Paul Zakora writes, "I was watching this bull and a couple others this past winter. I managed to get some trail cam pics of him as well.
On March 7th, I was hiking in some thick timber to put out a camera again and I heard a noise up ahead. I realized from looking at tracks in the snow that I spooked some elk. I glassed in the direction that a fresh set of tracks ran hoping to catch a glimpse of the elk and see if they were shedding yet, and spotted fresh tines! Both sides fell off 20 yards apart as he ran off. The noise I heard earlier was one of the antlers hitting a rock under the snow. Don't get any fresher than that! The set is a 6x9."