Mike Benson writes, "My uncle has been hunting these woods before roads were developed (1940’s I believe), it’s been a family event passing through 5 generations.

Of course this guy was shot on the difficult side of the mountain, 5 hours later we finally got him to the truck in the dark. Horns are not as plentiful since the re-introduction of wolves, in the last few years we’ve heard them at night and seen a few scurrying through the trees.

He looks nicer on the wall, very symmetrical. If I’m correct, he’s about a 140."