The 2012 David L vs Aron S challenge!

[Aron Snyder]

When David and I started talking about building Rokslide.com the conversation about hunting elk and mule deer came up often, and the fact that I've never killed a deer over 170"s came up even more!
Now David is a pure trophy hunter, only taking the largest deer in the area or going home with nothing.
I on the other hand have issues with unfilled tags, but have no issues dropping a 150 buck. When it comes to elk I have a pretty decent record of shooting a good bull every 3 years and just about anything else in between. What David calls freaked up priorities

So David and I are entertaining the idea of a hunting challenge between each other.

I would have to keep it in my pants long enough to shoot a deer over 180"s and David would have to shoot and elk.

So what do you guys think would be the equivalent score of a 180 deer to an elk in inches?

We get this figured out we can get some bets put on the table!

 

[Matt Cashell]

I would say 340.

180 deer aren't around every corner...

 

[flystrait]

I would think 350"

 

[BiG Boar]

depends which state or province the animals come from. A 180 inch buck with a sweet draw is pretty easy, and so is an elk if you have a very coveted draw.

In my province of BC, I would say a 180 inch mulie is like a 330 class bull.

Never shot either, so I should know.

 

[Aron Snyder]

We're talking about OTC Colorado.

 

[aggieland]

180 Deer= 340 Elk to me.

 

[shanevg]

I would say 180 mule deer = 300 elk to me.

 

[Jared Bloomgren]

Wow.....Dave to shoot an elk. Who would have thought! Since Dave hasn't killed a bull before I am going to drop the number for elk a bit. Or has he?

180=300 if he hasn't
180=340 if he has

 

[tangsrud]

Im an amiable guy, and want Dave to have a good chance... Lets go with 330" CO OTC

 

[dotman]

I'm going to have to say 320 for otc, get the poll up . Here is the big question, what are the chances of you keeping it in your pants?

 

[7mag.]

I would say a 340 bull minimum. Is this with archery tackle, or rifle, or anything goes?

 

[Aron Snyder]

We could do a total score of both animals, that way if I don't keep it in my pants my elk will carry me

 

[7mag.]

We could do a total score of both animals, that way if I don't keep it in my pants my elk will carry me

I think it should be individual for each animal. That way both of you have to get out of your comfort zone.

 

[trophyhill]

i'd say the score on the elk would depend on the unit and what's come out of it in the past few years. a 180 mulie is a great buck. can someone post a pic of a
180ish buck and a 340ish bull?

 

[Evan Williams]

OTC ELK in COLORADO!!! I am gonna say 290-300". Come on guys its OTC in Colorado!!!! I can find 180" bucks in ANY high country unit in CO with enough scouting time but a 300" bull in some of those areas...IDK!?!?! And if I know davids personality well enough he will see a GREAT bull (340+) and pass on EVERYTHING else just to kill that one!!

 

[pronghorn]

While I think this is an interesting concept, I have to give the nod to David on this one. I'm not sure the first velvet covered forkie won't be in trouble I also know that you should draw a good elk tag this year and that will be in the front of you mind trying to get the deer hunt over with so you can focus on a big stinky bull.

All that being said, I think a 180 buck is probably comparable to a 340-350 bull. Neither one grows on trees.....

 

[BMB]

OTC unit......300-320" would be a fair comparison, imo.

 

[Havok]

OTC unit......300-320" would be a fair comparison, imo.

I agree 320 would be a great but not impossible bull for OTC

 

[dirtytough]

I think 180=340. This could be really interesting

 

[drthornton]

Assuming you guys are talking archery only...Based on all time P&Y data. A 180+" Deer equates to about the top 18% of entries. A 338+" Elk equates to about the same top 18%.

So I say 180" Deer vs 338" Bull