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Hunting and Fishing Ground >> biggest non-typical elk ever taken
| 9/15/05 4:39 PM | |
yomamafool
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 12/09/2002 Posts: 3651 |
...with a bow
look at the fucking size of that thing!!! http://espn.go.com/outdoors/hunting/s/h_fea_elk_NM_Harber_05.html Archer tags early-season mega-bull in N.M. Texas hunter claims what could be Land of Enchantment's biggest non-typical wapiti with a bow; could be a top-10 Safari Club International bow kill
By Lynn Burkhead
ESPNOutdoors.com associate editor — Sept. 14, 2005
That's when the 69-year-old archer pulled his compound bow back and unleashed a Muzzy-tipped arrow at what may prove to be the biggest non-typical elk ever taken with a bow in the state of New Mexico. The bull, taken on the 550,000-acre Acoma Indian Reservation near Grants, N.M., on Sept. 7, is a staggering wapiti with a massive 7x6 main frame, complete with five abnormal kicker points. Taped by Safari Club International scorer James Torivio Jr., the 7½-year-old bull weighed an estimated 1,100 pounds and boasts an SCI score of 411 4/8 inches as a typical and 425 2/8 inches as a non-typical. "This was my most exciting hunt ever," Harber said. "Hunting elk when they're bugling with a bow is a challenging and exciting hunt, and I love that above all other hunts." |
| 9/15/05 4:42 PM | |
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yomamafool
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 12/09/2002 Posts: 3652 |
damn. kinda sad, big ole fucker like that taken out. i bet he was the baddest mofo in that area. the article says he bugle called him away from his other cows....hahaha...he had all the women. he was just setting up some ass...that is sad. big dog like that taken as a trophy. |
| 9/15/05 4:45 PM | |
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tj'sfluffer
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 08/06/2002 Posts: 2598 |
how can you kill something so majestic. he must have been a sight to see with his herd and that gigantic rack. |
| 9/15/05 4:46 PM | |
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yomamafool
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 12/09/2002 Posts: 3653 |
agreed |
| 9/15/05 4:47 PM | |
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yomamafool
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 12/09/2002 Posts: 3654 |
like killing the lion king i am not against hunting by any means. wish i could, and plan to learn. would rather kill my food than eat the shit they sell at the grocery. but this fucker was a thing of beauty. |
| 9/15/05 4:52 PM | |
DoctorTuckardo
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 07/18/2003 Posts: 6747 |
RIP |
| 9/15/05 5:16 PM | |
checkuroil
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Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 02/28/2003 Posts: 15183 |
i should kill that guy for that bullshit. killing beautiful creatures isnt a sport. and if you think it is then i can kill your kids and see if you still think its a cool hobby. |
| 9/15/05 5:19 PM | |
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eviladam
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Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 38337 |
look! there's a unique and beautiful aminal! LET'S KILL IT! |
| 9/15/05 5:25 PM | |
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checkuroil
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Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 02/28/2003 Posts: 15188 |
i would have loved to see him take out that elk without any weapons. hed be deader than a doornail. fucking pussy. everyone on here talks about how weapons in a streetfight are for wimps, yet weapons in nature are some how macho. what a load of shit. |
| 9/15/05 5:28 PM | |
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wombat
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 1721 |
You don't need to kill something to get it's picture. |
| 9/15/05 5:35 PM | |
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Ison Dart
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 7741 |
Just curious, in hunting etiquette, are you supposed to kill animals like that? the great, big boss animals? |
| 9/15/05 5:37 PM | |
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yomamafool
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 12/09/2002 Posts: 3658 |
i would think not. it really saddens me that that thing was killed for fucking sport. |
| 9/15/05 5:37 PM | |
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checkuroil
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Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 02/28/2003 Posts: 15193 |
hunters have no etiquette; thats why they hunt. |
| 9/15/05 5:38 PM | |
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jonwell
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Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 35124 |
Of course, you look cooler that way :\ |
| 9/15/05 5:59 PM | |
savas
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 5430 |
lol at BonetheDome's Uncle Jimbo reference. I seriously do not understand the concept of killing something for sport. |
| 9/15/05 6:02 PM | |
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supersonic
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Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 11/27/2002 Posts: 3302 |
Wow, he is fucking huge. Poor dude. |
| 9/15/05 6:04 PM | |
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savas
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 5431 |
The caption for that pic should read "Small Pee Pee." |
| 9/15/05 6:22 PM | |
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FastAndBulbous
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Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 23347 |
Actually he used a bow. |
| 9/15/05 6:59 PM | |
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Pencil Neck
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 1108 |
The old spare it a terrible death excuse doesn't work for trophy hunters. They take out an animal in its prime. That thing could have gone on for several more years. Let it have its fighting chance against nature. Go find the aged bull that's by itself walking feebly if you're going to use that excuse. |
| 9/15/05 7:02 PM | |
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checkuroil
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Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 02/28/2003 Posts: 15228 |
its not your right to decide when that animal dies. |
| 9/15/05 7:08 PM | |
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livewireqz
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 11/16/2002 Posts: 1130 |
I'd rather have the satisfaction of seeing such a majestic animal and getting a picture of it than shooting it. |
| 9/15/05 7:11 PM | |
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FastAndBulbous
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Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 23357 |
"Are you saying he didn't shoot the elk with a bow and arrow?" I'm saying he DID use a bow. I was correcting your comment, because you said he used a gun. From: Nick Date: 09/15/05 06:10 PM Member Since: 01/01/2001 8474 Total Posts Ignore User Like this is an accomplishment. OK, I went to a game preserve and shot an animal with a gun. Big fuck. |
| 9/15/05 7:27 PM | |
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finnfighter
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 03/23/2002 Posts: 1329 |
Jeezus, calm down people. Are all americans this sensitive about hunting, or are mma guys just more PETA oriented then the rest of the population...:) Good looking buck. And do you guys think that he was gonna live forever? He would have died a more painful death in the wild, thats almost a hundred precent sure. You dont get painkillers for youre fatal illness in the wild, even though you guys may think so just because you're pet bunny was always taken to the vet when it had a cold. Wolves start eatin their prey often when its still alive... But ofcourse, since you're not hypocrites you're all vegetarian. I mean, it would be ridiculous to point the finger on a guy who kills a wild animal with one arrow instead of torturing it in a meat factory for a couple of years, prodding it to a truck, driving it for 12 hours without water and then slaughtering it. Buying the meat from o concentration camp like that, now thats ethical.. Personally, for me, I dont care if an animal dies. He didnt know he lived, his consiousness is centered on eating and shitting, and it is us, that give it human qualities. Mainly you americans who have been away from the woods too long:) We finns are a bit closer to the cycle of life still, and can look at things prehaps with a bit more common sense. Torturing an animal is something that I think is almost as bad as torturing a human. It feels pain, and fear, and a person mutilating an animal lowers himself to a level beyond animal-like. Therefore, in a sense, I feel that hunting is more humane then raising cattle. But Im sure you vegetarians agree... |
| 9/15/05 7:45 PM | |
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finnfighter
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 03/23/2002 Posts: 1331 |
ttt |
| 9/15/05 7:52 PM | |
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Mr B
Edited: 15-Sep-05 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 14045 |
i gotta give the guy a little more respect for using a bow...as that takes a bit more skill than a gun....but all the same....that's fuckin' sad to kill something so uncommon and so beautiful. hunting for food is one thing. trophy hunting is fucking sad |
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