Score estimate my first elk

[arwhntr]

Congrats on a sweet bull! It's a crazy ride anytime you kill a bull but the first might be the best. 275-280"

 

[Mojave]

270-314

 

[abbrown]

Uh let me check and see if I have pictures even the guy that helped pack it out with me said he's never seen antler bases this far off the skull when we caped it out. I hope I have pictures or he does. Will update if I do!

Interestingly, in New Zealand they put a lot of emphasis on the "bases off the skull" aka pedicle height measurement as an inverse relationship to age. IE, an old warrior would have bases right down on the skull and more lateral off the top of the skull. Not an exact science, and they're talking red deer not elk, but they are cousins and I wonder how much it correlates. Would be interesting to know the age.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

Your FIRST bull Elk. 1000 at least That would be green score of course

 

[wind gypsy]

275-280 is my guess

 

[4doutfitter]

283 gross good mass

 

[DAOutfitters208]

Interestingly, in New Zealand they put a lot of emphasis on the "bases off the skull" aka pedicle height measurement as an inverse relationship to age. IE, an old warrior would have bases right down on the skull and more lateral off the top of the skull. Not an exact science, and they're talking red deer not elk, but they are cousins and I wonder how much it correlates. Would be interesting to know the age.

Congrats on you first bull, very exciting moment! I cannot comment on the score, but I have noticed this as well on elk. I will update with some pictures later, but I have found younger bulls bases are higher off the skull and old bulls bases are closer to the skull.

 

[TooLucky406]

Congrats on your bull! Killing a bull in Western MT is getting tough these days. I'll go with 279 5/8 net. And if your bull is still in Montana and need official score, PM me, I'm an official measurer for P&Y and B&C down the Bitterroot.

 

[tdhanses]

Get it measured, my guess is 265-275.

 

[Indian Summer]

275-285

 

[S.Clancy]

Guess this bull. I scored it this morning. I'll attach measurements later.