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Listen to the Elk Nut’s version of estrus scream while watching a video on Wallows. To Subscribe to ELK HUNTER MAGAZINE CLICK HERE View the full article

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This article is shared from the RMEF website, you can view the original article here- http://www.rmef.org/AllAboutElk/Elk101/Teeth.htm How old is my elk?If you are one of the fortunate hunters to have killed an elk,  you’re likely curious about its age. Without the trained eye of a biologist  or a taxidermist, determining that can seem daunting.However, elk are relatively easy to age up through 3½ years,  when their incisors are still developing. After 3½, aging gets tougher, as  the incisors, molars and premolars are all fully developed. Elk chew from  side‑to‑side and slowly wear down their molars and premolars. The canines or  ivories become shorter and more rounded. The incisors, too, become shorter.  For example, the two front incisors on an 8½-year-old can have as little as ½  inch of tooth left before the gum line.If elk survive a dozen years or more, tooth wear and decaying  teeth can prevent them from getting enough forage. Eventually, they succumb  to the elements, because they can’t eat enough to take them through the  winter.How old do you think this elk is?Answer The bull attached to this jaw was a healthy 5×6, perhaps 3 ½ to 4 ½ years  old. The fully developed incisors and minimal wear on molars and premolars,  coupled with the fact he was killed in a heavily hunted area where bulls  rarely grow older than 5 ½ brought us to this conclusion. If you have a lower  jaw to your elk and would like to have it aged to the year, check out  Matson’s Laboratory (www.matsonslab.com) in Milltown, Montana  where they can age your animal using an incisor. View the full article

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Come to the San Juan Elk Unit in Utah on a great archery hunt with Black Timber Outfitters. To Subscribe to ELK HUNTER MAGAZINE CLICK HERE View the full article

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Listen to these great elk calling tips by Troy Neimann To Subscribe to ELK HUNTER MAGAZINE CLICK HERE View the full article

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Elk Hunter Magazine presents Guess the Score of this fine bull. What are his beams? What do his points measure? How much mass does he have? What is his inside spread? We’ll send TWO random winners subscriptions to Elk Hunter Magazine. Good Luck! View the full article

Click to view slideshow.Wallows can be a very deadly place to harvest a bull. Make sure that if you see anything that resembles these photos to make sure and post up because a bull is on his way back to that spot soon. View the full article

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Here is a great demonstration by Colburn and Scott Outfitters guide, Janis Putelis, on how to field dress an elk without gutting it. View the full article

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Could you hold still with a bull that close? Could you take the pressure? View the full article