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Video of the Monster Spider Bull Elk

26 Jul


Elk video taken by Barry Pitt

The Spider Bull

UPDATE: (9/30/2008) The Spider Bull Elk is Dead. Read the details here

There is a new big bull elk in town, and he is causing quite a stir this summer. Right now everyone is trying to get a glimpse of the Spider Bull Elk from Utah. This huge velvet elk has points all over the place, and so far has been quite easy for people to find and video. It will be interesting to see how things pan out as it gets closer to the hunts.

Archery hunters are going to get first crack at this monster bull in August. How much bigger will he grow by then? Hard to imagine.

Is this a new World Record Elk?

Are we looking at a possible world record bull elk on our hands? Some people think so. If he is taken with a bow, I think he could do it. Currently world record non-typical elk is the Franklin Bull from Arizona which scores 442 0/8 P&Y.

If he squeaks through the archery season and is taken with a rifle (or Governor Tag holder gets on him), then the current world record is 465 2/8 B&C. In order for this bull to exceed that mark, he is going to have to gross score around the 480 plus mark!

How big is this bull?

So just how big is this bull? Some people are throwing out the 500 number. Yikes, that is big. Others are confident in the 480 class. You think 450 plus is not enough? He has great mass, tons of points, but does have an average to small inside spread and main beams.

Guess the Score
Go ahead and take a stab at the score. What does he score now, or what do you think he will grow into? Do we have a potential world record on our hands?

Win a FREE Backpack! Guess the score and when/if this bull gets taken this year by a hunter

Conspiracy Theory

Ok, so I have to throw this out….is this bull really legit. Is this a bull that has escaped a high fenced elk farm? There are some around here in Utah you know. Why haven’t we seen more of this bull last year? Or maybe he was a big 420 class bulll that was broken up and passed on, not knowing just how big he was. Are there any sheds to this bull laying around? Some good questions. I guess we will have to see just what happens in the next few months or so and I’ll keep you posted on the outcome.

Conclusion

I think this bull could cap off an amazing run for Utah with huge bulls. However, he may not be so easy to get to once he rubs his velvet off. He could very well hightail it out of dodge after he rubs and gets more pressure with the archery hunters. He could end up in an adjoining unit 20 miles away?….

Let’s take another look at this unique monster bull. This footage is from the guys at Tines Up.

 
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Arizona Raffle Tag Downs 422 Velvet Elk

24 Jul

Just got word yesterday that the 2007-2008 Arizona Raffle Tag holder just shot a monster velvet bull elk on Monday. Elk in July you say? This is the raffle winner from 2007 and Arizona gives them the whole year to hunt and ends on July of the next year. Crazy! He had until the end of July 2008 to fill his tag.

So the raffle tag holder, Clark Guy, held out for a big bull and had passed on two other 400 class bulls in two days before getting this big boy. With the help of Mullins Outfitters he was able to down a monster velvet bull. It is a 7×6 non-typical that green scores 422 gross. There is an extra in-line type point on the right side by the third point. Beautiful bull and the velvet looks to be in very good condition.

This bull is massive and has 76-inches of mass!

Look for more on this bull and you will eventually get the whole story in a future issue of Hunting Illustrated Magazine.

 
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Rumors of 500 Class Elk Sheds?

23 Jul

Photo of Elk Sheds...From Where?

The above photos is what started a little excitement that was posted on message boards and forwarded to emails all over the place. The problem was, once again incorrect information was passed along and some people made ill-advised conclusions even though they really didn’t know – most of them just from looking at the photo itself.

So what was the problem?

This photos started getting emailed around that these were huge 480, 490, even 500 class elk sheds. The problem came when some people saw the background terrain where the photo was taken and assumed the sheds were picked up in that area. The photo was taken in Southern Utah, therefore assuming that the elk sheds were picked up recently in Utah.

So what is the real story?

One thing is for sure….these are some monster elk sheds. However, everything else about the above rumors are not true. These elk sheds are about 10 years old and they are not from Utah. Not even from the U.S. They are from an elk from New Zealand. Yes, that is right. So all of you that are excited about a huge elk running around packing these antlers for the 2008 season is not true.

Are they really that big?

These antlers are currently owned by Richard Dorchuck. They have been roughed scored between 480 to 490 gross. They are big. Richard also owns the sheds from the same bull from the previous year. Those sheds are a 440 class as well. Very impressive.

I have posted some additional photos of these sheds…from an elk 10 years ago that was originally from New Zealand.

Elk Sheds
Elk sheds from New Zealand. Not from Utah.

Elk Sheds

Elk Sheds

Both sets of sheds - Same Bull
This shows both sets of sheds. A 440 class on the left and the next year grew to an enormous 480 class.

 
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2007 ShadowCamo Photo Contest Winners

30 May

We had a great showing of photos that were sent in for our annual King’s ShadowCamo Photo Contest. Our 2007 entries had some great stuff and we ended up picking five winners this year. If you hunt in King’s Shadow Camo, then definitely send us your success photos. We will continue for this upcoming hunting season with another ShadowCamo Photo Contest, so take some good pictures and deck yourself out in the most effective camouflage on the market today.

Here are the winners. We would like to thank our Sponsors for helping us our with the great prizes – Hoyt, Browning , Leupold and Alpen Optics.

ShadowCamo Photo Contest Sponsors

Keith Johnson 398 Utah Archery Elk
Kieth Johnson drew a Utah limited entry archery elk tag in 2007 and with the help of his Mountain Shadow came away with this tremendous 398 gross bull elk.

Kieth won a Hoyt bow, $250 Gift Certificate from King’s and a 1-year subscription/renewal to Hunting Illustrated.

Mitch Bastian and his 185 class Utah archery buck
Mitch Bastian used his Mountain Shadow to get within archery distance and arrowed this beautiful 185 class Utah buck in 2007 that has an outside spread of 29-inches.

Mitch won a Leupold VX-L rifle scope, $250 Gift Certificate from King’s and a 1-year subscription/renewal to Hunting Illustrated.

Allissa Sanchez and her 398 gross elk
Allissa Sanchez and guide Julius Hostetler both suited up in Desert Shadow and hunted the San Carlos Apache Reservation in 2007 and bagged this 7×7 typical bull scoring 398 gross.

Allissa won a pair of Alpen 10×50 Teton Binoculars, $250 Gift Certificate from King’s and a 1-year subscription/renewal to Hunting Illustrated.

Jason Greer and his Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep
Jason Greer had a hunt of a lifetime that ended with the taking of this exceptional desert bighorn sheep. Jason’s Desert Shadow camo was perfect for the rugged, dry terrain.

Jason won a Browning rifle, $250 Gift Certificate from King’s and a 1-year subscription/renewal to Hunting Illustrated.

Dave Ellis with his huge crossbow mule deer
Dave Ellis slipped into his Snow Shadow during a 2007 late season mule deer hunt in British Columbia. Shooting his crossbow, Dave was able to take this heavy 4×6 point buck.

Dave won a Leupold VX-L rifle scope, $250 Gift Certificate from King’s and a 1-year subscription/renewal to Hunting Illustrated.

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Send in your photos for the 2008 King’s ShadowCamo Photo Contest to:

King’s Outdoor World
C/O ShadowCamo Photo Contest
695 Wakara Ave
Mount Pleasant, UT 84647
Email: camocontest at kingsoutdoorworld.com (replace “at” with @)

 
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Huge Wyoming Buck Found Dead

30 May

Wyoming Buck Found Dead

Back in November of 2007 there was a tremendous mule deer that was found dead. Some people are claiming it was a wolf kill. It does look like it was a predator kill, but I am not jumping to that conclusion until I can get confirmation and I haven’t been able to get word yet from Wyoming Fish and Game.

However, let’s take a look at this huge buck. Fish and Game took the head and because of the size of the antlers ended up getting it scored by SCI. His right side is definitely the strongest with a 26-inch main beam and 20 6/8-inch G2. This buck has a beautiful 209 6/8 typical frame. Add the almost 27-inches of abnormal points and you have a trophy mule deer that scores 236 5/8 SCI. The deductions would put him close to the 230 net non-typical mark which would be an all-time record book buck for Boone & Crockett. What a buck.

Record Book Non-typical Mule Deer

 
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Record Whitetail Buck Stolen – Need Your Help

06 May

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Brian Andrews, left, and his dad, Randy Andrews, with the 26-point mounted whitetail deer

This record whitetail buck taken by Brian Andews in 2003 has recently been stolen. This amazing deer was taken in Buchanan County, Iowa and scored 253 1/8 net B&C. It is the non-typical state record with a bow and was the second largest bow kill that year. Sometime between 8-10 p.m. on June 18, 2004, Andrews’ mounted whitetail buck was stolen from his family’s home.

Big Reward

The Andrews family and the Buchanan County Wildlife Association Inc. have offered a $5,000 cash reward for any information that will lead to the missing mount. Unfortunately that has not been enough as no information has come forward. Bass Pro has decided it wants to help and add to that reward.

Bass Pro Shops recently announced that it is offering a $5,000 gift card to anyone with information leading to the return of Andrews’ buck and the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who stole it.

Anyone with information about Andrews’ buck is asked to contact the Buchanan County Sheriffs Department in Independence, Iowa, at 319-334-2567.

 
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Info on 204 Typical Archery Mule Deer?

10 Apr

I was looking through my recent issue of the Pope & Young Newsletter (Spring 2008) and, like usual, checking out the recent listings of archery bucks and bulls. To my surprise there was a huge typical mule deer in the velvet category taken in Utah in 2007. It was taken by Patrick Grieco and the buck scores 204 6/8 P&Y.

Hello! If that is correct, we are looking at the second largest velvet typical mule deer in the world. Anybody out there have any information on this buck or the hunter?

 
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48″spread killed in Idaho – pending new world record

14 Feb

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48″spread killed in Idaho– pending new world record

(Note: This is NOT a real buck)

Have you got this email yet? I guess old news is new news if you haven’t heard about it before. I have started receiving quite a few emails lately from people asking me if this buck is legit and if I know anything about it. This photo has a great history and ironically I have to go back to 2002 when this photo first surfaced. This photo was actually the very reason I first started our Big Buck Alert! section back in our members web site years ago.

Here is an excerpt from the post I made about this buck back in May of 2002

New World Record Mule Deer? -posted 5/7/02
This photo has been going around the internet for quite some time about a new world record out of Idaho. Is this buck for real? Nope! The buck is a replica of a sculpture that was carved out of wood called the “Wyoming Wonder”. The artist sold some replicas of his sculptor to interested buyers. Unfortunately the truth about this mounted buck hasn’t followed all of the emails that have been forwarded about this photo. How big are the antlers anyway? They score 250 Typical points net. This score would smash the current world record- too bad.

So is this buck legit? No it is not, and let me explain as I have a little history on this buck. Ralph Trethewey made a wood carving of some incredible antlers that he made bigger than the world record typical mule deer in 2002. He made some replicas and started selling a few. This picture starting leaking out shortly after. I first saw this photo back in the spring of 2002. I ended up tracking down who was in this photo and was able to contact and talk with the guy. Amazingly I played dumb while I listened to this guy tell the story of how he shot this buck. Oops.

So here we are almost six years later and this same photo is starting to make the rounds with a very similar subject line in the email. To clarify…no this is not a new world record mule deer from Idaho. This is a buck that was created out of wood and replicated. Yes, it is a huge set of antlers that would be the world record if they were real. But they are not.

Here is a little information about the sculptor and the antlers:

Ralph Trethewey with his wood carving antlers
Ralph Trethewey holds the antlers he carved out of wood in 2002

Carved in 2002 this was to have been the typical framework for “Deeptracks” the non-typical male deer. It was so shapely that it remained a typical scoring 236 5/8 – 5% over the world record. It is offered in an edition of 40 and 4 artists proofs.

Main Beams: 31 & 1/8″ x 32 & 4/8″
G-2’s 18 & 1/8″ and 19 & 3/8″
G-3’s 15″ and 15 & 2/8″
Greatest spead 35 & 1/2″
Final Score 236 & 5/8″ Net typical B&C

 
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Video of 424 7/8 B&C Snedeger Utah Elk Record

06 Feb

Here is a video I took of the Darrell Snedeger bull elk from Utah. This bull was taken with a rifle during the 2007 season and is now the new Utah state record non-typical for a rifle. This monster 7×7 point bull has been officially scored at 424 7/8 net B&C. This is the largest non-typical bull taken with a rifle and the second largest non-typical overall for Utah. This video was taken a few weeks before the official score took place.

You can read the story on Darrell’s hunt in the new issue (February/March 2008 Best of 2007) of Hunting Illustrated Magazine available on newsstands February 2, 2008.

Come check this bull elk out in person at the Utah Hunting and Conservation Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah. The show starts Wednesday the 6th and runs until Saturday the 9th of February. Come by and say hi at the King’s Outdoor World booth and subscribe to Hunting Illustrated for just $10 and get some other great deals!

UPDATE:(02/11/08) Boone & Crockett has come back and determined that the small point on the right side is a typical point (G-5) and not a non-typical abnormal point like it was originally scored. Because of this the gross score stays the same at 434 1/8 B&C, but the net will get knocked down 1 7/8 due to the fact that there isn’t a point on the other side to match, so the point is considered a deduction. Therefore the updated official score is 434 1/8 gross and 423 0/8 net non-typical B&C.

 
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Women Hunters: We Want You!

01 Feb

Cassie White with her awesome 33

Women Hunters. We are looking for you! We are putting together a special “Women in Hunting” issue of Hunting Illustrated. I want to see your photos and get your feedback. I want to hear from all of you ladies who go hunting. I also want to see your photos.

If you have a successful field photo like Cassie White and her 32-inch mule deer above, please send it in. I will be featuring photos in our Braggin’ Board section that are from Women Hunters only, but I need your help.

Please email photos to trophy-room@kingsoutdoorworld.com

Include the following with your photo:
Name
State animal was taken in
Year
Info about animal – score, points, etc. if available

You can also mail photos to:
Hunting Illustrated
Braggin’ Board
P.O. Box 307
Mount Pleasant, UT 84647

Post a comment below if you are a female hunter (young and old) and share with us how you got into hunting and what it means to you.

 
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