Score? Would you shoot?

Simmons · Aug 19, 2020

Hey guys! Wondering if you could help score these bulls (the ones in the water) .. Drew the Wasatch LE muzzy tag . These are the biggest I’ve found. Would you shoot?

Simmons · Aug 19, 2020

Also, the one on the left was taken in July, so still had some growth left

DesertRanch · Aug 19, 2020

Nice bulls but i'd keep looking. None of those bulls make me flip the safety off. But if it's your first bull and you'll be happy with one, touch a cap off. Good luck

Simmons · Aug 22, 2020

Thanks, any guesses on scores?

chipc · Aug 22, 2020

Nice bulls but not knee - knockers. I'd say the 2 in the first water pic are 290 and 315. Good luck and have fun !

yoteduster · Aug 22, 2020

I think I'd pass I think you can do better than those two on the Wasatch probaly 280 to 300 inch class bulls there's definitely better bulls up there

Simmons · Aug 22, 2020

Any guesses on the bull in the third pic?

Simmons · Aug 22, 2020

Here it is zoomed in... it was taken in July. Looks like a 6x7?

Shadow · Aug 22, 2020

315ish. With the extra.

Focoelkman · Aug 22, 2020

Simmons said:
Any guesses on the bull in the third pic?

Decent thirds. Short tops not too wide - 305plus

DeadEyeDick · Aug 23, 2020

don’t get caught up on score if it makes you happy shoot em

Wapitiwilly · Aug 23, 2020

I would look some more. Wasatch has some great bulls just need to get dirty. None of those bulls represent the potential quality of that unit.

BUGLEnmIN · Aug 26, 2020

280ish if he tickles your fancy then let it rip!

BrianID · Aug 26, 2020

I agree close to 300". If he makes you happy, don't care about score.

heywouldya · Aug 27, 2020

I'd say the 3rd bull would be a little over 300". I'm sure he's bigger now. Cool bull

ICMDEER · Aug 27, 2020

Agreed. Score does not matter. If you like one, take him. Maybe you'll have friends or kids along and make it special. Enjoy your hunt and if you want to shoot one of those bulls, fire away.

Best of luck and we will look for pics of a bull's antlers in your hands this fall.

Focoelkman · Aug 27, 2020

I'll retract, he is lookin' bigger in the first pic = 325. Go get em!

Simmons · Aug 27, 2020

ICMDEER said:
Agreed. Score does not matter. If you like one, take him. Maybe you'll have friends or kids along and make it special. Enjoy your hunt and if you want to shoot one of those bulls, fire away.

Best of luck and we will look for pics of a bull's antlers in your hands this fall.

For sure! Will have 5 kids hunting with me, I’m not going to be too picky but don’t want to shoot a dink either lo

Simmons · Aug 27, 2020

Here’s some more pics of him

NPHunter · Aug 28, 2020

If that bull breaks 300” it won’t be by much. If i had a pile of kids with me like that I would drop him for sure. I’m not familiar with that area but if you can get close enough to kill a bull with your muzzle loader dragging 5 kids with you then you should shoot.

Vanilla · Sep 2, 2020

That bull is right around 300-305, IMO. There are absolutely bigger bulls on the Wasatch, and many of them. However, for the vast majority of us, if we’re measuring our hunting success in inches, we’ll be disappointed. Nobody else is killing a 470 inch bull this year, so we’re all battling for second place if inches is the goal.

If you like that bull, and you’re ready to tag out if/when you see it, I say go for it. It’s a nice mature bull.

ThunderImpulse4 · Sep 2, 2020

I wouldn't ask for peoples opinions on if you should shoot a bull or not. That is YOUR decision it is YOUR tag.

If while you are on your hunt and you find a bull that gets you excited then that's the bull I would be trying to harvest.

Just my .02 do what makes you happy. There are people on here that will tell you i would never shoot a bull for there are no big bulls left.

COZY25 · Sep 2, 2020

I know of at least one bull that has been killed at that pond so far this year. Should be some other good bulls in the area, good luck.

roadrunner · Sep 2, 2020

Shoot? Yep. May be the last bull I ever get to shoot, you never know...

Simmons · Sep 3, 2020

COZY25 said:
I know of at least one bull that has been killed at that pond so far this year. Should be some other good bulls in the area, good luck.

I’ve been checking those cameras weekly and dont have any pics of anybody killing an elk there, haven’t seen any sign that any elk has been killed there either. Is possible, I just haven’t seen it.