I know it’s an old post, but got a nice 338” bull (my first elk) and was wondering if this photo was with 8’ ceilings? I have 9’ ceilings where I plant to put him, deciding between euro, pedestal or shoulder/wall pedestal. Thank you
Thank you. Yes sir. I’m waffling between a standard shoulder, wall pedestal or floor pedestal. Likely a once in a lifetime bull for me, although I’m going to look at out of state hunts now that I’m hooked. SD non-landowner residents will only draw a couple SD “any elk” tags in their lifetime...
First elk, South Dakota solo DIY hunt. Measured 3 times, score range 335-338” green gross. Grateful. Easily most exhilarating hunt of my life behind being with my sons for their first WT bucks.
300 WSM 180 grain Norma Bondstrike at ~50-70 yards
I scouted all summer via satellite images and also went out a day early to scout in person. I did not see any elk, but did find tracks and scat. On opening morning, I left the truck just after legal shooting light, had picked parking location and initial morning plan based upon the wind...
Hello hunttalk SD, I wanted to thank those on this thread, especially dcreiss, for your advice this summer coming in to my first ever elk hunt. I as able to connect on a 337" 6X7 (gross, green score) bull on Oct. 16 in a prairie unit. It was an amazing experience, albeit a short hunt. I had...