2005 Idaho Elk

J from Denmark · September 29, 2005, 06:42:00 AM

Yeehaa
YESSIR

Killdeer · September 29, 2005, 06:49:00 AM

Magnificent bull, perfect game management! Congratulations on retiring this old sire.

Killdeer

the Ferret · September 29, 2005, 07:04:00 AM

HOLY SMOLY that is some elk. Congrats nj. Bet your heart was doing about 100 and your breathing too when that bad boy was 15 yards from you for that long.

WOW, congrats

SteveD · September 29, 2005, 07:32:00 AM

Great Bull. Congrats

Orso · September 29, 2005, 08:27:00 AM

Awesome bull... Congrats!!

Does everyone know that an Elk's back teeth are Ivory? I just learned that. I've never heard anyone discuss this before.

Stalker58 · September 29, 2005, 08:35:00 AM

WOW!That's a fantastic Bull.
Congradulations!

TexMex · September 29, 2005, 08:39:00 AM

Muy bien!!!

elk ninja · September 29, 2005, 10:41:00 AM

Thats an absolute TOAD! Congrats, I came up empty this year, but there is still mulies!

elk ninja · September 29, 2005, 10:42:00 AM

Orso, I think most of us up in elk country know that elk have "ivories" which aren't "real" ivory, but they make some pretty unusual (pretty for some but not my cup of tea) jewelry.

Ray Lyon · September 29, 2005, 10:55:00 AM

Keep smiling; you deserve to be smiling. :D :D

Congratulations!

njstykbow · September 29, 2005, 10:58:00 AM

elk ninja,

Another interesting thing about this bull was the fact that it had NO ivories. There were large lumps in the upper gums where they should have been, but it appeared that this bull never had them. Never seen or heard of it before. I was really looking forward to getting the ivories out of this bull to make necklaces for my two daughters. Maybe next year.

Joe

Orso · September 29, 2005, 12:24:00 PM

Very interesting about the Ivories.... Great Bull!!

chri5917 · September 29, 2005, 06:26:00 PM

Congrats, man, that's a nice lookin' Bull! Where about in Souther Idaho were you huntin'?
On the Ivories, around here from time to time you'll spot a woman whose husband must REALLY love her wearin around a neckless or ring with a big old swirly lookin' ivory on it. Not sure how true it is, but I've heard that long, long ago elk used to have tusks. That'd be sight on an early morning!

Guru · September 29, 2005, 06:31:00 PM

NJ, That's an AWESOME BULL!!!!

Congrats man!!!

blackbearhunter · September 29, 2005, 06:42:00 PM

Fantastic!

njstykbow · September 29, 2005, 07:14:00 PM

Chris,

I was hunting in the Teton zone. If they used to have tusks, I'm glad they got rid of them...it would detract from their headgear!