09 January 2003, 04:02
<SkiBumplus3>New B&C record elk??
To all,
This picture and comments were emailed to me by a friend. I cannot verify the accuracy of either.
Whoops! I can't figure out how to post a picture that was emailed to me. Here's the notes.
This bull was taken on the San Carlos Indian Reservation in Arizona. It's
> green score was 505. If the score holds up, it will most likely be
declared
> a new world record. There is, however, some controversy surrounding the
> elk.. B&C is supposedly investigating the legality of the kill before
> considering its entry into the record book. They think (?) it might have
> been called in electronically. No additional information on that
allegation
> is known at this time (except by those involved in the controversy).
> Regardless of B&C findings, big is big and antlers are antlers ... even
if
> it tripped on a banana peel and broke its neck you can't make the animal
> less majestic.
> The Shipsey bull
Happy Hunting,
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09 January 2003, 06:04
tcencore260is this the beast? Mike Shipsey, San Carlos Res, 1997, score 475?

09 January 2003, 06:16
<SkiBumplus3>It looks like the same animal. I'll email my source. Thanks for debunking a rumor!
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