RE: Spider bull has been killed
I think saying that there is no difference between this bull and a high fenced bull is over the top.
It did take them a solid month of hunting to close the deal on this guy. Maybe I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt, but I would assume that the shooter was with them most of the time hunting some pretty rugged country. If the guy was sitting back at camp eating steaks until they located the bull and then he just went and shot it that might be a different story, but I don't think that was the case. At any time during that month anyone with a license could have shot this bull that was on PUBLIC land.
The fact that he spent so much money on the tag and guides does detract from the accomplishment, but it doesn't equate to hunting a high fence IMO. Boone & Crockett doesn't think so either.
My 2 cents. Nathan