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[RJ749]

Here's another link about the Quebec farmed elk:  http://www.charlesmcmurray.com/elkhunt.htm

Shot with a 300 Winchester Magnum at approximately 80 yards.
Taken from the Laurentian Wildlife Estate in the Quebec Province of Canada on Sep 6, 2006.
The estate has been approved by Safari Club International as a qualified hunt and eligible for a world record. SCI is the accredited organization that qualifies world records.
The elk has been measured by two non-certified guides at around 560 by the Boone and Crockett Club standards. The current world record is 503. It is a non-typical estate antler. For the estate to qualify, it has to be a minimum size. In this case the area was 370 acres. Also, it must be forested with trees and not an open field. The Laurentian Estate is heavily forested. The elk was not easy to find and had not been seen for two weeks by any of the guides previous to our hunt.
It takes a 60-day drying out period before a certified master measurer can make an official measurement. We plan to submit to SCI for world record.

Here's the homesite of the lodge where the elk was taken.  http://www.laurentianwildlife.com/

Pricing & Reservation Info:

Trophy Elk hunts start at $4900 USD and Trophy Red deer hunts start at $3700 USD.
Your requested hunting dates can be confirmed with a 1/3 deposit.
The deposit is fully refundable until May 1 of the booked hunting year.
Group discounts are also available.
The Estate is set up to accommodate non-hunting guests.
Non-hunting guests are welcome to all the amenities provided to hunting guests.
The rate for non-hunting guests is $150 USD per day.


I am willing to bet that elk was $50,000.00 or more.  It isn't cheap to get a few minutes of fame, even in a high fenced hunt.

[hunter]

Roger that.   

[RJ749]

Roger that.   

We'd all like to bag one of these brutes (all hunters) but we would be lucky to see a 300+ in most of our life times.

I have only hunted high fence in New Zealand (mostly it's the law) and most likely would not do it anywhere else as it is difficult to find a large enough area inside a fence to make it fair chase.

Heading back to New Mexico again this fall and hoping for a shot at a big bull.  I'll see if I have a pic of my largest elk here and also post my red stag from NZ.

It would be great to see any others members have taken as well.

This is not my 6 X 6 but a nice elk I took near Angelfire in 2005.

[RJ749]

Here's the stag

[hunter]

Here's the stag

Aw some roger.  I almost had a 310 class in Montana, 40 yards away.  I was kneeling down on dry pine cones and needles and there was a dead tree 10 yards away between us.  Wasn't expecting it so my arrow wasn't knocked.  The last time I saw any elks.   

I did get a 400 class Cariboo in Alaska long ago (with rifle).  I'll see if I can post some pics.

[BMF-110]

Wish we had those in Northwest Ohio, at night we worry about  deer, elk look like they pose a little larger DANGER,WOW!!

[dlaws01]

What a beast!  We have some here in Tennessee but haven't seen anything that large.  Great pics, thanks.

[RJ749]

Here's my Oryx (gemsbok) from New Mexico a few seasons back

[RJ749]

Finally found the 6 X 6 bull I got in 2003 in New Mexcico.  It was the first branched bull I had ever seen during a hunting season when I had the right tag

[altugo]

Finally found the 6 X 6 bull I got in 2003 in New Mexcico.  It was the first branched bull I had ever seen during a hunting season when I had the right tag

Excuse my ignorance but what does 6x6 mean?

[Hoist!]

Excuse my ignorance but what does 6x6 mean?

6 points on each side Al!

Hoist!

[RJ749]

Excuse my ignorance but what does 6x6 mean?

It refers to the points on each side of an elk's antler.  You may have a 7 X 7 or 6X7 and so on.  Usually elk antlers are described by each side.

Deer on the other hand are usually referred to as total points if you are east of the Mississippi ie: 4 on each side would be an 8 point, a deer with 4 on one side and 3 on the other would be a 7 point..  However, out west we would refer to the same deer as a four point which is interpreted as being four on each side out here.  If it was not symmetric it would be a 4x3.

It can be a bit confusing but the hunters get it.

[Hoist!]

It refers to the points on each side of an elk's antler.  You may have a 7 X 7 or 6X7 and so on.  Usually elk antlers are described by each side.

Deer on the other had are usally referred to as total points if you are east of the Mississippi ie: 4 on each side would be an 8 point, a deer with 4 on one side and 3 on the other would be a 7 point..  However, out west we would refer to the same deer as a four point which is interpreted as being four on each side out here.  If it was not symetric it would be a 4x3.

It can be a bit confusing but the hunters get it.

Even some non-hunters too Rog!

Hoist!

[Twolanerider]

Just sayin' it's a dead deer or a dead elk is less confusing.

[RJ749]

Just sayin' it's a dead deer or a dead elk is less confusing.

Dead is dead, that's for sure