Biggest Roosevelt Bull YOU have killed...

[Bearhunter]

Slim9300, yes I posted a story and recap on huntwa when I killed it. It was also just featured in the First issue of Elkhunter Magazine a couple months ago!

 

[Xtorminator]

are 300" Rosies a rare feat?

Pretty much, They are out there but far and few between where I live. They make P&Y at 225.

 

[slim9300]

are 300" Rosies a rare feat?

I would say that a 300" "true" Roosevelt is more unlikely or difficult than killing a 380"+ Rocky Mountain Bull. I have seen three Rocky Mountain bulls over or close to 380" in the last 7 years in NM and MT. I have never seen a 300" Roosevelt on legally huntable ground and I have seen a few hundred of them in my lifetime. There is a game preserve in SW WA where you an go and see a few 300"+ Roosevelts and they are like nothing most elk hunters have ever seen. Here is an example of what they can look like when they are mature. The only place where you can pay to hunt them where they look like this is Vancouver Island but even then I think there is 20+ years of waiting for a resident tag.

 

[slim9300]

Slim9300, yes I posted a story and recap on huntwa when I killed it. It was also just featured in the First issue of Elkhunter Magazine a couple months ago!

Man I am an idiot. I read your article in Elkhunter Mag. LOL.

 

[Jason Stafford]

Great bulls guys......someday I want to try for a Roosie.

 

[JPhelps]

Jason, let me know when you are ready. I still owe you one.

 

[littlebuf]

Pretty much, They are out there but far and few between where I live. They make P&Y at 225.

it really depends on where your at.i hunt a area where there's quite a few bulls over 300.its draw only to hunt elk but if i ever draw that tag i will be holding out for a 350 plus Rosie.ive seen them up in the 370 range and know of one that came out of there at 396.it really comes down to management

 

[JPhelps]

When comparing the horns of a cascade roosevelt to a true roosevelt there is a huge difference.

 

[Xtorminator]

it really depends on where your at.i hunt a area where there's quite a few bulls over 300.its draw only to hunt elk but if i ever draw that tag i will be holding out for a 350 plus Rosie.ive seen them up in the 370 range and know of one that came out of there at 396.it really comes down to management

It does depend on were you hunt. I hunt SW WA and NW OR OTC. Any draw area worth its salt should have the cream of the crop, just like the refuge bulls that used to be down here. Give the animals time and they will all grow.

 

[Roosevelt]

2008 Bull

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1056&stc=1&d=1332723234

 

[slim9300]

When comparing the horns of a cascade roosevelt to a true roosevelt there is a huge difference.

Exactly. The difference is night and day.

 

[slim9300]

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1056&stc=1&d=1332723234

Nice bull!

 

[littlebuf]

not mine,a buddy's dad got this one mid 90's.biggest rosie ive ever seen,went 396 if i remember correctly

 

[MJ from Oregon]

This bull was taken in the 90's, 4 miles on the wrong side of the line to be a B&C Roosevelt. My best Western Oregon bull.

317'' gross and 311'' net

 

[rebecca francis]

Great pics! I've never had the opportunity to hunt them, but wow! They look fun!

 

[Jody Cyr]

I've killed a pile of Roosies and a 300 incher is darn tough to do in Oregon!