When Timothy Carpenter tagged this massive Roosevelt’s elk in California last September, the 39-year-old hunting guide and biologist knew it was a giant. As it turned out, it shattered the Boone & Crockett Club world record mark for the species by more than 30 inches, receiving a final Special Judges Panel score recently of 455 2/8 inches. (Photos courtesy of Boone & Crockett Club)
When Timothy Carpenter put his tag on a giant Roosevelt's elk last September in Humboldt County, Calif., he knew that it was a giant bull and then some.
But as it turned out, it was even bigger than anyone could imagine and far bigger than any other Roosevelt's elk in history, smashing its way to the No. 1 spot in the Boone and Crockett Club record book.
In fact, after receiving an original score of 439 7/8 inches—more than enough to be the world record—the score on Carpenter's big Rosie bull actually went up by a considerable amount after the conclusion of a recent Special...