![]() Incidentally, Adams nearly broke his own world’s record mark in 2003 when he tagged another Montana bull that eventually netted out at 399 1/8 inches. When the Patterson Bull was panel scored by the Pope & Young Club, the giant 2005 elk was given a final score of 412 1/8 inches.įor the record, Patterson's 2005 world’s record bull topped the 2000 world's record bull, a 409 2/8 inch typical elk killed by renowned archer Chuck Adams while he was hunting in Montana. That world’s record bull from Coconino County was harvested by former NFL football player Shaun Patterson, a defensive lineman for Arizona State and then the Green Bay Packers from 1988-93. 16, 2005, in the big bull-rich state of Arizona. To put the early numbers on this bull into proper perspective, the current Pope and Young Club world’s record typical American elk was taken back on Sept. "But a senior B&C measurer taped the bull, so we're confident with the green score." "The antlers need to complete a required 60-day drying period before they can be officially scored," said the Boone and Crockett Club's Director of Big Game Records, Justin Spring, in a news release. Still, they should be very much in the ballpark of the final numbers that will be obtained in a couple of months.Īnd if those 60-day entry score numbers eventually verify through future panel scoring by Boone & Crockett and/or Pope & Young Club measurers (all potential world’s record animals are panel scored), then the Montana bull elk could eventually become the new bow-killed benchmark for the species. It is important to note due to the mandatory 60-day drying period referenced above, the above numbers are not official. Hence, the annual rash of early autumn rumors – and my potential skepticism – about big critters with massive antlers, sometimes being touted as potential world record critters. Sometimes record-book animal information is solid, sometimes it is not. ![]() ![]() Given the speed at which news – and rumors – can fly now across both the Internet and social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, and it is little surprise big buck or bull news that used to take days, weeks or even months to trickle out now speeds from coast-to-coast in a matter of minutes. Why? Because late August and early September is when Western big game hunting seasons begin in earnest, not to mention a few early bowhunting and muzzleloader seasons for whitetails in scattered portions of the country. When the month of September rolls around, I always get a little curious to see when the first Internet reports of a potential world’s record elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope or whitetail will surface on the Internet.
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