Whose hunting Roosevelt elk?

[sightsee]

Here's a dream bull hanging in a hardware store in Coquille. It's so massive, wonder how he broke that G1 off? I haven't put a tape on him but I'm guessing 350 class Rosy. What a bull with great character don't you think?

   

   

[J.W.]

I love this thread. I check it several times a day to see what new pics have been added. Good luck to you west coast guys in your upcoming elk season. I expect to see some hero pics.

[newhouse114]

Got this video on a game came a whole 10 yards from where my opening day stand is. The stand has been up for a couple of weeks now. Watch the video until the end!!

   http://vid248.photobucket.com/albums/gg183/newhouse114/WGI_0027.mp4

[sightsee]

Now that's what I'm talkin about, great video!!! It's like Christmas every time I go to check a trail cam. And a spike fork too, very rare to see spikes that fork. I call them a spiker with good genetics. I've already watched 4 times:)
Glad you enjoy the thread JW, I love looking at it too. Wish there were more Rosy enthusiasts out there contributing. They are a beautiful animal and one of the most challenging to hunt with trad gear!

[sightsee]

Here's another cranker size stud bull hanging in a store in Reedsport. Each bull is so different and unique and special. Can't wait to string my bow.

   

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My buddy and I were in the tree farm a few years back looking for a big bull when I found this rub. I prefer to have something or someone next to the rub for comparison and you can tell that rub is a good one.


   

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Here's a real pretty herd bull that will easily make P&Y. This was at Deans Creek Refuge a few years ago.


   

   

[newhouse114]

There are two fork horn bulls in that bunch, one is a real heavy bodied animal so I'm thinking a year older than the other. One with good antler genetics and one with poor. Either one would taste great!

[sightsee]

Originally posted by newhouse114:
There are two fork horn bulls in that bunch, one is a real heavy bodied animal so I'm thinking a year older than the other. One with good antler genetics and one with poor. Either one would taste great!

That's interesting, my thoughts are good genetics and early born bull calf and good feed, they usually don't branch at 1.5 year old bull for Rosies. Have you ever put salt/mineral licks out with success? It's impossible to tell if a bull has good genetics until about 5 years old in my opinion. I have quite the portfolio of several bulls over the years growing up and I would have never guessed which bulls would have turned into something special. Meaning a bull at 5 years old should be over a 270" gross type of animal "in my opinion." Some are obvious and others aren't so obvious as to how big they will turn out. But it sure is fun to guess and watch them grow up. I've been wanting to share some of these pics to give us all a little insight on how some bulls evolve with age. In some future posts I'll share some of what I have learned.

[sightsee]

I hope you will find this interesting and of some value in some way. I've never shared this with anyone cause most hunters get to dang jealous and envious of what I know or have. So I just shut up most of the time but I hope you will respect what I am sharing and will give qualified input and comments to this thread.

I'll start with this beautiful bull I nicked named Two Brows. You will see 3 years of him growing up. I came close to arrowing him at 6 years old but he was gut shot by a compounder on the last day of bow season and was never found unfortunately.

Two Brows at 4 years old. I typically see 4 year old bulls in that 210 to 240 class range at that age and Two Brows is definitely in that category.

     

Two Brows at 5 years old. This what I consider a good genetic bull.

     

This is him at 6 years old going around 290. Doesn't get much better than that. If only wildlife department managed for old age class bulls. I know.... start Traditional only bowhunts and cut back on modern archery season and rifle tags. I love my Cuddeback gam cams, great pics.

     

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[RedRidge]

Awesome thread. Some awesome bulls in here.

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A friend stopped by the house a few years back with this set of heavy 7x7 sheds for me to hold. A cool bull with lots of character.

   

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I was really bummed when I saw this bull come into the sport show to get scored at the end of season. I actually watched this bull two days before season in a clearcut with a huge herd of cows. I never could find him during season. Gorgeous big bull that net scored 322.


   

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I had been hiking all day when I checked a new spot and as I was circling around the meadow I was shocked when I spotted this heavy old antler.

   

[sightsee]

The 2012 season was a fun hunt that I didn't expect much and in return ended up getting my bull. What makes this such a good story is I had been gone all year working over seas and came home in the middle of season unprepared. Plus I was going hunting with my home made longbow too, just to give the elk a little more of an advantage.
This is how the hunt started. I hunted for a couple of days and decided to check out some new country the next morning. I got up early and drove for an hour into some remote mountain ranges on the coast that I had seen some good elk sign the previous year the first time I was in there. There was a huge roadless canyon that I really wanted to scout out and hopefully get lucky and find a bull there. While I was driving up the mtn I noticed fresh rubs every 60 yards along logging road. I followed the rubs and tracks to where they peeled off the road. I parked and immediately found a decent elk trail heading to the bottom of the canyon. It was probably hour and half later of pushing through brush and calling intermediately when I came just about face to face with a bull. He bolted while I gave a cow chirp, the bull stopped immediately. I could clearly see was a 4x4. With only a couple days left to hunt and my brand new longbow I made, it was an easy decision to shoot. Plus I love to shoot, it's an adrenaline rush, especially at an elk. The bull ended up dying in the road and is to this day the easiest elk I've ever packed out.

   

   

   

[23feetupandhappy]

That's your tip of the week right there!

Make sure there pointed towards the road before  you shoot them  

[catman1]

I got to know how you loaded your elk in the back of your Toyota by your self, did the adrenaline rush kick in?

 

Originally posted by sightsee:
The 2012 season was a fun hunt that I didn't expect much and in return ended up getting my bull. What makes this such a good story is I had been gone all year working over seas and came home in the middle of season unprepared. Plus I was going hunting with my home made longbow too, just to give the elk a little more of an advantage.
This is how the hunt started. I hunted for a couple of days and decided to check out some new country the next morning. I got up early and drove for an hour into some remote mountain ranges on the coast that I had seen some good elk sign the previous year the first time I was in there. There was a huge roadless canyon that I really wanted to scout out and hopefully get lucky and find a bull there. While I was driving up the mtn I noticed fresh rubs every 60 yards along logging road. I followed the rubs and tracks to where they peeled off the road. I parked and immediately found a decent elk trail heading to the bottom of the canyon. It was probably hour and half later of pushing through brush and calling intermediately when I came just about face to face with a bull. He bolted while I gave a cow chirp, the bull stopped immediately. I could clearly see was a 4x4. With only a couple days left to hunt and my brand new longbow I made, it was an easy decision to shoot. Plus I love to shoot, it's an adrenaline rush, especially at an elk. The bull ended up dying in the road and is to this day the easiest elk I've ever packed out.

     

     

     

[sightsee]

That's a good question catman, first I called my buddy Norm and second a come-along with rope is vital to have in the back of the truck. So many uses for both of them. It was a workout for both of us.

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Those bulls love to rub these alders, makes their antlers turn orangish color.

   

   

Looking for big black antlered bulls with a good huntin partner, best part of season.