But when he bragged about the size of the rack to his buddies, they wanted proof. John Plute was no exception, so when he killed a whopper bull near Crested Butte in 1899, he left the antlers with the carcass and packed out the meat. Status: Former B&C typical world recordĬolorado miners in the 19th century didn’t shoot elk for the record book they shot them to survive.4) The John Plute Bull John Plute’s famous Dark Canyon bull was the B&C typical world record for more than 30 years. After certifying a fair-chase affidavit, the club declared the Winters’ bull the new world record, which stands today. He followed the truck into a parking lot and eventually bought the largest typical elk antlers ever recorded by the B&C. Just before Winters’ death in 1994, he gave the antlers to his sister, who was transporting them, along with a washer-dryer set, in the back of her pickup truck in 1995 when antler buyer Alan Ellsworth spotted the tremendous rack.

Winters showed the rack to friends and fellow elk nuts, and then he hung it in his garage where it stayed for nearly three decades.

Status: Current B&C typical world recordĪlonzo Winters was hunting Arizona’s White Mountains in the fall of 1968 when he dropped the hammer on this incredible bull with a Savage Model 99.

3) The Alonzo Winters Bull Shot in 1968, the current world-record typical elk rack was almost lost to history. Perhaps even more impressive, the bull was still in velvet when he died, so he had the potential for even more growth. The rack was quickly taped, declared a world record, and reigned as B&C’s top nontypical bull for more than a dozen years. While the bull’s death remained a mystery, the size of his antlers is no enigma. Though poaching was suspected, it was never proven, and the person who found the bull returned the antlers. Perhaps that fame cost the bull his life, as he was found dead in a local lake in 1994, his antlers missing. Status: Former B&C non-typical world recordĪnother well-known bull, this monster non-typical was a local celebrity near Revelstoke, British Columbia.2) The Revelstoke Mystery Bull This monster non-typical bull was found in Canada in 1994. But Boone & Crockett declared the monster the new non-typical world record in 2008. Rumors circulated, as they often do, that the web-antlered bull, which grossed over 500 inches, was a game-farm escapee or somehow illegitimate. Finally back in the field, Austad and his guide were able get the bull to within 180 yards, and the hunter’s second-chance shot flew true. Even worse, Austad got carbon-monoxide poisoning from his camp trailer and had to miss half a month of hunting as he recovered. Austad hunted the bull for nearly two weeks before getting a shot. Austad, who bought a Governor’s Tag for six figures, hired a guide who found and kept track of the bull for months. The Spider Bull was well-known to elk fanatics, but Denny Austad seemed destined to tag the Utah giant. Status: Current B&C non-typical world record elk.1) The Spider Bull Denny Austad took the current B&C word-record non-typical bull in 2008. All but one is or was a world-record bull, and all but one goes over, or way over, 400 inches. Here are the top one or two bulls ever taken in each world-record elk category. And the bulls below should provide plenty of fantasy fodder.

Well, if you’re going to dream, you may as well dream big. We’re in the heart of another elk season, and hunters are stalking the mountains and backcountry looking to fill their tags-and daydreaming about lovesick bulls screaming their way into bow or gun range. This monster non-typical bull was found in Canada in 1994.

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