40”+ shiras photos

[Jon Boy]

Drew my first moose tag this year and am diving into judging these things. Post up some pictures of some 40+ inch moose and what ever helpful shiras hunting tips you may have!

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

This was my buddies 41"

 

[Alpineelk]

Learn how to call I called 12 bulls in nine days when I had the tag had one as close as 7 yards
And enjoy every second of it get a good idea on wat u want to spend your tag on so you can make quick decisions and not regret passing on something

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Shoot him near or on a road.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Congrats on the tag!

This one was 45.5”.




This one was 49.5”.

 

[wysongdog]

My Wyoming bull. 45 inches

 

[BAKPAKR]

My Wyoming bull. 45 inches

Is that how far the arrow got?

 

[wysongdog]

Nope 45 wide in the one picture you can see the arrow sticking out.

 

[BAKPAKR]

Nope 45 wide in the one picture you can see the arrow sticking out.

I meant is the arrow, as pictured, where it ended up (nearly, but not quite, a pass through).

 

[mainbeam pursuit2]

42”

 

[wysongdog]

lol I’m not sure exactly how far I got in penetration that was actually the last arrow and I purposely sent it thru the shoulder. The previous arrows weren’t in the shoulder but behind and I did get get complete pass thru

 

[LongWayAround]

I believe this one would make the 40"+ range.

I haven't had the tag myself, but the shiras moose I see often seem to have somewhat underwhelming palms and a narrower spread. I count points and look for the size of their brow tines when I'm sizing them up. There's quite a few good moose in my usual area. Unfortunately, I don't have many good pictures of them.

I have seen at least two that I believe would have made 50".

 

[Wapiti406]

42"

 

[IrkedCitizen]

Not sure how wide this one is?

If I ever get drawn I would have no issue putting my tag on him though.

 

[Hoosker Doo]

This is mine that's only 35" but with decent palms.


And here he is next to my brother's that's 45"

 

[johnnycake]

Lots of folks only seem to talk about width on moose. I would encourage you to not get too caught up in width, but to consider the overall look of a bull.

Here are two shiras bulls from a long time ago that are very similar in width ~1-2" apart IIRC, both very close to 50". I know they were both killed later that fall, and once upon a time I knew how wide they actually were. While their widths are very comparable, the one bull just can't hold a candle to the other in over all look.

 

[justin davis]

This is my colorado bull. He was 48”

 

[wowzers]

Buncher operator found this one day. Ended up matching it up. I can’t remember what the spread was but it was over 50”.

 

[BAKPAKR]

This is my colorado bull. He was 48”

That is a heck of a bull!

 

[Ridgerunner]

"Lots of folks only seem to talk about width on moose. I would encourage you to not get too caught up in width, but to consider the overall look of a bull."

For me this is exactly it. for my OIL tag in WA I was focused on the overall look, I wanted something with a nice spread but more importantly I wanted a bull that had pretty wide paddles, double brows and some short points. I didn't want a bull that had skinny paddles and long points that looked more like an elk than a moose. I would venture that most mature bulls have a 40" or greater spread.