2020 Bull Elk Scouting Photo Contest

Founder · Aug 13, 2020

In this photo contest, let's see some of your best Bull Elk Scouting Photos from THIS Year. And encourage your buddies to share their pics too! We need lots of participation.
Feel free to post 4-5 of your best pics from this year, but post them in separate posts, as only the first photo in each post shows up as a thumbnail above.
Share a little detail about the pics too!

We'll run the photo contest for a month or so and I'll pick a couple winners in a few weeks or a month.

The contest prizes will be a Phone Skope Kit for 1st place and Pyro Putty and an Arch Lighter for 2nd place. Thanks to the folks at Phone Skope for the gear! If you don't already own the a Phone Skope, then get over to their site and get one......that is if you don't win one here! It's a valuable piece of gear to have with you for helping to preserve your hunting and scouting adventures.

Get Yourself a Phone Skope

Founder · Aug 13, 2020

This is a stud. I think anyway. I need to take up elk hunting. I’ve been excited about a few bulls this year.

UFan · Aug 14, 2020

Here is a picture from my first attempt with a trail camera. I did crop it a bit to fill the frame better.
Mike

Chad262 · Aug 15, 2020

Chad262 · Aug 15, 2020

Here’s some Nevada bulls I thought I would share.

Chad262 · Aug 15, 2020

801local · Aug 15, 2020

Has anyone seen an elk fork like this before? I think he’s cool

antlerradar · Aug 15, 2020

I missed the this year part by on day. Took these pictures on Dec. 31. I did see him again on the first day of the year but couldn't get any pictures. I was out scouting for the 2020 season though. Gross in the 380's net in the 370's

fugitive · Aug 15, 2020

My #1 for this year. My avatar pic is him from last year.

ThunderImpulse4 · Aug 15, 2020

Keeping tabs since the winter range this February.

801local · Aug 16, 2020

fugitive said:
My #1 for this year. My avatar pic is him from last year.View attachment 11490 View attachment 11491

Awesome bull for sure!

ridgetops · Aug 16, 2020

Here's one general season bull that I'm hoping I can help friends and family locate this fall.

TELDER · Aug 16, 2020

Maybe not the biggest bull, but the lighting makes it pretty neat!

elkhunterUT · Aug 17, 2020

By far my favorite trail cam pic so far this year-2 big bulls, the 7x7 showing his dominance.

Focoelkman · Aug 17, 2020

Awesome shots guys-lots of big bulls !

elkhunterUT · Aug 18, 2020

This pretty 6 point in the center is on my hit list as well - the one to his right is not too shabby either!!

Founder · Aug 18, 2020

Another sweet bull from this year.

Chriswy · Aug 19, 2020

Wyoming 2020

Gator · Aug 20, 2020

Dang he got a weird side.

azbiggame · Aug 21, 2020

Another good year for NV bulls ...

azbiggame · Aug 21, 2020

NV bulls ready for a closer look this Season ?

azbiggame · Aug 22, 2020

a good year to hunt NV

Hike4Elk · Aug 23, 2020

Scouting 8/23 - bulls are starting to talk!!

Hike4Elk · Aug 23, 2020

8/23

Hike4Elk · Aug 23, 2020

290 ish bull

Hike4Elk · Aug 23, 2020

8/23

NPHunter · Aug 27, 2020

Drew a very good tag on luck here in Oregon, have never hunted the unit since it takes 18 points to draw. Talked to a lot of the past hunters, bought a topo, and marked it all up with their info plus areas I thought looked good. Here is a photo from the very first camera I placed, this is a top tier bull for that unit and any unit in Oregon.

NPHunter · Aug 27, 2020

Same bull two weekends later.

NPHunter · Aug 27, 2020

Way out a single track scouting.

NPHunter · Aug 27, 2020

First Look at the unit with the family.

fullthrottle · Aug 28, 2020

TELDER · Aug 30, 2020

Pretty sure I figured out why elk numbers are declining!

HoofingIt · Aug 31, 2020

HoofingIt · Aug 31, 2020

HoofingIt · Aug 31, 2020

Hike4Elk · Sep 4, 2020

Sept 4 bull

Hike4Elk · Sep 4, 2020

Sept 4 bull

ridgetops · Sep 8, 2020

I just got back from the mountain. I had build a make shift ring for the elk to fight in and it seemed to work! lol

tvbrewster · Sep 8, 2020

Phone Scope video of bull I ended up killing. I've got a couple different ones.

tvbrewster · Sep 8, 2020

Another phone scope video of the same bull. We could identify him by his broken fifth on his left side. Killed him the next evening with my muzzleloader.

c3 · Sep 8, 2020

Not one much for the pics, but here's a couple of my coolest ever scouting video's so far from this summer. Big bulls, many big miles on the mtn, bears, wolves and wait for it, the biggest whitetail I've ever seen on the hoof.

Unfortunately the wolves drove the 300 cows across the hwy onto private and the honey hole where all the monsters were filmed is a barren wasteland the month before the hunt. Passed on three 5x5's so far and looking forward to a few days or r&r after spending 10 of the last 12 nights in a bag on the ground at nearly 10,000'

Hope you enjoy as much as I have so far !!!

2020 Scouting #1

2020 Scouting #2&3

ThunderImpulse4 · Sep 8, 2020

Checked my camera the other day. Few days left, game on!

ridgetops · Sep 8, 2020

The bulls are starting to hit the wallows, he's a couple from the other day.

ridgetops · Sep 8, 2020

I think the camera angle on this bull is really cool.
Can you say wide?

HeXXuS · Sep 9, 2020

nontypical · Sep 12, 2020

c3 said:
Not one much for the pics, but here's a couple of my coolest ever scouting video's so far from this summer. Big bulls, many big miles on the mtn, bears, wolves and wait for it, the biggest whitetail I've ever seen on the hoof.

Unfortunately the wolves drove the 300 cows across the hwy onto private and the honey hole where all the monsters were filmed is a barren wasteland the month before the hunt. Passed on three 5x5's so far and looking forward to a few days or r&r after spending 10 of the last 12 nights in a bag on the ground at nearly 10,000'

Hope you enjoy as much as I have so far !!!

2020 Scouting #1

2020 Scouting #2&3

Way cool videos!

Founder · Sep 12, 2020

Let's bring this photo contest to an end. Thank you all who shared photos. They're always fun to look at.

And the winners are.....

elkhunterUT wins the Phone Skope Kit
and
azbiggame wins the Pyro Putty and an Arch Lighter

elkhunterUT

azbiggame