bojangles Report post Posted Saturday at 04:39 PM I found this fascinating. I killed an old bull last year and couldn’t wait to find out what he got aged at. Turns out he was 14. https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25151324/2024-AZ-Elk-Harvest-Age-Results.pdf 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucafu1 Report post Posted Saturday at 04:47 PM Thats cool. Any picks of the bull? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knothead Report post Posted Saturday at 05:05 PM That's a lot of years to be dodging bullets, arrows and bolts. Was he in a remote area or a unit with limited tags or opportunity? Would like to know more about how and where you found him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojangles Report post Posted Saturday at 05:21 PM 32 minutes ago, Lucafu1 said: Thats cool. Any picks of the bull? 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojangles Report post Posted Saturday at 05:27 PM 15 minutes ago, knothead said: That's a lot of years to be dodging bullets, arrows and bolts. Was he in a remote area or a unit with limited tags or opportunity? Would like to know more about how and where you found him? He was going down hill for sure. He was bony and withered, probably didn’t have much time left. He had an old g5 montec stuck in his backstrap, all tumored over. I got him on a late archery hunt in a general unit. In a very heavily hunted area. I do believe his senses, like eyesight and hearing were going downhill. I just kind of walked right up to him and shot him with my bow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojangles Report post Posted Saturday at 05:29 PM 23 minutes ago, knothead said: That's a lot of years to be dodging bullets, arrows and bolts. Was he in a remote area or a unit with limited tags or opportunity? Would like to know more about how and where you found him? I’ll pm you details. Don’t want to give away too much info on the internets. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucafu1 Report post Posted Saturday at 05:35 PM Thats pretty cool and interesting. Thanks! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Markleo21377 Report post Posted Saturday at 07:04 PM 2 hours ago, bojangles said: I found this fascinating. I killed an old bull last year and couldn’t wait to find out what he got aged at. Turns out he was 14. https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25151324/2024-AZ-Elk-Harvest-Age-Results.pdf That is incredible! 14 in the natural world is a dinosaur! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roosevelt Mark Report post Posted Saturday at 07:27 PM 2 hours ago, bojangles said: I found this fascinating. I killed an old bull last year and couldn’t wait to find out what he got aged at. Turns out he was 14. https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25151324/2024-AZ-Elk-Harvest-Age-Results.pdf That's really interesting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roosevelt Mark Report post Posted Saturday at 07:31 PM 2 hours ago, bojangles said: Curious, how did it taste? Tough? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bojangles Report post Posted Saturday at 08:28 PM 49 minutes ago, Roosevelt Mark said: Curious, how did it taste? Tough? It was like eating a baseball glove. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knothead Report post Posted Saturday at 08:47 PM 3 hours ago, bojangles said: I’ll pm you details. Don’t want to give away too much info on the internets. 3 hours ago, bojangles said: He was going down hill for sure. He was bony and withered, probably didn’t have much time left. He had an old g5 montec stuck in his backstrap, all tumored over. I got him on a late archery hunt in a general unit. In a very heavily hunted area. I do believe his senses, like eyesight and hearing were going downhill. I just kind of walked right up to him and shot him with my bow. I continue to be fascinated by these stories. I am one of those people who like to hear how everything played out with all the the details. Old animals garner even higher respect in my book. Anything that can live that long with so many trying to kill it is pretty special. Thanks for sharing. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted Saturday at 08:59 PM Ancient. He was already 2 last time I had a tag 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chef Report post Posted Saturday at 09:14 PM 14 minutes ago, trphyhntr said: Ancient. He was already 2 last time I had a tag You could have hunted this same bull twice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
high rise hunter Report post Posted yesterday at 06:59 AM 14 hours ago, bojangles said: I found this fascinating. I killed an old bull last year and couldn’t wait to find out what he got aged at. Turns out he was 14. https://azgfd-portal-wordpress-pantheon.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/25151324/2024-AZ-Elk-Harvest-Age-Results.pdf That is seriously incredible— 14 is ancient! Only 2 bulls on the list that have been aged older— one 15 and the other 16. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
