Guess the age of this Elk ?

[Gutshot007]

Taste was good. We took care of it right away. It was cooler out and got on ice quickly. I think that helped. Tenderloin's thumbs up. Backstraps a little tough (cooked rare). Front shoulders and scrap grind into burger plus beef fat was good. Hindquarter roast- better cook it a lititle longer in oven or crock pot "low and slow". Overall lots of good meat . a little disappointed on the coveted backstraps

 

[Gerbdog]

Still sounds pretty tasty! the excitement for me is starting up, need to get some meat in the freezer this year, getting pumped to go hunt even if its just a bear tag in NM and an OTC elk tag here in CO. No better place then the elk woods during september.

 

[Scoot]

Big ol' gal!!!

 

[fmyth]

I shot a 16.5 year old cow in WY. I cut her up myself and got under 100 lbs of lean meat. Not an ounce of fat on the old girl. She only had 2 teeth left. The warden said she most likely would not have made it through the winter.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

That's cool thanks for sharing this!

I shot a big ol' cow a few years back that I wish I would have tooth aged. I'm not sure if there is any correlation with overall skull size but when compared to two 6 point bulls I have euro mounted, hers is bigger than both of them. It's an inch wider than both and a bit longer in overall length as well. I bet she was 10+ years.

 

[Gutshot007]

Dug up a few more pics. She did have a big 'ol donkey-head'

 

[Gutshot007]

Big belly