True. Forgot about that as well.

I know this guy and he could care less about entering anything in the book.

So being classed basically as "vermin" by the state with no regulation, I presume everyone who has them is or wants to make big money with them? Especially the big ones? How about meat hunts for cows? Know of any low cost meat hunts for them? Just askin'

Longfellow does Cow hunts. I also do a few every year but I am booked up for this year.

"hole in the ear"? Guess that means it was tagged at one time? We don't have that problem in AZ with our elk.

It's nice to have a great Elk herd in your state and in Arizona guys surely do but if it's next to impossible to draw a quality tag (and it is) then they are really just for watching.

Yes it is almost impossible to get a tag even for residents and yes I agree that they then turn out to be for watching ALL the big ones are watched from early June by high priced guides!

Probably, but its hard to speculate why it was tagged. And you do have a few tagged and collared elk.

West tx is virtually all private land. Most those ranches that the elk live on are several 100,000's of acres. TPWD pretty much decided to let the land owners manage how they see fit. Also easier on the department trying to figure out the difference between HF escapees or HF vs the west tx 1930's released elk.

We also have wild populations in the panhandle.

Bobo, where at in the panhandle? I never knew that, pretty cool though.

My hunting buddies knock down bruisers in west tx every year.

I think this past year they took 8 bulls over 310 in 3 days.

I think I read about that hunt somewhere. Fort Davis?

I hope the bulls over 310 that you are referring to aren't the ones in this photo. The bull on the left might make 310 (doubtful) but the rest will not.

Bobo....read this article. It will clarify why there was a hole in the bull's ear.

Panhandle? Really? Had no idea

You can hunt bulls on the Longfellow if you know the right people.

Lol. Left went 347. All bulls went over 310 and all were scored by an official scorer for B&C.

Where?

Csddarden,
Do your buddies go on a paid hunt with an outfitter ,or do they have some land leased where they shoot these elk?

Any good info on the costs to hunt these bulls?

Elk is on my bucket list. Don't think I'll vere get there though.

I could be wrong, but if it is the article I read then I think they get these hunts at an auction and either have won them before or win them year after year.

I have seen a few in valverde county near the devil's river ill look for the photo of one at the protein feeder

It's about the same as hunting them out of state. When you factor in the fact that you can stay in Texas, don't put in for a draw, hunt easier terrain for big bulls without dealing with the public.....I have no idea why it doesn't cost more than it does.

Where would you go to hunt one? I see location but do ranches actually offer free range Elk?

Yes - google west texas elk hunts