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woulda shoulda coulda been a dandy !

Old 05-28-2008 | 11:55 PM
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I've now found3 dead bucks 1 bullthis spring while out scouting/shed hunting and I havent been out much due to the snow, this being the biggest.. not a good sign and I am just finally getting into the norths now the snowis melting.. by the looks of his teeth hes not that old.. 4.5 ....





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Old 05-28-2008 | 11:59 PM
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That is a huge one, any idea on the rough score?
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Old 05-29-2008 | 12:02 AM
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I havent put a tape on him or the others.. have just been busy, busy but will once I get them cleaned up.. he should go over 150 gross np.. his left side is really strong his right is a little weaker
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Old 05-29-2008 | 12:06 AM
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What a shame, sure was a bruiser!
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Old 05-29-2008 | 04:54 AM
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Old 05-29-2008 | 05:06 AM
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Dang Troy, that guy would have been a fun one to match wits with this fall. He's got some tine length. Is all this due to the deep snow having their browse covered up all winter?
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Old 05-29-2008 | 05:12 AM
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That is a shame Troy! I know winter kill is part of nature but it sure seems like a waste!
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Old 05-29-2008 | 05:35 AM
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What a monster, a shame. Knowing you though, you will find an even bigger one to set your sites on.
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Old 05-29-2008 | 06:56 AM
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That sucks brother. Were the rest of the bones laying near it? Is it a winter kill? If it is, you must have had the snow pretty early, funny that he'd still be packing his rack. Most winter kills we find up here haveshed and if they haven't, its usually a wolf kill.

Did you find anything else last night?
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Old 05-29-2008 | 07:03 AM
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Do you have any idea why you are finding so many? Is that even a lot of dead ones for up there?

That is a shame. Where we hunt elk in CO I almost always find a bull or two dead from the year before, but I figure that is mostly bad shots that resulted in a dead animal and no recovery.
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