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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #15 on: Oct 25, 2012, 07:46:42 PM »
Nice monster!

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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #16 on: Oct 25, 2012, 07:48:49 PM »
OMG he is a big one for sure.....congrats to you and your dad.....sure looks like a great time even 30 years a coming.....great story and congrats to you

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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #17 on: Oct 26, 2012, 05:38:22 PM »
Nice one!!

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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #18 on: Oct 26, 2012, 06:15:14 PM »
Ohhhh my giizzzz 1008 sure not going to move that one very easily ; What a monster congrads to the both of you


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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #19 on: Oct 26, 2012, 06:58:43 PM »
Probably assumes but that was dressed weight.

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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #20 on: Oct 26, 2012, 08:22:38 PM »
Absolutely beautiful bull, guys!  Have never measured a moose before.. just spread, so I have no guess.  Do have comments, however.  Did you cheat with the recovery?  just guessing by the stabilizers in the background and lack of mud and sweat!   ;D  But more important what is that nice looking rifle you shoot.. just a little jealous!
Great work guys; what a trophy
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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #21 on: Oct 26, 2012, 10:04:21 PM »
WOWZA! solid kill! I could only guess how he ended up in the bed of the pickup! Looks like a great tool for any moose hunt!

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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #22 on: Oct 27, 2012, 09:12:46 AM »
Absolutely beautiful bull, guys!  Have never measured a moose before.. just spread, so I have no guess.  Do have comments, however.  Did you cheat with the recovery?  just guessing by the stabilizers in the background and lack of mud and sweat!   ;D  But more important what is that nice looking rifle you shoot.. just a little jealous!
Great work guys; what a trophy

Thanks for the compliments and yes we did cheat haha. My dad is a logger and has been working in the area where we got the bull. They had been seeing it as well as other smaller ones around the piece they were cutting. The rifle is a Winchester Model 670, 30-06 ( a cheaper model 70). My dad made a custom curly maple stock and added a floor plate so as to not have to manually eject anymore. I mean its not perfect but not bad at all for a first attempt at a custom stock when you have to carve everything by hand. He had a hard time with checkering but. Here is a closer picture.


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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #23 on: Oct 27, 2012, 09:26:17 AM »
Wow- that stock is absolutely gorgeous! I do a good chunk of woodworking myself, and if thats his first attempt kudos to him!! ;)

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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #24 on: Oct 27, 2012, 10:15:43 AM »
Wow- that stock is absolutely gorgeous! I do a good chunk of woodworking myself, and if thats his first attempt kudos to him!! ;)

Ya it's hard when everything isn't all computerized like at the factory lol.

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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #25 on: Oct 27, 2012, 10:22:30 AM »
Congrats on the moose and a very nice job on the rifle....hunts2long
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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #26 on: Oct 29, 2012, 05:17:04 AM »
Nice  piece of woodcraft.  I like the maple choice, too.. very New Englandie
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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #27 on: Oct 29, 2012, 05:36:51 AM »
You did a nice job on that stock!

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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #28 on: Oct 29, 2012, 05:33:46 PM »
Awesome Bull ! once in a life time ! and that stock ........first time is hard to believe ,great job !

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Re: 2012 Maine Zone 8 Bull
« Reply #29 on: Nov 01, 2012, 02:06:28 PM »
With just a forked brow do they still measure to the crotch or does it really have to be palmated to count?

 


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