I want to see your smallest legal bull

[flatlanderhuffandpuff]

Everyone loves to show off their biggest bulls. I'd like to see your smallest legal bull.

I am only up to speed on the CO 4 point or brow tine over 5 inch rule but would be curious to see what you've killed and where it was killed.

 

[Indian Summer]

The two on the bottom left. Last day of the season bulls in Montana.

 

[406unltd]

montana baby bull

 

[Scott74]

He tasted good

 

[Laramie]

I guided a many "meat" hunts in a Co 4 point restriction area. In 2 years running these I only saw one bull larger than a spike that didn't meet the requirement and I'm pretty sure he was injured while in velvet. If it is past the spike stage, it will likely be legal. I'll see if I can dig up some pics for you. It's been a few years.

 

[Northpark]

Non antler point restriction unit. Drew the tag them messed up my knee and couldn’t walk. I was able to pull the truck right up to him and 4 guys shoved him in the back of the truck whole. The little ones taste fantastic.

 

[cnelk]

This guy had broke his right antler during growth so it has a club.

 

[Wapiti1]

2009 in a browtine unit in MT. He snuck in behind me while I was working on a nice 5X5. 10 yard shot.

Jeremy

 

[BuzzH]

Montana the last year it was legal to kill spikes in the unit I used to hunt for elk.

Spikes in the velvet in November are some fine eating.

 

[Firewillie77]

Colorado in a unit that allows spikes


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[Firewillie77]

Colorado


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[Extrapale]

Montana the last year it was legal to kill spikes in the unit I used to hunt for elk.

Spikes in the velvet in November are some fine eating.

Yep. My first bull 31 years ago was a velvet spike in Oregon.

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[Jaker_cc]

My first and my smallest from Montana in 2011. Couldn’t have been any happier

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[Indian Summer]

My first and my smallest from Montana in 2011. Couldn’t have been any happier

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If that’s your smallest let’s see your biggest! How many have you killed?

 

[twdjr]

Archery elk from NM. I was in on a herd bugling bull and didn't realize this bull was present. This bull was raking brush and I thought he was the heard bull. I realized shortly after I shot when the 7x7 herd bull bugled and put on a show at less than 50 yards from me that I arrowed the wrong bull. I sat there in disbelief and said that's about right. However, I did make a nice 56 yard shot on this bull. LOL

 

[mncoolbeans]

My First Elk, last year 2019 CO 1st Rifle Season.

 

[KNASH]

Thank you all for resetting my expectations! Now, would you all mind posting some really bad group target pics on the reloading thread next??

 

[Billy Goat]

I'm horrible with pictures. Hard to pose a phone to take a picture of yourself.

I got no excuse for shooting something small except it's legal and I like shooting elk.
I'm normally not too picky.

 

[fishslap]

Colorado last year. 3x3.5, legal based on brows. My first bull was slightly smaller than this one but had its small g2s making it a tiny 4x4.

 

[fishslap]

I’ll add that I was kicking nice 5x5s and ok sixes out it my way when packing this guy out. No joke.