Son’s 2023 elk back from the taxidermist

[npaden]

Not really Honda SxS related but I’m a pretty proud pappa right now so thought it would share here in the other topics forum.

He shot this bull last October on a tiny chunk of public land next to our property we own in Colorado.

We don't use a winch, cut 'em up and haul them out on our back.

Well, at least haul them as far as where the machine is parked!

I just thought about it, and I'm not sure that rack would have fit inside the bed of the new to me Pioneer 1000-5! I bet we could have figured out a way though.

Just got it back from the taxidermist this week and got it on the wall.

Hunting is a pretty big deal to us, we enjoy riding the machines but enjoy the places they take us a little more probably.

 

[Buggyman]

Not really Honda SxS related but I’m a pretty proud pappa right now so thought it would share here in the other topics forum.

He shot this bull last October on a tiny chunk of public land next to our property we own in Colorado.
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Just got it back from the taxidermist this week and got it on the wall.

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Hunting is a pretty big deal to us, we enjoy riding the machines but enjoy the places they take us a little more probably.

Welcome and congrats to the young man on a great hunt.

 

[TxDoc]

That's a MONSTER. Bigfoot would think twice about tryin to UN-ALIVE that trophy

Sent from my motorola edge plus 2023 using Tapatalk

 

[Dirtstiffs-1000]

Good Bull, nice mount and unforgettable memories.

 

[tjoreo]

Congratulations on the great bull and the unforgettable memories. I'm waiting for my son to get his first. I've had alot of chances and success over the years and now it his turn. Enjoy.

 

[lowranger]

Congratulations on your son's great bull and a memory of a life time.
We have common interests.

 

[npaden]

Thanks everyone! His elk gross scored 371" and has amazing mass all the way back. It has a broken g3 on his left side otherwise he would have netted to make the minimum Boone and Crockett. I shot the elk in my avatar in Wyoming in 2013 and it gross scored 372" but didn't have anything broken so it actually made the minimum Boone and Crockett net score of 360" for a typical elk.

It’s always hard to get a good perspective on the size of an animal. My son is 17 but he is 6’2” so that changes the perspective a bit. When the taxidermist was working on it I stopped by his shop to check on it and took this picture. Having a guy who is around 5’7” in the frame makes the elk look huge! You really get a feel for the mass on the antlers in this picture as the antlers are about the size of his arms.

We celebrated getting him back from the taxidermist by eating some of his backstraps.

 

[The Green Goat]

Holy crap, those are some nice bulls. I'd love to get one someday. Been out west a couple times chasing them on backpacking trips but failed miserably.

 

[Bighat]

Elk meat is better than beef, and I'm a beef farmer.

 

[silvertrd09]

Wow, congrats to your son !! Incredible bull elk. Nothing better as a father then getting to spend time hunting with our kids. Making memories.

 

[lowranger]

Thanks everyone! His elk gross scored 371" and has amazing mass all the way back. It has a broken g3 on his left side otherwise he would have netted to make the minimum Boone and Crockett. I shot the elk in my avatar in Wyoming in 2013 and it gross scored 372" but didn't have anything broken so it actually made the minimum Boone and Crockett net score of 360" for a typical elk.

It’s always hard to get a good perspective on the size of an animal. My son is 17 but he is 6’2” so that changes the perspective a bit. When the taxidermist was working on it I stopped by his shop to check on it and took this picture. Having a guy who is around 5’7” in the frame makes the elk look huge! You really get a feel for the mass on the antlers in this picture as the antlers are about the size of his arms.

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We celebrated getting him back from the taxidermist by eating some of his backstraps.
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My wife's elk she killed in 2013 in Idaho. Scored 376 1/4.

 

[npaden]

My wife's elk she killed in 2013 in Idaho. Scored 376 1/4.View attachment 425779

Awesome! Those are some amazing 5ths on that bull. Great mass and long beams too.

 

[npaden]

Since we are sharing pictures of bulls shot in 2013 here’s some more pictures of the bull in my avatar that I shot in 2013 in Wyoming.

Hard to pass up an opportunity to show off pictures.

 

[lowranger]

Since we are sharing pictures of bulls shot in 2013 here’s some more pictures of the bull in my avatar that I shot in 2013 in Wyoming.
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Hard to pass up an opportunity to show off pictures.

That's right! Nice bull!

 

[lowranger]

Side photo of her same bull.

 

[tnoutdoors]

Not really Honda SxS related but I’m a pretty proud pappa right now so thought it would share here in the other topics forum.

He shot this bull last October on a tiny chunk of public land next to our property we own in Colorado.
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We don't use a winch, cut 'em up and haul them out on our back.
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Well, at least haul them as far as where the machine is parked!

I just thought about it, and I'm not sure that rack would have fit inside the bed of the new to me Pioneer 1000-5! I bet we could have figured out a way though.

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Just got it back from the taxidermist this week and got it on the wall.

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Hunting is a pretty big deal to us, we enjoy riding the machines but enjoy the places they take us a little more probably.

Awesome hunt and outcomes, end-to-end. Congrats to your son/young man. Love seeing big bulls and the memories and the joy they bring. I'm 60 this year and a TN native. Bucket list item yet to attempt is a bull elk with my bow. I'm still focused on the experience and prepping as best I can (health, excercise, research, and shooting arrows). Lord willing I hope to at least go and get after one.

 

[Plumber32]

Not really Honda SxS related but I’m a pretty proud pappa right now so thought it would share here in the other topics forum.

He shot this bull last October on a tiny chunk of public land next to our property we own in Colorado.
View attachment 424489

We don't use a winch, cut 'em up and haul them out on our back.
View attachment 424490

Well, at least haul them as far as where the machine is parked!

I just thought about it, and I'm not sure that rack would have fit inside the bed of the new to me Pioneer 1000-5! I bet we could have figured out a way though.

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Just got it back from the taxidermist this week and got it on the wall.

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Hunting is a pretty big deal to us, we enjoy riding the machines but enjoy the places they take us a little more probably.

Not really Honda SxS related but I’m a pretty proud pappa right now so thought it would share here in the other topics forum.

He shot this bull last October on a tiny chunk of public land next to our property we own in Colorado.
View attachment 424489

We don't use a winch, cut 'em up and haul them out on our back.
View attachment 424490

Well, at least haul them as far as where the machine is parked!

I just thought about it, and I'm not sure that rack would have fit inside the bed of the new to me Pioneer 1000-5! I bet we could have figured out a way though.

View attachment 424491

Just got it back from the taxidermist this week and got it on the wall.

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Hunting is a pretty big deal to us, we enjoy riding the machines but enjoy the places they take us a little more probably.

We should be friends! I want to experience that hunt. I don't care if I kill anything. Just want to call one in !

 

[tnoutdoors]

We should be friends! I want to experience that hunt. I don't care if I kill anything. Just want to call one in !

All for it @Plumber32. And the same expectations. Several TN friends have been without success, both guided and self-guided. I am taking notes on guides, locations and such. Happy to share plans when it all gets serious.

 

[The Green Goat]

I've been out to Colorado on a 2nd rifle hunt and to Riggins, Idaho on a bow hunt, both backpacking. Both highly unsuccessful. If you do nothing else before you go into the mountains, get into decent shape. I was in OK shape when I went and the mountains still kicked my ass.

 

[npaden]

Hunting on public land out west has gotten super popular and people tend to be pretty stingy with information and when/how/where to go after them. I apply for tags in nearly every western state and it has gone from 15 years ago where I could pretty much count on having at least one elk tag every year to now going 3 and 4 years between drawing a tag.

That's why I bought our place in Colorado. With over the counter tags for 2nd and 3rd rifle seasons (at least that's the way it is now, they are talking about all tags going to a draw possibly) I at least get to hunt elk every year.

There is still a lot of public land out west to hunt on, but it is getting more crowded with hunters, backpackers, etc. every year.