Any expired bull elk is WAY bigger than you thought.
How much do elk weigh?
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I hit a bull elk with a tractor and a loaded gas trailer coming off Vail Pass at night. Bent the frame of the tractor, pushed the fuel tank back, blew out the left front tire and took the hood and front bumper off the tractor. The head came off and struck the windshield. Pulled the steering wheel out of my hands and the trailer was coming around. Felt like I hit a concrete wall. He was running at full speed. He covered almost both lanes. Would have been fatal in a car.
How much did he weight? Somewhere between 1500 pounds and 2000 pounds according to the CSP and Vail police.
They look really big just before impact.
I hit a bull elk with a tractor and a loaded gas trailer coming off Vail Pass at night. Bent the frame of the tractor, pushed the fuel tank back, blew out the left front tire and took the hood and front bumper off the tractor. The head came off and struck the windshield. Pulled the steering wheel out of my hands and the trailer was coming around. Felt like I hit a concrete wall. He was running at full speed. He covered almost both lanes. Would have been fatal in a car.
How much did he weight? Somewhere between 1500 pounds and 2000 pounds according to the CSP and Vail police.
They look really big just before impact.
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Driving through Montana towards miles city at night with my brother in law at the wheel, I spotted a bull moose on the shoulder just itching to cross,so I said moose..no reaction,moose..still no reaction.. it dawned on me John was deaf in that ear..MOOOOOSE!!! We missed it [emoji16]
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Beefmasters run 2,000# plus. A big one can run 2,500#. Where's the beef? Right there!
The bull elk that I shot was about 800lbs. He was a good size 5x5, have the mount in the basement, much to my wife's chagrin...
For the curious, I shot him with a 165gr., 7mm Rem Mag. First shot was right on the button, dropped him to his front knees. Racked a second round and put him down for good. Very big, but graceful/agile animals.
For the curious, I shot him with a 165gr., 7mm Rem Mag. First shot was right on the button, dropped him to his front knees. Racked a second round and put him down for good. Very big, but graceful/agile animals.
Years ago, Mom caught a good-size King salmon at Westport. Funny how it grew even after we ate it.
I was never an Elk, but when I was a member of the Eagles, there were a couple...never mind! Nobody's perfect!
Okay, I'll bite: what's a hen weigh?
Okay, I'll bite: what's a hen weigh?
One evening, long long ago, I was on LoLo Pass, between Idaho and
Montana driving my 1982 Silverado, which was a lot newer then than
it is now. A big old lady elk stepped out of the bushes right in front of
me. I only had time to say oh xxxx!
She stood up, shook herself, and ran off into the forest. All of that
beautiful plastic stuff on the front of the Silverado had to be replaced
and a big dent taken out.
Montana driving my 1982 Silverado, which was a lot newer then than
it is now. A big old lady elk stepped out of the bushes right in front of
me. I only had time to say oh xxxx!
She stood up, shook herself, and ran off into the forest. All of that
beautiful plastic stuff on the front of the Silverado had to be replaced
and a big dent taken out.
Mine weren't exactly B&C and I never took one to a butcher for processing. They were legal bulls and I was happy to get them.
They were taken in Meeker CO and we didn't hunt with guides. After rolling them over to gut 'em, I would have sworn they were close to a ton!
Here's two of the skull mounts. The other one is a 5x5 with a number of broken tines. It's in my neighbors basement over his bar! The fish in the middle is the 200 pound king salmon caught in Lake Michigan!
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So does the female Elk ask the male Elk, " honey does this fur make me look fat?
The fish in the middle is the 200 pound king salmon caught in Lake Michigan!
Hmmm. . . . Lemme ponder that for a bit . . . .
I have never hunted Elk but I've heard the best place to shoot one is beside your truck.
Larry
200 Pound King Salmon
Good catch! Can't get nothin by you.
Thought I'd sneak that one in… After all, this is a thread about exaggerated game weight.Hmmm. . . . Lemme ponder that for a bit . . . .
Good catch! Can't get nothin by you.
20 years ago i shot a small 5x6 on busy public land. I gutted him, skidded him downhill 1 1/4 miles. I then stood him on his horns and tipped his rump into the truck bed. Lifting the front shoulders and pushing allowed me to get him all into the bed. Only bull I ever got out whole. If he weighed 350 gutted I would be shocked. IMO, a 1700 + lb elk would be in a high fence and full of growth hormones and who knows what else, not an animal that ever had to run.
I have never hunted Elk but I've heard the best place to shoot one is beside your truck.
Having been in on over 100 elk kills, I can attest to your wisdom. I have pulled, pushed, packed out on horses, 4 wheelers, tote goat, and on my back, way more times than I care to remember. I have even ridden one down an icy mountain and have been ridden down by elk on several more. They are never easy.
fiasconva
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That would depend upon whether you shot him or I shot him. *s* The one I shot is gonna be UUUUUGE!
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Well there are the little Elk that are up in Oregon and then the ones over in Utah that go from 1,600 to 1,800 pounds on the hoof.
You can use a little 4x4 or horses to get the meat out, just depends on the terrain that the Elk was killed in.
I learned the hard way, not to shoot any deer or Elk..........
"Way down there" !!
It is way easier to pull an animal.....
Down hill........... or better yet, drive up to it.
LittleCooner
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It mostly depends upon what time in the hunt you estimate the weight. If it is when it first hits the ground, usually 600-700 pounds. After it is quartered and ready to head "out" most become closer to 1000 pounds. If you estimate weigth once all parts are back to camp or the vehicle, yes, they can grow to 1700- 2000 pounds real easy. It is something about that gravity at the high altitude of the american west that affects final weight. Flat land Alabama boy speaking hear.
Now why is this critter called the Roosevelt elk when he was in the Bull Moose Party?
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Teddy Roosevelt was the first guy to really push to save our great treasures of wild game and the wild places. I would say it was a great honor to name that subspecies of western Elk after him. I have always placed him at number 2 of my list of best presidents ever, just behind George Washington. He hunted extensively in the west in the years he lived in the Dakotas.
He established the US Forest Service, created 5 National Parks, 18 National Monuments, created 51 bird preserves, 4 game preserves and 150 National forests while president. This is over 150 million acres of forest land he preserved while president.
This is why someone decided to name them "Roosevelt Elk", because without him, they would probably not exist today, killed out by the greedy parts of our society.
