Big North Dakota Elk?

I was sent some photos and a brief description of this elk taken but neither I nor the sender can seem to verify its authenticity but I thought the photo was at least worth the look.

Here’s what little information that came with the photos. It was shot north of Beach and scored 393 Boone and Crockett green, claiming to be the third largest ever in North Dakota. Shot at 400 yards, three times with a .300 Winchester magnum.

Some zones of North Dakota opened for elk hunting in mid August. From what I understand, it is not unusual to find elk that time of year shedding velvet.

This photo was shown and discussed briefly at the NodakOutdoors forums. One member there claims to know the guy in the photo. That’s the extent of anything else on this hunt I can find.

Tom Remington