Colorado bull

[homerthebeeman]

Nice bull!!

 

[Kooz7]

Wow ! nice bull, great job !

 

[Campo]

I got this great bull on day 5 of Colorado second season at a little over 200 yards with my 8mm Rem Mag. I did a fair amount of hiking, and was fortunate enough to get this bull only a mile from the road.
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Decent mass at his bases! Congrats!

 

[Gristle]

Congrats! Didn't get to make the trip out west this year due to having neck surgery in August.

 

[sambo3006]

Decent mass at his bases! Congrats!

Thanks! He scored 310". I couldn't be happier. The other bull I took with this rifle was a 320" Utah bull.

 

[Hammerdown]

I got this great bull on day 5 of Colorado second season at a little over 200 yards with my 8mm Rem Mag. I did a fair amount of hiking, and was fortunate enough to get this bull only a mile from the road.
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Nice bull for sure. Congratulations! I hope he eats good for you.

 

[dogz]

Thanks! He scored 310". I couldn't be happier. The other bull I took with this rifle was a 320" Utah bull.

Sweet, so you took 2 bulls this year. You'll be hitting the grill hard. We're you guided or on public land by yourself? Well done eh

 

[RockyMtnMT]

Well done!

 

[Northkill]

I got this great bull on day 5 of Colorado second season at a little over 200 yards with my 8mm Rem Mag. I did a fair amount of hiking, and was fortunate enough to get this bull only a mile from the road.
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Great work and awesome to see the good ole 8mm RM doing the job. Fine deal all around you got going there.

 

[sambo3006]

Sweet, so you took 2 bulls this year. You'll be hitting the grill hard. We're you guided or on public land by yourself? Well done eh

No, the other bull was in 2016. Both bulls were on public land. The 2016 Utah hunt was a last minute booking of a 4 day hunt with an outfitter, Kevin Mitchell of Lazybar-T outfitters. I had planned DIY but a guy contacted me on Monstermuleys about his guide friend who didn't have anyone booked for the hunt. Pictures of the 380" bull convinced me. I saw a total of 15 different bulls, including a couple of dandies I passed up opening day because of the 380" bull. While I would have loved to have taken the big bull, my goal for the hunt was a mature 6x6. My bull aged out 7 years old and had a huge body. The help on the pack out was welcomed. It would have taken me a couple of days by myself.
This year's Colorado hunt was DIY. I had a guy contact me on Monstermuleys who's son had the same tag. We shared scouting info during the hunt, and they helped me pack out my bull. They had taken a nice 5x5 the day before. Neither of us had hunted the unit before. I was into cow elk every day, but had only seen two spike bulls before I located my bull. My bull was not one to be passed up on that hunt from what my research told me.