Not a room but the garage. Got him at 25yds with a hip shot.

Here it is:



Very nice!

Thanks Charles, wonder what I was doing wrong?

I have another of him mounted that I can't figure out how to post. He scored 355 4/8 unofficial and hhas a 3rd antler on the left side

IT WORKED! Funny how that happens when you follow the instructions! Thanks T Carr and Charles_Helm

My pleasure.

Nice mount.

That's a beauty Steve.Almost as nice as a Quebec caribou|

Thanks Shootaway, I would like to try for one of those someday too.

Steve

congratulations on such a great trophy!

But we're gonna cause a shed load of confusion with the name thing!

Shakari, I will always defer to you. If you wish, I will change my screen name to eliminate any confusion. I didn't know of you untill after I registered on the board. Hope someday we can meet. We just need to get the Astronaut Steve Robinson in this also!

Steve,

I guess I should have said welcome to the forum!

there's absolutely no need to change your screen name - I'm sure that even if there is the odd occasion of mistaken identity it'll give us a smile at least

nice bull!!!! wow, and I like the look on your face in the picture too!

Steve
That is a great elk.

Oh Yeah!! nice bull.

Where was it taken?

A big elk like this is one of the world's great trophies !!! All things considered. Well done !

Riodot, he was taken near Stampede Pass in WA. State. It was a Draw permit for Any Bull. I pet him every day!
Thanks scruffy, I agree with you.
Thanks NE 450 No 2

Thanks Cold, I still have that look when I look at him!

Yeah, That's a beauty!

What a fantastic Elk, I love the color of the antlers.

-Ron

Thanks Grizzly1, A friend asked if they were stained, no they weren't. They were that color when we hauled him out of the woods.

Gorgeous animal, I've never hunted elk but someday soon I will.

the chef

nice! congrats!

quote:

Originally posted by byf42: The true measure of a hunters skill is not the size of the trophy but rather the length of the shot with the greater measure of skill being the shorter shot---Jeff Cooper

Holy statement !!!

Congrats on your so beautiful trophy Steve !!

That is a pretty darn good start on a trophy room!!!!!

Congrats,

Bob

Superb elk Steve ,
congratulations. That makes it tough for you in the future . Any addition has to stand up to him

Is it my eyes or does that elk have a third horn? I've not heard of or seen anything like it; has anyone else?

Thanks everyone, yes Toomany Tools, he has a 3rd antler just under the left base. Don't know if its a genetic thing or was an injury when the antlers were forming. I hunt the same area every year with a fair sized group and none have ever seen another bull with 3 antlers either till this guy.
The quote from Jeff Cooper might not apply to me yet, I had alot of luck on my side. Alot of things go through your mind in a split second when you walk up on a bull like this and he turns to look at you, raises his nose and you can see his nostrills trying to get a sniff of ya, then starts troting off and I thought I had to at least try a shot, swung from the hip and pulled the trigger. A higher power guided that bullet through his brain and the next he knew he was in Elk Heaven.