Can someone give me an idea of the average weight a Utah Rocky Mountain Elk runs.

Welcome to the forum Lrac. Bulls will run anywhere
from 700-900 pounds depending on age and forage.

Thanks. Aren't spikes 1 year old? Are you saying 1 year olds run that much?

Yes spikes are yearlings. No spikes dont weigh near
that much. They have 5 or 6 years to go to be fully
mature and achieve max antler growth.

Here in Idaho if you're hunting elk in Sept. or Oct. a spike bull will generally weigh 350lbs to 450lbs on the hoof. And its age is 1 1/2 yrs. And if you have to pack it out on your back over 3 miles the weight then doubles.LOL Speaking from experience its the best meat you'll ever eat.

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I shot a Spike Bull in the Gila he weighted 550 Lbs on the hoof. Good luck

Thanks Guys. That's the exact info i've been looking for. 350-550 should yeild 140-220 lbs of meat (3-5 times as much as a deer). My hunt will be Oct 1 in Utah.

Lrac I'm from Utah and the one you need to ask. Most spikes around here weigh about 200-250 cleaned. Thats pretty much the average.

By the way where are you hunting?

3 spikes that i can remember we shot here in washington. Hanging in the cooler at the butcher, bones and meat weighed 163, 180 and 190.

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