Congrats on the kill
Oh man, I made a elk roast last night that was incredible. So easy, if you get a chance give this a try.

Thaw the meat out.
heat up some oil and just quickly sear the entire outside of the roast.
put3/4" of water in a pan and chop some onions.
Place the seared roast in the water and season with salt and pepper.
cover and cook for 5 hours at 200 degrees.

when you grab the bone with tongs, the meat will literally fall off. Oh sweet goodness I wish I had more.

congrats b/b, yummy

dwd2001....boy oh boy, you ain't kiddin....I can't wait to try that! THANKS!

that's wonderful!! congrats!!!

Bugleboy........CONGRATULATIONS!! I think it is awesome that you set a size limit for yourself and stick to it. That is the only way trophy animals will develope......as you seem to already know......Let them go so they can grow! Thanks for sharing your hunt with us.

Try taking a roast and making itatian elk out of it.I make venison that way.Well my wife does.Talk about some great tasting meat.If you need the recipe PM me and I will get it to you.
Congrast on taking a cow.And I compliment you on sticking with your plan of only taking a mature bull.Wish there were more hunters like that in both elk and whitetail's.