Here are some Hardware ranch "Outlaws" that are too good for Hardware ranch. They decided to take up residence in the local's hay barns.
There is a wierd bull with some kind of hang tine in a few of the pictures. See if you can spot him and figure out what's going on with his antlers.
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[black][size 3]Great looking elk and photos.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]I can only see the odd rack in the next to the last photo. (elk on the far left)[/size]
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[size 3]Because it doesn't appear to be a normal drop tine, which is quite unusual in elk, I would guess that because it looks like a club, and the rest of that side of the rack is small and spindly, it's probably the result of an injury while the rack was forming.[/size]
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[size 3]Those are some great looking bulls.[/size]
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great pictures man. the third picture you can see the drop tine or the club which ever the case maybe. thanks for sharing.
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[black][size 3]I tinkered and attached a couple of the pictures. Maybe they will show the odd ball rack a little better.[/size][/black]
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That is some deep snow! What spooked the elk? They looked calm in all the pics except the last three.
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Crazy how much snow is up there. I hope it melts real soon now!
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The bulls were actually inside the farmers hay barn. He chased them out into the field and they bedded down. The pictures aren't in order.
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Nice pics Matt, these bulls are actually off of Coldwater Ranch. I watched them for a month in the valley. When i first saw them there were 5 and over the weeks more kept showing up. You really enjoy this stuff don't you.[
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Great photos. thanks for sharing
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Some nice bulls there!
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I enjoy watching them almost as much as I do hunting them. Magnificent animals.
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Ohh, just a side note. I did not take these pictures. A guy i work with took them and emailed them to me.
Brody,
Is the Cold Water ranch a CWMU?
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I think it is, but in talking to the yocals i found out that the family that owns it only takes off 3 bulls or so a year. No outside hunters. Not from the horses mouth but from people who live next to it.[
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