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Merriam's elk in New Mexico

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I will post a pic when go to his house. Its not BS. Not lookin for attention. Just thought  I'd throw that out there. Not a lot people know the little things that happen to normal hunters. Ill post a pic later. 

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On 4/1/2015 at 8:52 PM, azbackwoods said:

They both did not make it to their resting places because one set of the antlers remains in the hands of my brother in

Springerville Az.

I take it its the shed horns you're holding in your avi....  holy ish talk about some mass

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So here's a normal elk and the other one. You see the differences. Like I said not looking for attention just thought I'd throw it out there. Sorry the ol man has some vine wrapped around the whole room.

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Its not just the rack. The shape of its head is different, its color is different. It was a huge elk. Look im not trying to prove anything, im just relaying what we were told. 

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9 minutes ago, AzLoki said:

Its not just the rack. The shape of its head is different, its color is different. It was a huge elk. Look im not trying to prove anything, im just relaying what we were told. 

Good info and thanks for sharing. Some are just stuck in their old ways/thoughts 

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Unfortunately in the 90's we didn't have a cellphone and didn't have any pics. I was told the game and fish asked my dad where we got him and I believe they took the bottom jaw (something to do with the teeth). The game and fish officer said he believed it to be a Merriams and thats how we even learned about that species and that they were supposed to be wiped out. It was all new to us.

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What bull is the supposed merriam’s? They both look the same

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6 hours ago, AzLoki said:

So here's a normal elk and the other one. You see the differences. Like I said not looking for attention just thought I'd throw it out there. Sorry the ol man has some vine wrapped around the whole room.

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Which one is which ?

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The top 2 are the elk that we were told is a merriam. The bottom is a regular elk. I guess the pics didn't work but the face is much wider and coat is lighter on the head. 

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I was told the elk hanging at the r-c in Christopher creek is a merriams, but it’s just hearsay.  

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