Video: What Does This Elk Score?
September 26th, 2007 David King - King's Outdoor World
More big bulls are getting spotted. This footage and photos were sent in by Harmon Silloway. He got a close look at this monster elk. Harmon says it is a 7×11 point non-typical bull.
What do you think it scores? Very tough to tell from the photos and video…
This bull is a herd bull that is a result of transplanted elk to the east to help build up the herd years ago and therefore has a radio collar on its neck as wildlife authorities keep a close eye on the herd. Don’t let that make you think that it is a high fenced bull. This is a fair chase bull that a lucky hunter could very well get this year through their lottery draw.
Short video clip of this bull live
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28 Comments Add your own
1. jeff | September 26th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
he’s about 373 3/8 net
2. Dillon Swasey | September 27th, 2007 at 5:12 pm
489 non-typical
3. mike lester / september 28, 2007 | September 28th, 2007 at 5:25 am
473 5/8 gross non-typical
4. adam bedont | September 28th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
450 non-tipical
5. thomas | September 28th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
428 non tipical
6. Joe | September 29th, 2007 at 7:29 am
428 gross non-typical
7. roy | September 29th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
this bull will score about 423 non typical
8. Perry LeDoux | September 30th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
440 6/8 non-typical Give or take 20 pts
9. dan | September 30th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
wow are you kidding me that elk is nowhere close to 489 473 or 450. 410 tops
10. Jeff J | October 1st, 2007 at 1:15 pm
I am going to have to say 424 - 425 tops.
11. Dennis Cronin | October 1st, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Gross score 382 4/8 Non Typical
12. Kyle | October 1st, 2007 at 5:18 pm
ya hes really not that impressive, im sayin bout 390 non-typical (you guys dont look very educated with scoring when you dont know how to spell typical)
13. dan | October 1st, 2007 at 8:38 pm
after the video i’m saying even lower. 395 tops. no way that elk is over 400 net.
14. Brett | October 1st, 2007 at 11:01 pm
That elk is 400 gross. His left side looks normal and nothing to get all excited about and his right side looks impressive but missing beam points and short abnormal points dont add up anywhere close to 489, 450 or 420, ill guarantee you that. i will say this, if those high estimates were a panel of scorers, we would have an unbelievable record book.
15. tyler penner | October 3rd, 2007 at 1:10 pm
this bull would probably go about 430-435 gross
16. mike goates | October 3rd, 2007 at 2:56 pm
gross score 373 7/8 nontypical what an animal!
17. David Van Horn | October 4th, 2007 at 12:56 pm
This bull I believe will score about 443 2/8 inches. They don’t come much better then this one. What a great picture.
18. jake | October 5th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
405
19. bryan tobler | October 6th, 2007 at 10:16 am
i think this bull will score 480 to 485 nontypical
20. Shawn Gilbert | October 10th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
439 this bull will score non typical
21. jim | October 10th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
the bull is about 490-496 non-typical. around there somewhere
22. garrett | October 10th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
that bull is 400 at least
23. Mark Yockey | October 11th, 2007 at 6:18 pm
I believe I’ve seen this bull…good luck though, you’ll need to draw a tag first, then head east to Pa.
24. jacob | October 17th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
That is a 436 bull!
25. shane | October 30th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
thats a really good bull im gonna say about 415-430
26. willard | December 5th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
That is bull no. 36 with the collar He stays in Benezette most of the time and only comes on Winslow Hill during the rut. He will not run from a human and is totally acclimated to humans. He is now an old bull and going down hill. He reached his peak in the early 2000s.
Most if not all guides will not consider putting him in a hunter’s sights. On the clip I hear “I think I could even get one in him from here”, well that may be true and if not the hunter could get as close as needed.
If fair chase means not behind a fence that is one thing, if it means a challenging hunt that is another entirely and taking this bull would not be meet that criteria.
Most of the truly large bulls that formerly visited the viewing areas on Winslow Hill have been taken. It takes about seven years to reach maturity and even with the moderate number of bull tags issued each year, few are now reaching that stage. As soon as a bull becomes a contender he is targeted and taken.
The key for survival is for a bull to not leave the no hunt zone and there are always plenty of rumors about them being driven from it.
27. richard t | December 5th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
A great bull but under 400 non-typical for sure, typical left antler with way too short of points all around on right antler.
28. jesse bauer | December 15th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
i dont think he’ll make 400 hundred to many deducts 360 to 370
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