Big Ones (photos)

[Deleted member 16014]

Thanks

"This one went about as smoothly as backpack hunting can. 2011--500 yd" - quote from Snowymountaineer. Hey, Snowy - I think your picture of your very nice buck and the high mountain basin you took him in is the "best" in this thread!

Thanks Mike, that is really a nice compliment. Photo and partner credit to Carl Ross.

 

[joeav1]

Not my biggest antelope but the best time ever with my little hunting buddies.
(205 yrds, 7mm rem mag Savage, October 2011 Wyoming)



Opening day 2011 325 bull, public land, DIY, 70 yrds with my 7mm Savage


Trolling a crawdad deep in the summer of 2010 paid off


Fort Peck Montana Feb 2010

 

[DavidKeenan]

This is the only one I can find right now due to a computer big time crash. I maybe be able to find a way to get more later. My best friend is in the picture on this one.

Black Bear
419 lbs
19 1/8 skull
6 1/2 squared

Shot @ 20 ft with a .42 pistol

 

[Bambistew]

Apparently all my links were broken... I'll try this again.

Some giant critters in here, great thread! .

6.5' MT black bear, skull is a touch over 19" IIRC. Stupid luck on this one. Pre64 M70 338-06AI at about 350 yards(2007)

Colorado muzz elk. 364 gross 24 and 22" 4ths. He was also my 25th elk. (2008) 50cal Knight at about 12 yards

(2005) MT whitetail, shot Thanksgiving morning. Gross 150. 7mm mag at about 350 yards

(2001) biggest whitetail sheds... This was the next year, my neighbor picked these up. Mine are a touch bigger at 160ish. 23" inside spread.

(2010) 37.5 x 13-3/4. Awesome hunt, left my partner in camp to defend a grizzly carcass, trekked 7 miles up a drainage to kill this guy, spent the night on the mountain and was back by lunch time the following day. 100ish yards, 325wsm.

(2003) Colorado muley. Gross 209. This is my most favorite trophy/hunt... Solo hunt, left over tag, cold weather, big bulls, lots of deer... fun fun hunt. Only had a glimps of him, but knew he was BIG. Took me about 3 hours to get into position to find him. 280Rem at about 45 yards

(2011) First caribou, 380gross, walk in off the highway. Can't wait to hunt them again. 280Rem at 250ish yards

(2011) best moose so far. 58" 300WSM at around 400 yards

(2004) Eastern Gobbler. 23lb double beard 11.5x9.5. First and only eastern bird, couldn't handle the ticks and skeeters... Killed on public land on the eastern shore of MD.

The womans best animals

(2011) 39x12.5 12yo The first ram we saw the day we flew in. We sat on him over night and hiked up and shot him the next day. 300wsm at about 350 yards.

(2010) Draw moose tag any bull. Called him across a big swamp and T took him with the 325wsm at 150 yards.

(2010) Brooks Range grizzly. 21.5 skull 7'. The shot was from the the top of the dirt bank directly be hind her. Killed in self defense at about 20 yards and about 30 yards from the tent. 300wsm

 

[Point Creep]

Come on ladies - there's more out there I'm sure. Here's some photos I took of a good buddy that I've hunted with a lot over the years. I think these are his best, though I know he's taken whitetail and moose, but I wasn't there with a camera. The bull is in the 380s gross, not sure on the others the goat is livesize mounted in the Buff Bill museum in Cody, WY. All are MT public, except for the goat, which was private.

 

[nmtaxi]

Sadly, here is my biggest mulie
NM 1999
.50 cal muzzie at 15 yards
Scores about 150

2004 NM Oryx Off-Range
.338 Win. at 75 yards
35"

2007 AK Moose
.338 Win. at 300 yards
53"

2007 AK Caribou
.338 Win. at 125 yards
345 BC

2008 Barbary Sheep
.338 Win at 250 yards
27.5"

2011 Javie
.257 Robers at 100 yards
14.25" skull

2010 Colorado Mountain Lion
.257 Robers at 10 yards
14.5" skull

 

[mtlion]

My best black bear, 2010 SE Alaska, public land DIY. The shot was 25 yards with a Ruger .270. His teeth were pretty worn down and busted up. He dropped right in the creek there, in one of those pics you can see a humpy swimming behind him.

 

[BRI]

Mule Deer - 1994; WT - 2003; Elk - 2005

 

[mtlion]

My biggest lion, Gallatin CO. MT, 2006. 14 3/16 P&Y. This cat was killing elk on some private property and many were gunning for him, all looking for tracks down low. My wife and I cut his smokin' fresh track at 4 AM on Forest Service above the ranch he had been hunting elk on. Very short chase as his stomach was full to the max with elk meat.

 

[Montana4Life]

Lucky Mike is a lucky man. Great pictures! I also harvested a moose up Beaver Creek several years back. My grandpa put in for that tag (I believe 309) for 32 years and never drew it and I drew it my first year applying.

 

[mtlion]

My wife's best whitetail. Central MT, around 130 inch 4x4.

 

[justdada]

Found the turkey in eastern Colorado last spring. The bear was taken in Colorado with a 50 cal front loader in 2010, and I just found out he officially quilifies for B&C. The deer is from Kansas, no idea what it scores but I sure like him...

 

[mtlion]

My best archery antelope, central MT 14 1/4 inches long IIRC

 

[Big luke1981]

My first and only Lope.
Wyoming 2011
.308

 

[mtlion]

Here is the biggest beaver I ever caught, wait no.

Here is the hairiest beaver I ever caught, wait no.

Here is the fastest beaver I ever caught, wait no.

Along came Lou with the old Baboon and said I recognize that smell. Smells like 7 layers, that beaver eats Taco Bell………………….

My biggest beav but not my best :hump:

 

[MTsheds]

First picture is of my daughter's first shed and therefore biggest.
Second picture is of the most unique shed I have ever found.

 

[mtlion]

My wife's best mule deer. 2010 MT, Ruger .270.

 

[MTsheds]

First picture best elk - 300 ish - Rifle
Third picture best antelope - 70 ish - Archery
Third picture best mule deer - mid 160's - Rifle

 

[mtlion]

My wife's biggest lion by default

Ruger .223, Elkhorn Mountains, MT.

 

[mtlion]

My wife's biggest elk. MT 2011, Ruger .270.