ORIGINAL: oldelkhunter
That may be your case but I am willing to wager that its not the case for most hunters. YOu can buy a 350+ bull just go to an Indian REservation or shoot one in the Missouri Breaks with a bow or draw a rifle tag there(highly unlikely) or limited tag units or states like AZ or NV... Most trophy Mule Deer hunts don't end up with 35" bucks at least not the ones I know about. I have been on hunts where there were opportunities for a 30+" muley but It would have taken more time and money then I had to hunt them. Coincidentally I have seen larger Mulies on Public land vs Private Land. Consider yourself lucky getting a 21" whitetail on your terms that is as tough an animal to hunt as there is.
First you gotta compare apples to apples, if thats possible in this case. A 350 class bull isn't all that uncommon but isn't near the trophy is that a 35" muley is. I would think a 400+ class bull would equal a 35" muley. Second your're right, if you got the money you can buy just about anything. In Utah you're lucky to find a 290 class bull on a general public land hunt more or less a 350 class bull. Incidentally I took a 29 1\2 muley on a general public land a few years ago. Elk are some of the toughest animals to hunt in Utah unless you have private property or a limited entry tag. Then again muleys are even easier than that on private land or a limited entry tag. No sir, I'd say a 400+ class bull is one of the toughest trophies out there. Even 380 is a tough plateau to reach.
If you really know where 350+ bulls grow like dandelions and its an OTC tag, well just go ahead and draw me a map. I'd be much obliged.
