WHT_MTNMAN

That is legit! looks great.

yeah you did and then went back and edited it. Many people saw it myself included. But no worries. If you ever want to meet up and maybe talk about the unit give me a call. Houston

I live between Pinedale and Clay Springs and so i live in the middle of the unit. Any Idea how much money I spent on gas alone last year scouting??? I'll give you a hint it was real close to $3500. Everything I know about the units which is less than some and quite a bit more than others has taken me 30+ years to accumulate. I stand by my advice. start driving the roads, learn the unit and talk to people. More than likely you will run into me at some point and I'll be happy to talk to you. I drive an 2010 Tundra that has dents, and dings and always has mud/dirt on it. It has been well used. Most of us will help if a person puts in a little effort, not just asking for handouts.

Lol...3c in Sept will do absolutely nothing for you for the Nov hunts, unless you just want to hear and see elk. Bulls except yearlings will be far away. Better idea is since you live up here start driving learning the unit and meeting people. It can be a miserably difficult hunt most years. We dont usually know how it will be until 2 or 3 weeks before.

Gohunt says 11% odds from last year.

FWIW I talked with a guy last weekend that said he has almost exclusively used Berger bullets when they first came out. He was/is a rifle builder and guide in Mexico and elsewhere and stated that when the Berger bullet was "bought" or started to be produced by Lapua the quality decreased significantly, (IDK) they had to stop using them due to stories just like yours. I have all of my bullets from 2008 so that may be a reason that my results have been different. just more thoughts.

What units did you put in for? I have 16 and didn't get drawn but I also knew that I wasn't going to get in the bonus pass and so my chances were almost nil I've only put in for archery the last 5 years but I've been picky which archery tag I want to draw, I know I could draw some of the units for sure.

Looks Great! congrats again on a fine billy

Pronghorn, deer and coyotes so far. I wouldn't hesitate to use them on elk at reasonable distances

We have killed a bunch of critters with them. Awesome so far.

I hunt with a friend that is 82 and I use a radio every time he is spotting for me. Even then it is very tough. I rarely if ever carry radios, I sure wished I had radios in AK this year when my buddy saw a giant Kodiak brown bear sow and cub walking down the ridge from me. As it was it wasn't until they were 25-30 yards unarmed (well I did have a fixed broadhead lol) that I saw her and I about lost my bowels.

I forgot about it. Picked up a couple. Thanks

I'm fairly new into it. I have one .22 can and I'm waiting for my "everything" can. At least for your first suppressor I would get one that you can use on multiple weapons, I wish I would have done it that way the first time. I'm right at 11 1/2 months right now. Contact me if you have any other questions.

In order to cause as much damage as possible and kill quickly I like the idea of fragmenting, that being said I too hate looking for little pieces of fragmented bullets in my animals as I process them.

Sean ask Ty about his dads bull with I believe a 375 H and H...man they are tough...

Trust me i know and with a bad experience you never want to run that risk. I just thought I would share that I have had very good results. Most of the elk were big bulls but a few cows as well. I have a good buddy that has had the absolute worst luck with a certain broadhead but my experience has been just the opposite. If you mentally do not trust a bullet or broadhead there is no reason to use it...So many good alternatives out there. I am so jealous of your bull though...so cool. I'm sure glad you were able to get him killed.

My 300 ultra with 210 bergers have killed over 25 elk in the last 10 years from 25 yards to 870 without any problems at all. IMO you hit too far forward with your bull quartered away that hard. No way you were going to hit lungs. My .02 I know there are many bullets as good or better but the Berger does just fine with good placement.

Can the winner "gift" it to a family member? Im already a lifetime license holder.

Its because people can find the "HD's" for $1750 or 1800 about anytime they want. Not trying to knock the OP just answering why they haven't sold IMO.

That is a great bull!!

Clay is very good. He mounted my Caribou and Im extremely happy. I dont have any up close pictures but I can show a pic of my bou and some Coues to go with it. 👍

My personal best in my avatar right at 115"

Giant body is right. You can almost always use ears as a reference. Some pictures can be very deceiving but ultimately you can not hide or change the ears. On that buck the ears are giant so it all is very deceiving. One of my favorite all time bucks for sure.

Great buck!! Looks like a mid to high teens buck. Sweet

Congratulations. If you mean an absolute clean 3x3 with eye guards ( an 8point) and no extras at all my guess it is in the high 120s. Ive seen a few in the 130s and above but most have an extra or two.