Massive Muzzleloader Utah Bull Elk
I had the opportunity to travel up to Northern Utah yesterday and visit with Zane Bassett and see first hand the great bull elk he took this year. The elk was taken in Southeastern Utah with a muzzleloader. The elk has some great character, especially the points coming off from the royals. This bull is very heavy and the palmation he carries around the fourth and fifth points is something you don’t see very often. Zane’s great muzzleloader elk has the potential to be one of the top bulls taken in the state of Utah. Unfortunately I didn’t have the time to put the tape to it myself, but did have a chance to take some quick measurements. Unbelievably, these antlers have only a 32-inch inside spread. If he carried more of a normal 38 to 40-inch inside spread he would walk away as a new state record. He will still probably be the new Muzzleloader State Record Non-typical.
This bull has been green scored by quite a few different people. None of them official scorers. The problem is the huge palmation coming off from the fourth and fifth points. This makes for some tough scoring and there is a judgement call on what tine will be considered the main beam on the left side. So far, early green scores have put this bull around 425 to 430 gross and 405 to 415 net non-typical. I will keep you posted on the outcome.
This photo shows the mass and palmation these antlers carry. You could probably hold a cup of water in that deep hole.
Where are more pictures you ask? You will see more of this great bull in an upcoming issue of Hunting Illustrated and a future King’s Bull Elk Calendar.
3 comments November 4th, 2005
