Pics of my AZ Elk Hunt

[Larry Landgren]

Thought I would post a few pics of my September Elk hunt.

Here is a pic of 2 bulls fighting. There in the 340 class. I took this pic out of my spotting scope at over 900 yards out

Here is a pic of one of the bulls walking around

Here is a pic of th bull with a few of his cows

Here is a pic of a pretty cool lake up there. Forgot the name of it

And here is a pic of the bull we shot. He grossed 396 5/8. He had 57 1/4 main beams with a 48" wide spread.

 

[Horn Seeker]

Larry! Right on!

 

[Moosie]

Hunter wasn't smileing... I can see why..... 396 ? What a waste shooting a Raghorn like that ...

Congrats !!!

 

[Larry Landgren]

I did not shoot this bull. My dad shot him. I just got my picture took with it, LOL. I hunted hard for 7 days and we could not find the right bull for me to shoot.

 

[elkfarmer]

congrats to your dad for taking a great bull.

 

[kphunter]

Great job, what unit were you and your dad hunting?

KP

 

[Oak]

Nice bull. Got a side view of him?

 

[Gunner46]

So? Ya popped the 1st one in range did ya ??

Nice D@mn Bull Buddy !!! Congrats

 

[ashersdad]

That is a dandy. Congrats to you and your Dad.

 

[Larry Landgren]

Here is the best side view I have on my memory card. This came of the white mountain fort apache reservation. My dad had the trophy tag and I had the Managment bull tag ( mature 5x5) and a cull bull tag ( deformed horn like on side a 6x6 and the other a spike). We saw only one bull that might have classified as a managment bull on the 3rd day that was in the 320" class range that I passed on hoping to find a bigger one since they have killed a few 5x5's in the 350-375 class in the past.

The day after we shot my dads bull we were chasing bugles looking for a managment or cull bull and ended up finding a bull that was in the 420 -430 class range. He was a 7x7 that had main beams that were around 65-67" and a spread that was pushing 50". His fronts were out past his nose and the rest of his points had some serious length. We first saw this bull at 90 yards between 2 cedar trees. When we saw him we cow called and he came right at us He came within 10 yards of us and screamed at us. He stood there for probaly a good minute or 2 intell he walked beside us to look for the cow. That was about the hardest situation I have ever had to deal with since I was not able to shoot that bull :BLEEP: Just Experiencing that made the hole trip worth it even if I did not shoot a bull.

Good news is i got a DIY az bull tag in unit 10 next month and the first rag horn I see is getting wacked.

 

[mattobertin]

Awesome bull, hopefully I will get drawn for a bull tag one of these years!!!!

 

[Jaeger22]

Those are great pics. It reminds us why we like to hunt! Nice elk, too.

 

[AZ402]

Stud bull, were there any other good bulls from the WMFA? I know the San Carlos produced some monsters...

 

[Larry Landgren]

Stud bull, were there any other good bulls from the WMFA? I know the San Carlos produced some monsters...

I know of a 436, 420 and 2 others that were pushing the 400 gross mark this year. I know there was alot of bulls shot that grossed 350-370 class killed this year. They had some good horn growth this year to do the moisture they received.

STan have you heard of any good bulls coming out of unit 27 and 1 besides that drop tine ?

 

[AZ402]

No giants out of 27 or 1 that I've heard of. I'm sure there had to be a few tough.

 

[Moosie]

Larry, what do tags like that run ? About 12k ?

 

[Vinnie B]

Nice bull.. It's about time you got the pics up... congrats to you and your dad on a great bull...

 

[Larry Landgren]

Larry, what do tags like that run ? About 12k ?

I sent you a pm Moosie