texastrophies Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Congrats to Denny Austad who killed the infamous spidey bull elk in Utah. He was guided by Mossback. Supposedly close to or above 500" gross. No pictures yet, but they will supposedly have some up on their website soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Wow, that's a BIG bull! Can't wait to see pics of that monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 whoa. first i've ever heard of that. more, please. more.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Here is a link to Mossback. http://mossback.com/ Here is a link to MM with the thread about it being killed. There is a velvet picture of him in the thread. http://www.monstermuleys.info/dcforum/DCForumID12/9912.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 HE"S A GIIIANNT, LoL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 WOW! That thing is ginormous!!!!!! :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 That is an "enormous" bull! WOW!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 What a monster! Amazing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 WOW That this is BIG BIG BIG. There website says green score of 500 4/8 net of 488! WOW Also says killed on public land of Utah by Denny Austad! Congrats to him and MossBack! :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texastrophies Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 There are a couple of hero shots up on the mossback site now. Click the link I posted above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 wow. what a bull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 This bull was taken legally........ That being said.................. Mossback had alot of people looking for this bull for a long time, he was a ghost. When they found him the called Denny Austad. He wrote Utah DOW a check in the amount of $170,000. It's called a Govenors Tag........... Make a donation to the state and they'll let you harvest game out of season. He then got in his truck and drove out to where the bull was and shot it. Spider was MURDERED..............NOT HUNTED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 This bull was taken legally........ That being said.................. Mossback had alot of people looking for this bull for a long time, he was a ghost. When they found him the called Denny Austad. He wrote Utah DOW a check in the amount of $170,000. It's called a Govenors Tag........... Make a donation to the state and they'll let you harvest game out of season. He then got in his truck and drove out to where the bull was and shot it. Spider was MURDERED..............NOT HUNTED. now that's interesting.............If he paid 170,000 for the tag wonder what was paid to mossback??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DoubleD Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 This bull was taken legally........ That being said.................. Mossback had alot of people looking for this bull for a long time, he was a ghost. When they found him the called Denny Austad. He wrote Utah DOW a check in the amount of $170,000. It's called a Govenors Tag........... Make a donation to the state and they'll let you harvest game out of season. He then got in his truck and drove out to where the bull was and shot it. Spider was MURDERED..............NOT HUNTED. Are you sure that's how it happened? You might want to get your facts straight..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJL Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Here's a link to the Utah Big Game Handbook. http://wildlife.utah.gov/guidebooks/2008_biggame/2008_biggame.pdf There's no rifle season open on Sept. 30 and that's obviously a rifle in Mr. Austads hands. Which leads me to believe that he used a Governors Tag to harvest this bull. As I stated originally, it's LEGAL.................don't know about ethical or admirable. One way or another, it's still a great bull. May have deserved a better ending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 i've seen too much of the big money boys buying top quality game. i truly hope this is not another one. a sad end for a tremendous bull. he went down a big notch, jim, if you are correct. i surely hope not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 HERE'S ANOTHER LINK TO A VIDEO http://addictedtohunting.com/utah-monster-spider-bull-elk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted October 2, 2008 Report Share Posted October 2, 2008 Just by doing some google search it seems Jim is right...:( http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=3070368&mpage=1 THIS is very interesting if true.... 6. Wayne (son of Denny) | September 30th, 2008 at 10:37 pm This is certainly not “high fence” hunting in an enclosure … go check out map of the area in Utah, start looking at the terrain, and dense trees and downfall, and raw square miles. Since it was my dad, I am probably biased (how’s that for randomness of blogs folks, I don’t even hunt, I am just searching for pictures too since I got word from Mom on the success tonight. Something about “over 500″ ). Was Mossback guides a help in finding this bull, absolutely. Was donating to the State of Utah in a live fund raising auction to get the “Governors tag” a help with flexible dates and long season, not deniable. Does that make it “fair” … I don’t know, it is the system presented, and Dad only seeks the best at this stage in his life, be it wine, hunts, or salmon with green chile cream sauce. But easy, fenced, come-and-go hunt, … not the case. After the 1st two weeks of straight hunting he came back so tired and he had to rest another 2 weeks before going out again. Also recognize that Dad spent months building the rifle used, his own personal design and unique caliber. He has a passion about all aspects of the hunt and preparation. He fires more practice shots in preparationfor a single hunt then most do in a lifetime of hunting. 3 months of “training” and lost 20+ pounds to make sure he could out climb the guides. You should watch him gut and dress an animal (not letting the guides do it cause they don’t get as much meat as he does), all the major organs saved and used for his dog if we can’t eat them. Filleting fish, the same way, never seen his equal on efficiency and minimal waste. Would it be nice if 1st time hunter got this bull. Well that is certainly the “root for the underdog” ethic in US, and would be cool story. Both Dad and I would smile in amazement, and have another glass of the grape. But instead, a poor boy from Mankato, Minnesota who has hunted and fished since he could walk, donating to old folks home what he could not eat as a young boy, and is now a self-made millionaire, donating his own forms of business advice and community service, trying to pack in as many high-end hunts as remains in this life (after winning the battle on … never mind this is too personal and over the top …). But you know, with a fine California Cabernet, that is a nice story too. He will even give you a bottle or two to take home, very tasty stuff I might add. Eccentric? yes. Everyone’s cup of tea? Maybe not. But Easy? No. Ethic of Hunting (with a capital “H” for those that read his old “Three Peat” article in Trophy Hunter Magazine )… well, that’s a lot lot higher bar then just a “fence discussion”. But if that is your binary test, it still an easy leap. Yes. The one good thing about your overly harsh post is that having discussion on “raising the bar” on hunting ethics (respect for the land/landowner, the animal, the clean kill, the meat, gun safety, drink after the hunt not during) … good topic. I hope this will result in a higher fence in this “standard” discussion within the brotherhood of the fraternal order of … Hi Allen — thanks for the link, do you read this blog? You need to get back to the west. This blog stuff is to disconnected … Wayne. http://blog.kingsoutdoorworld.com/2008/09/30/the-spider-bull-elk-is-down/#comment-297695 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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