Sunday scouting trip - Pics!

[jml11]

Went scouting east of PG on the weekend, didn't have much luck but did come across these two little guys...
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/jflex48/P1150383.jpg

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/jflex48/P1150381.jpg

Just a 7x7 and a measily 10x7 that probably goes over 400"...no big deal...

[Toad Hunter]

Sweet - excellent pics.

[arcadia]

I don't know, they look alright to me. But keep looking for some big ones. at least you will have something to fall back on if you get desperate.

[mark]

how far east of PG....Jasper??? :mrgreen:

[bad arrow]

The first one looks pi$$ed off at you for waking him up.:)

[ianwuzhere]

holy crap-just what ive been lookin for-if u ever need someone to ride along on another scouting trip-like say umm tomoro let me know cuz im in.., im especially lookin for critters of that type!!

[cainer]

do you think they know it's not hunting season yet?

[jml11]

how far east of PG....Jasper??? :mrgreen:


Wouldn't you like to know...I didn't say East of Mcbride did I???:wink:

[Kody94]

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/jflex48/P1150381.jpg

Just a 7x7 and a measily 10x7 that probably goes over 400"...no big deal...

I think 400 is a biiiiiiig streeeeeeetch, but its a DAMN nice bull regardless....and I didn't see it in person, so....

[rifleman]

now I think i'm gunna go elk hunting this year.

[kennyj]

Nice bulls! Thanks for posting those great photos.
kenny

[mxracer328]

i know exactly where that is, but just to clarify you should PM me

[ThinAir]

Nice pics Jesse!

Is your PM box full yet?:-D

[BCrams]

Hmmm ... a recent trip through Jasper might result in something like those grassland understory ;)

[jml11]

Hmmm ... a recent trip through Jasper might result in something like those grassland understory ;)


You shhhoosh! :mad:

I mean I don't know what you are talking about...there are grasslands in Jasper?? I thought it was all big mountains and rivers there??

[BCrams]

We can go shoot em up that drainage before McBride ;)

[jml11]

We can go shoot em up that drainage before McBride ;)

You mean the one with the Motor Vehicle Closure? :?

[JeremyCarrano302]

Ya I think I mite get an elk tag wen I go up to pg this fall lol hopefully there still around :p
There beautys look like island elk with those size of racks

[204rug.ftw]

first one i only counted a 6x5, and the seconf bigger one on the on side counted 7, and theres more pointsa on that side than the other...

[jml11]

first one i only counted a 6x5, and the seconf bigger one on the on side counted 7, and theres more pointsa on that side than the other...


Serioulsy? Your are second guessing me? I was less than 10 yards from these bulls!

Count again...the first elk clearly has 7 points on the left side and you can see 6 on the other side (the 7th is only a small split at the back which is not fully developed).

The other bull clearly has 7 visible points on the side closest to the camera (if you knew elk anlter configurations at all you would know they have two brow tines...the lowest one is not fully visible at that angle). The other two are small non-typical points that are only about 1.5-2" long, one is on one of the brow tines and the other is on the G5 I believe....sheesh...

[204rug.ftw]

no need to get all up tight... im just saying what i see, and i dont see a 10x7..

[jml11]

no need to get all up tight... im just saying what i see, and i dont see a 10x7..

Curious why it even matters if you see it differently? Obviously it means something as you felt then need to bring it up? I watched this bull for 5 minutes and got a very good look at him from all angles and he is a clear 10x7..not that it matters though right?

[huntcoop]

Curious why it even matters if you see it differently? Obvioulsy it means something as you felt then need to bring it up? I watched this bull for 5 minutes and got a very good look at him for all angles and he is a clear 10x7.

Are you sure it was 5 minutes, could it have been 4 minutes 26 seconds :mrgreen: . What knobs.

[jml11]

Are you sure it was 5 minutes, could it have been 4 minutes 26 seconds . What knobs.


Well I can't say for sure :tongue:...from that 5 minutes some was spent watching the larger bull and some was spent watching the smaller bull...more time was spent on the larger bull obviously :cool:

If I had to be precise (which apprently I do), I would say 3mins and 50 seconds watching the larger bull and 2 minutes and 10 seconds watching the smaller bull :wink:...oops I guess I am in fact wrong and it was actually 6 mins...:oops:...there goes all my credibility...:tongue:

[jml11]

To end the debate and hopefully keep other know-it-alls from piping up I will concede that these are in fact Jasper Bulls, spotted just a couple of clicks east of the western boundary on Highway 16. Also saw about two dozen sheep including a couple of dandy rams but didn't pull out the camera on them due to an overabundance of tourists already harrasing them.