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In high school, I worked at Cy's Sporting Goods on Kodiak. As Cy would say, "Better file the front sight of your 44 mag, so it hurts less when the the bear shoves it up your a**". So naturally I bought a 454 and carried that brick for a lot of years. After moving to WY and having a few run ins...

What head are you shooting Dan? Do you ever have penetration issues on bulls with a 2” head?

That is awesome man. Thanks for sharing.

The thirds on that thing are what dreams are made of.

Holy smokes! That is a tank!

That first one looks pretty familiar. Glad to hear he made it though the year.

Here are a few of the better bulls that I have gotten in cameras.

I would give it a try if I had a chance. I think it would allow for more selective harvest. What happens at the end of a chase if they get on the track if a griz and the hounds man doesn’t stop them? Most griz I have seen won’t go up a tree. Could get a little ugly.

Does shooting a big horn ram off or your hunting partners back count?

I based my college choice on the fact that at the time Montana gave nonresident college students a deer and elk combo for very close to resident prices. My first elk was my second season of hunting in Montana in 2012. I was used to hunting in Alaska with little pressure and was a little...

Woof. That is a heck of a first bull. Congrats!

There are a few different size classes of bulls on the same hanger. The carriage bolt was extended all the way on all three. You could maybe use a about 3/4” longer bolt or move the pieces the Bolt is connected to a little farther forward. That would push the antler tips a little closer to the...

That bull is probably not the best but be to use for reference. He is pretty uneven. I will get you photos of a smaller bull and a bigger bull on there that are both fairly symmetrical.

Sorry for the delay but I finally had a chance to get a few of Troy’s hangers on the wall. They are sturdy! He ships them bare metal. I decided to spray paint a few of them. And think I will spray the rest as well be fore I hang them. A quick clean with break cleaner and two coats of spray...

I am a fan of pre rut when it come to killing bulls with a bow. It seems that you can get more bulls to be curious about your calling and to come in. They may come in quietly but I have had more close calls with bulls in the first 10 days of September than the middle 10. Weather can really screw...

Thanks guys. I did come across them in the search. Troybackman, will they hold a big elk? It looks like most of the photos where of deer. I am looking for 5 elk hangers.

Hey guys, I am trying to organize my garage and get the pile of elk European mounts out of the corner and on the wall. Does anyone have any DIY hanger ideas for getting them up securely? I have a few skull hookers that I hang mounts on In the house but don’t really want to send $60 each to hang...

As far as becoming a 10%er, from what I have seen, some guys are just killers. They have the right instinct to be aggressive when needed and know when to sit back and wait for a better opportunity. For me it comes down to time and effort I put in. When I was single I killed an elk or two...

I would check your regs on this. Some units have rifle and archery seasons but more and more are switching to one or the other not both. To my knowledge there are no special draw tags that you can also hunt all general units with. What you described sounds much more like Montana’s system where...

I agree. I grew up on Kodiak and I miss hunting those little deer. Nothing beat and alpine hunt in august where everything was emerald green or a crisp November rut hunt when the grass was all golden brown and the deer have seemingly no fear of people. Defiantly a fun one. to be totally honest...