CA Tule Elk (Pics)

[BOHNTR]

My good hunting partner (Fred) drew the most coveted elk tag in the Golden State.....an Owens Valley Archery Tule Elk tag. Tule Elk are the smallest specie of elk. They are unique living in the desert valley floor below the Eastern Sierras. The P&Y minimum for Tule Elk is 225" which tells you how much smaller in antler structure they are.

After getting this tag, Fred took a few trips into the area beginning in July to scout. He also took the entire week before the hunt off to pattern the elk during the rut (which is now). He saw this bull, which he really liked, knowing it would score well. He was hoping to meet up with him again once the season opened.



Opening morning (last Saturday), he encountered this P&Y caliber bull but he decided to pass, electing to shoot it with his camera instead.



Later that day, with 15 minutes of light remaining, the bull he wanted came within range and Fred was able to seal the deal with this very nice bull. His inside spread is over 40' and his green score is 268" net.......and that's with some broken points. Congrats to ol' Fred.....he did good! Hope you enjoy.

[killerbee]

thats great, congrats to the hunter!
those tule elk are pretty interesting, and would be awsome to be able to hunt.
thanks for sharing

[dahlmer]

Great bull. I'm curious if there is a significant difference in the body size of the Tule elk vs. Rocky Mountain elk. They look to still be a big animal.

[waspocrew]

Those are some awesome pics! Sounds like it was a blast. Congrats to the hunter and thanks for sharing!

[BIG R]

There is a size difference.A muture bull will go around 450lbs.Roy its nice to see theres still some good bulls down there.I see some old burn is he in the Aberdeen area?

[BOHNTR]

He arrowed this one near Independence.....towards the river.

[TheGreatwhitehunter]

congrats on a rare and hard to get Tule Elk

[MuleyMadness]

Pretty cool Stuff, thanks Roy and congrats to Fred. That's awesome, glad to see a bull harvested this year.

[hound_hunter]

No experience with those, awesome to see - thanks for sharing!

[Bowtech43]

Awesome!