Legal bull in Colorado?

[cnelk]

The bull on the right is a 5pt. Perfectly legal

The bull on the left is a 3pt. Is he legal?

 

[brn2hnt]

Sure looks like it to me.

But I’d pass for fear of being 1/2” short when a measuring tape got brought out.


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[Jbehredt]

Not in my camp. Never even briefly considered shooting without 4 pts. Brown tine would have to be past his nose

 

[HunterJoeMI]

I see a 5 inch brow tine

 

[LongWayAround]

It's hard to say whether his brow tines hit that five inch requirement. The one bull in this cpw document looks pretty borderline, but they say he's legal...

https://www.cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Hunting/BigGame/Elk-Antler-Point-Restrictions.pdf

 

[fishslap]

All day every day. It’s legal and I’m shooting.

 

[sndmn11]

Yes, I ain't got no point restriction in the CO units I hunt, and just like people, there is no illegal elk.

 

[Marble]

My initial instinct is yes. But I would have to see a different angle. We've killed a couple 3 pointers over the years. The brow tines are generally 5 inches if they have one.

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[WCB]

have to see a different angle. Guided in MT where it was 4" tine on bottom half of antler. I would be telling my client to shoot if they wanted on that bull. But that extra inch? hard to say not live in person or a better picture.

 

[Geewhiz]

None of you guys are taking into consideration that he is going to lose 1/8 inch of fuzz when he sheds his velvet.

At this point with his velvet he is def legal, after that velvet is shed and he loses that 1/8 inch of fuzz, for sure not legal.

 

[5MilesBack]

Legal? Maybe, but also depends on the unit. Maybe isn't good enough in my book. I tend to underestimate bulls in the field. Even bulls on the wall in stores.......from 40-50 yards away I look at some and think "he's OK" and then get right under him and he's 370". I've passed on a lot of bulls that I wish I hadn't. But this 3-point is an easy pass IMO.

 

[specneeds]

He’d have to be close enough to use a tape measure. That brow tine is very close wishful thinking might make him legal but too close for me to call.

 

[ElkArcher918]

Pass, looks to me like the browtines are under the 5" legal limit.

 

[Jwknutson17]

I've always stuck to my 4pt rule as I don't want to be making that call on the fly. If I can't instantly make the call of shoot or not to shoot, I'm passing. That photo there, I'm passing.

 

[squirrel]

yep he's legal. Now if you see this monster with antler still attached it would give pause. I can't imagine Id ever be so lacking in freezer material to actually shoot either one though. This picture is a collection of Colorados finest deer elk and moose.

 

[Hunterbug]

I'm not positive so I'd pass. But remember, that restriction is only for about 1/3 of the state, not all of it. There are alot of units where any bull is legal so check the regs for your unit.

 

[Btaylor]

I cant handle the stress of such decisions in the field so I got a cow tag

 

[Laramie]

Yes, he is legal but that is one of the more questionable ones I have seen. Fun pic to consider.

 

[bowhuntrben]

Take ‘im!

 

[Gapmaster]

My first look was a No, and that's on my computer under no excitement. In the field I'd personally pass. I think if you have to look twice or try and gauge off nose length, etc. then the ethical thing to do is pass.