Brutus, A Wyoming Legend: Tribute Video
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มี.ค. 2018
- Brutus, A Wyoming Legend: Tribute Video
"The Big Boy" from the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Wyoming died on the winter feed grounds of natural causes. He typically showed up to the feed grounds mid to late January and would leave mid to late February depending on winter conditions. His whereabouts for the rest of the year were completely unknown. 2015 was the first year that I am aware of Brutus showing up to the refuge. 2016 is the year where he went viral. He also was in his prime this year where his sheds scored just shy of 440" with a 50" spread. I named him Brutus that year because he was nothing shy of a brute. 2017 he showed up like the years prior, mid-January but stayed late into February with the harsh winter. He regressed to a 410" class bull losing nearly 30" of antler. Brutus was not seen on the feed grounds through the months of January or February in 2018. However, he was eventually found dead in March towards the back of refuge. I would guess him to be 14-16 years old. He died around the 405" mark with an incredible 54" inside and 62" outside spread. A 400 class bull is 1 in every 10,000 elk, however, Brutus is a once in a lifetime bull. He peaked at 440” and died of old age still over that 400” mark which is very uncommon. I feel blessed to be able to follow and witness him. I hope everyone enjoys this clip, where I attempted to show how special this bull was, yet nothing will ever compare to seeing Brutus himself sway back and forth as he pushed through the snow. Rest Easy big fella, you won't be forgotten anytime soon!
Wow. a gigantic, beautiful Elk
What a magnificent animal .
Magnificent animal, magnificent part of the country!
Magnificent Animal!! Stunning... been hunting 45 years, never seen anything like Him in the wild!!
Man the span of his antlers is HUGE
14-16 years old and died of natural causes, still carrying a rack that heavy at his age. Amazing 💕👏
Omg...pure beauty.
Beautiful! Tremendous! Thank you! Sincerely Maria😃👏🏻👏🏻
Wow! Yes, thank you for the info. Lovely, magnificent animal!! One in 10,000 I am sure. So pleased he lived such a long wonderful life and pleased you were able to find and keep the dropped atlers. A wonderful trophy in itself!! God Bless!
What a beautiful animal 🥰
Not all his sheds were found.. he tended to leave the refuge early and cross into the park.. he summered on signal mountain
I believe their are many many Brutus juniors in the refuge today !!
Drop dead gorgeous
Magnificent 💜
Beautiful Bull .
Awesome video!
Very majestic stag.
Bull... Not a stag
Dang... that really is a brute... I am hunter, but don’t think I would have shot such a animal... these are really icons... people will be talking about this one for a looonnngg time to come ...
AWESOME!
Thanks !! so cool to see in life animals progress being free. Year after year.
Beauty..
That is awesome I'm amazed also that he lived to an old age not poached or taken down by predators
Amazing that he lived a full life and wasn’t poached after going viral.
That was my fear...
He was shot and killed by a hunter. I don't recall the documentary I seen but that said fact is...
@@semperfidelification
I wondered the same thing.
I'm pretty sure I watched the documentary on History Vault.
Maybe try to research it but I'm not lying. This Magnificent animal was poached. The poacher was found and convicted.
BIG BADASS BRUTUS👊🏼💪💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Un ejemplar espectacularmente grande 👍🇪🇸
I sure hope he was just as popular with the "Lady Elkseses".... Hopefully, we will see, in the coming years, lots of little 'clones' of Brutus... Heres hoping that those antler genes are dominant!
Wow.
Now that’s a tank.
Wow what a giant
Damn!!!!!
What a tank he was. Well at least he passed on his genes and lived a full life.
OH MY GOD.
I may have photographs of Brutus taken in 2011 near Jackson Lake. Definitely a big boy. Would you like to see the image(s)?
Tom any chance of getting some copies will send 5 bucks per copy.
@@franktoledo6342 pm me on fb with your reason for wanting please.
@@PI4YOU I do use fb. I live in Idaho lived in Montana the growth rate is up I enjoy the out doors notice all the veiws bottom line More population screws up your favorite fishing spots and hunting grounds.
@@PI4YOU That's cool I'm good!!
Go deeper into the woods. Where and how would you like to see my images?
Wow. I saw him, in a dream...
Rest easy, big guy
Squid rest easy, big guy
@@ne7407 🙏
What makes an Elk a hunk?
Width and right side unreal.
He "regressed" to 410". Let that sink in.
He tasted really yummy too
What are the antlers used for once humans have them?.
@Terry Leblanc
Almost exclusively, for boasting. Mine is bigger than yours, so I'm a better hunter than you.
Sadly, it's become an ego issue/status symbol...pick your poison.
Some hunters pay 100K or better for a chance at a very large buck/bull.
👍🌲🌲🌲
What a brute I once shot a elk that scored 350 he was awesome but that is a big one there, they say you can't eat the horns. I always say that's true but when you get a set like that YOUR FRIENDS DO.
Man he was a tank for sure! I wonder if they had him aged?
You would need a huge room to put that El k on the wall
@@semperfidelification Nobody asked you , a@@hole
Pretty neat that he died on his own terms...outsmarting hunters for his whole life! Neat video!
Seth Wheeler didn’t they say he was on a preserve?
Yeah. In the description it says he lived on the National Elk refuge in Wyoming. If he was walking around outside a refuge someone would have killed him years ago
Seth Wheeler
He was protected dummy!!!
What hunters? The people feeding them? GTFO
Ya out smarted hunters on a elk ranch man people are stupid
Those are the ones you let go to keep breeding. Nature takes the week and the the strong survive.
That's what nature does, hunters do the opposite.
He was no stronger then any other elk....just had huge antlers
Just like a man with huge ears isn’t any stronger.
I think antlers this big would not be advantageous, imagine running through the woods with them!
I would guess Yellowstone had something to do with his whereabouts unknown.
He must have died of exhaustion from carrying that rack for years
He was probably murdered by some right wing gun nut for fun!
nightlightabcd
Most likely raped by a liberal
nightlightabcd probably was murdered by wolf
nightlightabcd time to get back in your moms basement dipshit.
@@joesmo2840 Only Humans and Apes murder, every other animal murders as much as we do with our livestock for kitchen purposes. And when, it were much more his natural fate and end than through a bullet, no matter what you believe is a "better" death.
Monarch
Who has his shed's
I could be wrong don't quote me but I believe the division of wild life auction them off at elk fest. Aka the antler auction they do every year in Jackson Hole.
They never auctioned off his sheds they kept them and mounted them. They're at the visiting center.
John holmes of his kind
Damn who picked those up when they dropped
Probably Jackson Boy Scouts. They have annual antler auction.
did anyone get his age ?
Keith 14-16
He deserve to be in a Hall of Fame, not a dinner plate
That isn’t how nature works. He was on a dinner plate, regardless whether a wolf, ah eagle, a cat, or you and I.
Vitaly exactly, everything is food for something. He also died of natural causes according to the description
I bet he passed on some good genetics though
Wow the breeders need credit this has to be a farm bull look at :57 the horse's are going to take him food 😆
Two words: “mineral blocks”. still epic though.
I'm kinda wondering about Popeye and Olive Oil.....
That’s where I want to be buried. Food for elk. I once shot one bigger. The guide said if I put this one in the heard in winter it would be the biggest. An 8x8.
I hope this legend IS protected !!!
I am not sure exposing his were-abouts on U-Tibe may be the end for him as some hunters may try to "seek" him out....GOD hold this magnificent animal close to you and protect him !!! I am NOT against hunting ...but, I will tell you..."shooting" with a camera 📷 is very exciting !!!
Christina Smith
🇺🇸 Sedalia, Missouri 🇺🇸
Did you not read the description? 🤦🏻♂️
Personally I hunt to fill my freezer with good meat not to chase racks. I'd really have to be hurting for food to be willing to put this monster out of the gene pool.
You could alwasy do like everyone else, and do your hunting at the super market! You are just as much of a legal murderer as those that kill for the racks and for fun!
@@nightlightabcd You are one of the dumbest people I have ever come across. If you knew ANYTHING at all, you would know that wildlife is flourishing in unimaginable ways. 99% of the funds used to promote the health and growth of all wildlife populations -- game or 'varmints' -- comes from taxes, licensing, and fees spent by hunters and sportsmen. Obviously, your knowledge comes only from the movies. Written by people that never step off a sidewalk in their life. Probably someone I like you.
@@nightlightabcd so paying something else to do your killing and buying tidy little packages wrapped in plastic and styrofoam some how make you feel better? Eating a piece of meat labelled and packaged is no different then taking it out of the animal yourself. I'm glad your obliviousness makes you feel better.
nightlightabcd you are a serious dumb shit! You’d rather buy meat from animals living in cages. That’s the life. You support “murder” as you call it by paying others to do it for you....how are you any better than us hunters that work for our food??? Unlike a slaughter house when you hunt they don’t come down a chute. I’m not against supermarkets but your a dumb shit.
@@nightlightabcd is this a troll?
but why kill them?
they are delicious
Kind of horrible when animals are recognized mostly by the size of there horns and not just for there beauty
Well, I hope he don't have a " Rack reduction ". Seen some beautiful and stunning " racks " reduced over the years. If "Nature " gives/gave it to you, then honor and display it, not hide it or cut ✂️ it off 🤔.
It was only a matter of time before he ended up on someone's wall. smh
Did you not watch the video? He died on the refuge of natural causes
@@brokenwrench404 I never said anything about how he died. I was referencing that his rack still ended up being taken from him as a trophy. So not sure what you're going on about.
@Patrick Martin So?
@@InvuNOT2 He didn’t end up on a person’s wall. His rack can be found in the Jackson Hole, WY visitor center/museum there. SMFH
@@asmodeus1274 You confirmed my point.
Thank God he didn't live in Colorado because if he did you can bet he would've been poached. Damn poachers are frickin horrible here.
Don't confuse yourself as poaching is not hunting
do they have to add that stupid music to the magnificent elk ?
at least some poaching bow hunter did not shoot him with a rifle like all these rats that come to idaho do,
Why would a poaching bow hunter shoot him with a rifle, lol
Jesus is God and the creator of all things!
Cool he died an old man
I don't get it. Poorly told story. But try again because I think there is a potentially great story here that can be better told. Especially with the right kind of financial support or your endeavor.
Useless trophy hunters only see him for his antlers. He was a king.
And he lived a full life
I'll never understand ppls hunting animals for sport 😭I can understand if ppls hungry killing to survive.but most times that's not the case.
Are we just going for extra views here to boost our ego? That is a farm-raised elk. Not wild.
wade marsh
Exactly!!!
Wouldn’t be surprised if they were dropping mineral blocks down.
Read the description this was at a national Elk refuge in Wyoming.
Good to know.
You are idiots. This bull lived his ENTIRE life on the elk refuge just outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Farm elk not wild
Farm raised not wild
What horrible music.
the music, was horrible,,,,,,,,why play that crap ? or any music,,,,,,,?