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Utah Has a New State Record Archery Elk!

March 19th, 2007 David King - King's Outdoor World

For those of you who attended the Hunting and Conservation Expo in Utah two months ago, you had a chance to see many of the record elk that came out of Utah in 2006. However, one record bull that was not there and not too many people have seen is the new Utah state record typical archery bull elk.

Aaron Cox arrowed this massive typical bull elk in Utah during the 2006 season. He got the bull officially scored on November 4, 2006 and was kind enough to stop by and show me his great elk shortly after it was scored. The official score is 404 5/8 gross and 391 0/8 net typical P&Y as a 6×7. If you can believe it, Aaron’s bull beat out the current archery state record by just 1/2-inch.

Here is a short video clip of this new state record bull elk the day it was officially scored. You can read the full story in the current issue (April/May 2007) of Hunting Illustrated Magazine which is on newsstands now. It will also be featured in the upcoming 2008 King’s Bull Elk Calendar. Congratulations Aaron!

Side Note: In the video clip, I mention that Aaron’s bull has 70-inches of mass. This is incorrect. After adding up the score sheet, the bull actually has just over 65-inches of mass. Just wanted to clarify that as I try and keep things accurate as possible when it comes to scores, etc.

How massive is 65-inches? Well, let me do some comparison. For those of you who picked up a copy of the current issue noticed that we included the whole score breakdown on all of our featured elk. We featured the world record typical muzzleloader bull scoring 412 7/8 net typical. We also featured a monster non-typical archery bull from New Mexico that went 403 7/8 net. Also included was the amazing score of John Shirk’s Pennsylvania bull that taped at 442 7/8 net B&C. Out of all of these bulls, Aaron Cox’s bull carried the most mass by a couple of inches. That is pretty impressive!

For those of you who have not picked up a copy of Hunting Illustrated, I suggest you give it a try. Our current issue is our “Best of 2006″ and is packed with stories on huge big game animals . Check it out on newsstands now or give us a call at 800-447-6897 to order…or even click here to order on-line.

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