfit that doesn’t require gloss brown shoes?

It’s been a couple weeks since you’ve threatened a road trip and beat down.

I am on antibiotics for gangrene on my ankles.

Did you ever join that AA group?

Ankle-biters Anonymous

If I were you, I’d get on bismuth subsalicylate for that free flowing mouth problem first.

Way over my head there.....SLM. Just a common guy here.

But still, perfectly content the way things are, if you are.

Reality.......so to speak.