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West Texas Free Range Elk #5941280 09/22/15 08:33 PM
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Thanks to Muley Mike and Tyler for working their butts off for this bull! Hunting conditions were "difficult". We went from 95 degrees and sunny to 65 degrees and rainy, then back to 95 at the end. Needless to say, the elk weren't around much. Looking forward to getting back out there so my wife can get her bull!

As you can see, he had a ton of mass down low with nice fronts, then just plamates out and ends. The palm on the left side was 10.5"





Re: West Texas Free Range Elk [Re: canvasbck] #5941297 09/22/15 08:41 PM
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Congrats on the bull. Where you hunting out there? My brothers buddy hunts on a place near the Davis mountains and they've got some big ones.


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This was on the Shelly Ranch near Van Horn with WTHO

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There are some dang nice bulls in between Alpine and Marathon in the Glass Mountains. Saw a huge 6x7 on the Paisano off of Hwy 90 on the Paisano. Nice Bull



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Re: West Texas Free Range Elk [Re: canvasbck] #5941424 09/22/15 09:55 PM
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Great trophy. Congrats.



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Re: West Texas Free Range Elk [Re: canvasbck] #5941478 09/22/15 10:34 PM
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Awesome bull. Congratulations.


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Re: West Texas Free Range Elk [Re: Erathkid] #5941497 09/22/15 10:50 PM
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Awesome bull. Congratulations.


Good way to say at it, congrats on a good bull up


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Very cool looking Bull. Congrats on your success. cheers


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Re: West Texas Free Range Elk [Re: canvasbck] #5941519 09/22/15 11:06 PM
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Great Bull and very cool last photo

Re: West Texas Free Range Elk [Re: canvasbck] #5941526 09/22/15 11:09 PM
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Nice bull, sounds like a great hunt.

Re: West Texas Free Range Elk [Re: canvasbck] #5941661 09/23/15 12:32 AM
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Randy it was great meeting you and Ruth, thanks for sticking with it through the entire hunt.
Going to spend as much time out there as I can and lock down that 6x6 we saw for the next go around.

Still sore from loading that bull of yours by the way....


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Re: West Texas Free Range Elk [Re: canvasbck] #5941665 09/23/15 12:34 AM
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Awesome Bull. Must have been a fun and rewarding hunt. Great Pics!!


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Originally Posted By: mulie_mike

Going to spend as much time out there as I can and lock down that 6x6 we saw for the next go around.

Still sore from loading that bull of yours by the way....

cheers up



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I badly need to get out and get an elk. Don't live in Utah anymore so they aren't as near abundant.


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Congrats.


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Re: West Texas Free Range Elk [Re: canvasbck] #5942058 09/23/15 07:17 AM
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Congratulations. Very much like that last fire pit shot also.


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Nice. Lot of character in that rack. On my to do list one day.


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Congratulations on a great bull.


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Originally Posted By: Creekrunner
Congratulations. Very much like that last fire pit shot also.


The firepit picture was the brainchild of one of Mike's guides (Tyler). It's a really cool pic.

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very cool, congrats


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up Definitely unique, congrats

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Originally Posted By: canvasbck
Thanks to Muley Mike and Tyler for working their butts off for this bull! Hunting conditions were "difficult". We went from 95 degrees and sunny to 65 degrees and rainy, then back to 95 at the end. Needless to say, the elk weren't around much. Looking forward to getting back out there so my wife can get her bull!

As you can see, he had a ton of mass down low with nice fronts, then just plamates out and ends. The palm on the left side was 10.5"






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