2023 Meat Pole

[victor3ranger]

Dang

 

[hesse]

Theses are the 2 that we harvested this year plus 1 doe

 

[deputyrpa]

I think it is accurate. Not to sound rude but when you see a bull nipping on 380" they are in a class of there own.
Here's pics of a bull I had on trial cam and the guy in pic founds sheds and scored him quite a bit more than 360".
I obsessed about this bull but he was a ghost when it came time to hunt him
A 330" is still a frigging awesome bull.
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[RYEWSKY25284]

My late season mulie from Arizona.
One shot 630 yards

he's a real dandy! Congrats.

I think it is accurate. Not to sound rude but when you see a bull nipping on 380" they are in a class of there own.
Here's pics of a bull I had on trial cam and the guy in pic founds sheds and scored him quite a bit more than 360".
I obsessed about this bull but he was a ghost when it came time to hunt him
A 330" is still a frigging awesome bull.
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massive!

 

[Trm82]

I know this is a farm elk but I found these tonight in my old laptop.
Crazy to think that this beauty of a bull was considered to be not a good bull.
You don't really understand how bull elk are until you stand beside one with a heart beat still.
This guy was bottle fed as a calf so that's the only reason he'd let us do that.
Once he'd drop velvet and start rutting he'd totally forget and kill you.

 

[Recon$$]

Still really cool.

 

[victor3ranger]

I know this is a farm elk but I found these tonight in my old laptop.
Crazy to think that this beauty of a bull was considered to be not a good bull.
You don't really understand how bull elk are until you stand beside one with a heart beat still.
This guy was bottle fed as a calf so that's the only reason he'd let us do that.
Once he'd drop velvet and start rutting he'd totally forget and kill you.
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That's awesome.
We used to have a whitetail buck that someone raised for his first year then turned him loose.
For three years running when the kids would be playing and swimming in the pond he would show up and jump right in and swim all day with them.
We finally put a big bright orange collar and bell on him hoping nobody would shoot him.

 

[H82MISS]

Absolutely incredible !!!!!!!!

 

[Trm82]

That's awesome.
We used to have a whitetail buck that someone raised for his first year then turned him loose.
For three years running when the kids would be playing and swimming in the pond he would show up and jump right in and swim all day with them.
We finally put a big bright orange collar and bell on him hoping nobody would shoot him.

That's a pretty cool story.
So what ended up happening to him ?

 

[WYO300RUM]

Could of posted a nice whitetail buck also. A Weatherby Vangaurd 257 Weatherby won last Sept.. Two different shots under 100 yds. missed. I thought no way. I had barrel threaded for muzzle brake. Installed brake. Put back in stock. Shot to check zero. Only an inch high. Adjusted. Never bumped scope or anything. Missed the two shots. Was last day of season. Week later shot at target. Foot high and foot left. How Does that happen ? I called the scope maker. Ya da ya da..It will take a year to get over that, If I can draw the limited tag for a 3rd year in a row... Doe lope Sept.. Muley buck Oct.. Cow elk Nov.. Muley, C.A. Ridgeline 6.5 PRC. 156 gr. Berger. Cow elk Weatherby Vangaurd 300 WM. (won also). 180 Hammer Hunter. Doe lope Weatherby Vangaurd 257 Weatherby I won. 100 gr. Barnes TTSX.

could

 

[deputyrpa]

Could of posted a nice whitetail buck also. A Weatherby Vangaurd 257 Weatherby won last Sept.. Two different shots under 100 yds. missed. I thought no way. I had barrel threaded for muzzle brake. Installed brake. Put back in stock. Shot to check zero. Only an inch high. Adjusted. Never bumped scope or anything. Missed the two shots. Was last day of season. Week later shot at target. Foot high and foot left. How Does that happen ? I called the scope maker. Ya da ya da..It will take a year to get over that, If I can draw the limited tag for a 3rd year in a row... Doe lope Sept.. Muley buck Oct.. Cow elk Nov.. Muley, C.A. Ridgeline 6.5 PRC. 156 gr. Berger. Cow elk Weatherby Vangaurd 300 WM. (won also). 180 Hammer Hunter. Doe lope Weatherby Vangaurd 257 Weatherby I won. 100 gr. Barnes TTSX.
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Nice sweep of big game!

What scope and mounts? I had a American made Redfield on my 03a3 for over 20 years. About 5 years ago, I went down to the big field to shoot some shots to make sure everything is on for the upcoming deer season. Never hit the 4x4 target board at 100yds. Tried again. Nope. I had to walk up to 10 yards to hit it. The reticle had shifted, but you'd never know it.

 

[WYO300RUM]

Nice sweep of big game!

What scope and mounts? I had a American made Redfield on my 03a3 for over 20 years. About 5 years ago, I went down to the big field to shoot some shots to make sure everything is on for the upcoming deer season. Never hit the 4x4 target board at 100yds. Tried again. Nope. I had to walk up to 10 yards to hit it. The reticle had shifted, but you'd never know it.

Would of been sweeter if got the whitetail buck like year before...The scope and mounts that were on the 257 Vangaurd are Vortex Viper II 5x25x50. Got on sale at Midway for $660. Reg. $1100. Leopold one piece picatinny base. . Luepold rings.

 

[WYO300RUM]

Would of been sweeter if got the whitetail buck like year before...The scope and mounts that were on the 257 Vangaurd are Vortex Viper II 5x25x50. Got on sale at Midway for $660. Reg. $1100. Leopold one piece picatinny base. . Luepold rings.

2022 critters. The muley I got in 2023 was 200 yards from muley in 2022. The cow elk about 600 yds from cow in 2022. The whitetail buck I missed 2023 was about 50 yds. from 2022 buck ! Doe about 60 yds from it. The phone to spotting scope pics are of the buck I missed the week before I shot at him . He was on private in pics. The doe I used a Tikka t3 Lite in 6.5 Needmore. 143 eldx handload.

 

[Jjlo63]

my 2023 Illinois buck. My first kill with a 450 bushmaster. Only 110 yards but drt