Today I learned I don't know what a 300" bull is

[Lil-Rokslider]

Could be you took a really good picture. Doesnt look like you missed anything.

The most important part of hunting is being a camera wizard when it comes to making your critter look big.

 

[5MilesBack]

Pics are tough, they can be so deceiving in either direction. I too expected that bull to be higher than 270".

 

[Pacific_Fork]

Having a professional like P&Y measure your bull would be a great service to us all. That is every bit of an internet 300+ bull. Unless you’re a hobbit with a crazy camera lol!

 

[Shane]

I added the spread. Here's my numbers. View attachment 449852

Your G4 measurements look short, and the circumference numbers look smaller than the pics too. Hard to tell for sure without seeing him in person, but he sure looks like he's a lot closer to 300" than he is to 270" to me.

 

[cnelk]

Just watching a OM score a rack is very informative in itself.

 

[Nickofthewoods]

People think there are 300 inch bulls and 20 inch trout everywhere in the mountains. Then usually their pictures show that they are actually 250 bulls and 17 inch trout. From the photos yours really does look like it's close to 300 though. Great bull either way, Congrats!

 

[Ross]

congrats on a great bull and photos

 

[Ucsdryder]

Filled my Colorado archery elk tag yesterday. It was an epic adventure, and exactly the bull I dreamed about finding in this unit. Now, inches don't matter much to me, and every bull I've killed previously has been small, but when I saw him on the ground I thought he was for sure a 300" bull. Got home and rough taped him, and he's 270". I learned today that a lot of the so called 300" bulls I've seen in my life, probably weren't. View attachment 449813View attachment 449814

This bull below was 278. There are definitely some similarities between the 2 bulls.

 

[Mule3006Elk]

Bro! Keep it real. The Bull looks badass!! Good mass, character, great color, symmetric, 6x6. I wouldn't think twice on that one. FWIW

 

[sodaksooner]

Maybe he forgot to add the spread.

That's what I was thinking.....Not an expert at all but looks way bigger than 270...

Either way, a great bull!

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

When you go to the B&C calculator, it will spit out a total like this for you. Assuming you can run a tape, you should get darn close.

 

[MThuntr]

That's a beautiful bull. I'd shoot him every day

 

[ridgefire]

Congrats on a great bull. I would have guessed he was over 300" as well.

 

[cnelk]

An OM showed me how to determine the intersecting lines to get tine length

This is just a rough example I did quick on a G4 tine.

 

[sndmn11]

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I added the spread. Here's my numbers. View attachment 449852

Those look close to me. I love that bull but I think for scoring it is deceiving because his proportions are correct for a bigger bull and what most people's eyes are drawn to, and he is just a scooschybit short on each tine in length. Over 12 measurements that adds up.

I do however think he is closer to 300" than what you have him at, 285-290".

Great bull, OTC in Colorado,

Really nice bull especially for otc.

Who said OTC?

 

[elkhunterUT]

Fantastic bull and one you should be proud of - congrats!! Score is just a number and reference point - what really matters are the experiences and the memories.

 

[wannakillabigbull]

An OM showed me how to determine the intersecting lines to get tine length

This is just a rough example I did quick on a G4 tine.


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Measuring tape is critical for scoring, but so is painters tape! I don't score without it anymore.

 

[Ucsdryder]

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Those look close to me. I love that bull but I think for scoring it is deceiving because his proportions are correct for a bigger bull and what most people's eyes are drawn to, and he is just a scooschybit short on each tine in length. Over 12 measurements that adds up.

I do however think he is closer to 300" than what you have him at, 285-290".



Who said OTC?

I completely agree with everything you said. This is a great thread! Just goes to show you, our minds tell us a mature 6x6 is 300”, even when we have one with pictures and a score. Great bull, that’s a shooter in probably all but 4-5 units in Colorado with a bow.

 

[TheHammer]

That bull is awesome! Congratulations on your success. Thanks for sharing to us all who were not as lucky.

 

[svivian]

I thought 280" bull when i saw the pic. Back end does not look like a 300" bull. Also brow tines aren't sweeping out in front of the nose. That is a beautiful bull though and love the dark horns. Congrats!