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There has been a lot of talk about these spectacular mule deer sheds. Like I posted earlier, there were some monster 307 gross mule deer sheds found in the spring of 2007 by Landon Wittwer. Here is a video clip I took of Landon’s great sheds.
Here are a few specs:
47-inches wide
24-inch inside spread was used
208 5/8 gross typical frame
41 7/8-inches of total mass
15×10 points
307 1/8 gross score
301 4/8 net non-typical score
Get the whole “Tale of the Tape” breakdown in the article feature.
You can read the whole story in the Oct/Nov 2007 issue of Hunting Illustrated. On Newsstands Now.
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Jim Willmsen emailed me his video he posted on this whitetail buck that he shot last week. One twist on the situation, though, was this buck was locked on to another buck that was already dead. Jim shot an 18-point buck deer Friday, October 26, 2007. The deer was dragging a second, 10-point buck, after the two deer had fought and their antlers had become irreversibly locked together. Willmsen talks about the deer, and the hunt.
Check out this video clip:
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Last week the Utah Sportsman Mule Deer tag holder ended up bagging a buck of a lifetime. Some friends were down horseback riding and kicked this buck out of the open flats. They stayed on it with their horses and the buck went into a box canyon. One of the guys rode three hours to get cell service and called their buddy, Rand Newby, that they had a huge buck spotted. Rand made the trip and they were able to locate the buck again and knocked it down.
This buck has tremendous width. It is 42-inches wide with 13 points on each side. Rough green scores have put this deer around the 234 gross non-typical mark.
Rand drew the lucky tag and also works for Christensen Arms. Rand was wearing our King’s ShadowCamo and was shooting a custom Christensen Arms Carbon Wrapped Barrel and the stock was dipped in our King’s Mountain ShadowCamo.
More pics and a story on this buck is posted on the Christensen Arms web site - Click Here
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Here is one of our latest testimonials, this one from Don Koon with his Gold Medal Stag scoring 454 and wearing our King’s Desert Shadow Camo:
I’ve been guiding professionally at BearCat Outfiters, Craig Colorado since 1983. Seth Peters, the owner and myself used your camo gear this year for the first time. I was completely satisfied and it is the best looking, the toughest and most durable of any I’ve ever used. Please forward me a complete catalog for my next order and by the way, your gear went with me on my trip of a lifetime to New Zealand. Hope you can use this picture. I am proud of the stag and the outfit I had on.
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However, I may have found the bull that might be mistaken as the claimed 460, 450 or even 441 gross bull that I have seen in emails going around. The reason I say this is photos of this bull have been included with the emails claiming these numbers.
This monster bull elk from Utah was taken with a rifle and could easily take over the state record non-typical spot for rifle (currently at 412 net).
This huge bull was taken by Darrell Snedeger. The nice thing about it, Darrell was just hunting with some family when he came across this massive elk and shot it at just 14 yards!
So how big is this bull you say? Darrell has been fairly quiet about his bull so far until he has been able to verify a solid “green” score. So far he has had three different people look at it and score it. One of them being an official Boone & Crockett scorer. Of course we have to wait until mid November before the 60 day drying period is up, but the green score stands at 434 gross and 424 net non-typical.
This bull is a 7×7 point. It has a small point on the right side on the back beam. The left side carries a third brow tine. Total there are about 19 inches of abnormal points. What’s beautiful is this elk also scores 404 net typical as well even after all the deductions.
This bull isn’t too far off the net score of the Jimmy Ryan/Mossback archery bull - a 424 net compared to a 427 net…and these are both green, unofficial scores. And the similarity continues as they both have big typical frames with a third brow tine on one side. Of course nothing is going to come close to the Ryan/Mossback bull in terms of archery record for the state, and the way things look (but you never know what is still out there or what could still get knocked down) the Darrell Snedeger bull could be the state record non-typical for the rifle category…
…but with only a few inches difference, it will be interesting to see come November how the official scores come in and who claims the biggest non-typical for the state of Utah regardless of weapon.
Yeah…yeah…where are some pics you say? Everyone complains about the photos…where are the photos. Nobody believes anybody until there are photos to prove it.
Darrell Snedeger’s potential record bull will be seen first in a future issue of Hunting Illustrated Magazine, where you will see some great photos of this elk.
Here is a teaser pic…
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Jason Jensen and his trophy Wyoming Mule Deer from 2007. This trophy buck green scores 188 7/8 net non-typical
2007 Mule Deer Hunt
by Jason Jensen
Justin and I entered the parking lot at the base of the trail with four horses. We had anticipated seeing at least four other horse trailers, but to our amazement we were the only ones in the lot. This was a first. We rode the seven miles to camp without a single rodeo, another first. We were feeling pretty good about our odds of shooting two nice bucks as Justin had spotted 15 bucks two weeks earlier and four were shooters. After setting camp we climbed up the valley wall and spotted three bucks with the largest a possible shooter. At this point we saw an outfitter bringing his hunters up the canyon. The guide stopped and glassed a deer in the draw just up from our camp which was hidden from our current view. We finished glassing and decided to see if the deer the guide was looking over was still there. He was a nice buck with three back points and heavy.
That night over dinner I decided to go after the buck with the three back points and Justin would go higher on the mountain where he shot his 195 inch buck last year. 4 AM rolled around to quickly and we were strapping up and hitting the trail. I was in position for my hunt by 5:30 AM, but I wanted to sit and let the area settle down. At 6:50 AM it was light enough to see clearly and I realized the three horned buck was not on the same hill side I saw him last night - wishful thinking on my part. I started to climb the hill to meet up with Justin as we had prearranged. With my first few steps I heard two different deer crash through the brush during my ascent; I was hoping they were not my buck. While climbing I stayed close to the tree line so I could get a glimpses of the open hill face on the other side of the step draw.
Then without a noise I saw the three horned buck in the exact spot I saw him the night before. I got my shooting stick ready and leveled my 270 just in time for him to walk behind a large pine tree. I could see he would have to come out the other side if he stayed on the same line of travel, but I would only have a 10 yard opening before he would be in thick timber. The seconds dragged on for ages, and then there he was. He stood perfectly still giving me a broad side shot for one second then I squeezed the trigger. He ran back to the other side of the tree and I shot again. The 150 yard shots had thumping reports letting me know they had both hit. Less than one minute later I heard him crash and roll down the hill.
I checked my watch to see it was 7:21 AM. Now the work begins.
At the end of the day we had counted 15 other hunters in this valley, so much for having the valley to our selves, and yes the nine hunters we talked to were all from Utah. The valley produced two other small bucks that should have been left for next year. Justin saw nine other deer over the next three days, but none were worth taking as we were hunting for mature deer.
While stalking five bucks on the second morning we walked past an active wasp hive. Justin walked past with no incident, but I got swarmed and stung five times. Apparently I was not very quiet while getting stung and when we checked where the deer should have been bedded they were no were to be found.
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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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We are talking big bulls and so I thought it was time for a cool video and video clip to highlight. Bulls Beyond Belief 2 has been years in the making. This long-awaited elk DVD is finally here.
Shane Koury of Koury’s Guide Service has put together a great combination of hunts. Witness the largest elk ever taken on video scoring 442 6/8 P&Y and is the current #2 non-typical archery elk in the world. Nine bulls that average 393 B&C!
Over 60 minutes..
This video has footage the current #2 non-typical archery bull elk in the world. Wow. Plus much more. Give the little video trailer a look. Click Here if you want to buy it and enjoy the whole DVD. You won’t be disappointed.
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Many of you have been wanting to see photos of the pending 443 gross, 427 net P&Y state record archery bull from Utah that I posted on earlier. This bull was guided by Mossback and they have just posted photos of this bull on their web site. Some amazing photos and an incredible elk.
This bull is a 7×6 point. There is an extra browtine (third browtine) on the right side. Since this extra browtine is not matched on the other side, this point is considered a non-typical abnormal point. “If” there was a matching third browtine, then they would be considered part of the typical frame and it would be classified as a typical (but there isn’t). They still could choose to score this as a typical elk, but the extra browtine would be a deduction. If they are green scoring this bull as a non-typical at roughly 427 net, then a rough (I am guessing here) net typical score after deductions would put it around 407 net typical. I am basing this on the fact that third browtine is about 20-inches long.
I am mentioning this due to the fact that they might be considering what score would be the best. Naturally this would be a state record archery bull either way and probably a #3 in the world as a typical behind Chuck Adams’ bull at 409 2/8 and the new world record from Shawn Patterson that now scores 412 1/8 P&Y.
I will keep you posted on all of the scores as the 60-day drying period closes in.
UPDATE (11-19-07) - The official score is in on the Mossback guided Jimmy Ryan archery non-typical Utah elk. The score is 443 2/8 gross and 428 3/8 net non-typical P&Y.
That is big. This will shatter the state record archery bull, become the new overall state non-typical record for any weapon and is a pending #2 in the world non-typical archery bull for Pope & Young.
Here is a link to the Mossback website were you can see the photos to Jimmy Ryan’s great archery bull LINK:Mossback
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