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Yes, a good bull for Anywhere indeed.
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Beauty...
What area of the lake-shore did that come from? (Generally speaking)
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That's a new way of washing em off after gutting them! All kidding aside, very nice!
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After the bull, I like the boats. Is the fishing boat a Naden, or something else? No fads, frills, or fancy stuff. Tools for a working man.
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very nice indeed, well done
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That sure is a nice bull.
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Its a work boat--couple of Smokercrafts and a Nadin even a small Thorns up on the foredeck that has to be 30 years old. That 12 ft Thorns comes in handy--you shoot a moose up in the bush then cut a trail to it-slide the pop-can we call it up the moose--roll him in then drag him out. Moose was called out just outside the Gull Bay gap--north side
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Great bull anywhere!! Congratulations! Kevin
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Nice bull any where. With this years high water you should have almost been able to drive the boat right into the bush to pick him up Jim
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I'm impressed with the lasso work.
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Very nice bull, any other details, gun, caliber, etc you wish to share
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Is that a tourist bull or one for your family? Very nice animal. Familiar with the area it was taken -- been there but not for a lot of years.
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Great looking moose.Rack nice and even.Congrats
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The tourist was a former Vietnam Vet- he served with 1st BN 9th Marines (The Walking Dead). He sat watching a large grassy Bay for 9 hours and waited for an hour after the cow and calf came out. He took the bull with one shot thru the lights at about 80 yards with a Browning T-bolt in .325 WSM. The bull made it less than a hundred feet into the green and we pulled it out and into the water with the Tug.
I processed the bull today and we got 696lbs of meat--the neck alone wieghed 92lbs. Here's the best part--the client took a small rolled rib roast a few pieces of fast fry and 25lbs of triming for sausage pepperoni. Us Indians get to eat the rest and for a big bull it seems to be pretty nice meat. Fat content of the marrow bone was still firm and bright white.
I caped the bull out for him and sawed out the antlers and he told me he might have it mounted and bring it back to hang in my lodge. A really nice guy. He's coming back in June for speckled trout. I love my job
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Thanks for the information. Beauty of a bull! Did ya happen to stretch a tape across the rack at the widest point?
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If there was ever a bull worth a mount, you would have to believe that one is. A cheechako question, do the antlers shrink with time?
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We measure here straight across at the widest point-and of course we round up to the nearest inch. Sometimes you have an odd sticker point that can add a small amount but we count it anyway. Some guys like to measure on the diagonal which can add quite a bit--but I don't allow that. Since I run the processing shop Iam kinda the unofficial--official measurer.
You can download Boone & Crokett score sheets off the internet, and I have several scoresheets here in the shop. I like that method of scoring because you get points for symetry and width of palm and mass of beam. But we really don't B&C measure many racks we just use the rough and ready width measurement.
I understand the racks do shrink a little and B&C requires a minimum 60 day drying period but I really don't know how much they change. Its just for braggin rights anyway, its not like we are holding a contest or anything.
I can tell you for sure that a moose rack doesn't lose anything in the telling of the story and some have been know to grow considerably after death.
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