That elk held the record until the mid 60's for a typical Rocky Mountain Elk before a hunter in Arizona shot a bigger one.
Big elk are something to see in the wild, they are truly impressive. In 2005 I was headed deer hunting on the Monroe Mountain in Utah when a herd of elk was crossing the road right in front of us. I told my nephew to get his video camera rolling and then I just sat there and watched. After 40 or so elk had crossed the road with only small rag horns and spike crossing I wondered where the herd bull was at. Then here he came. He was quite impressive and with a club type antler on his right side he looked quite unique. It was the spider bull 3 years before he was shot and we had him on video. They ended up killing him about a half mile away from where we saw him cross the road at.
Last year while muzzle loader hunting the same areas on that mountain I saw a couple of bulls that are close if not as big. The problem is drawing a elk tag on that mountain.