Oklahoma State Record Elk Finally Confirmed after Long Wait

A bull elk harvested in 2014 by a hunter from Rush Springs was finally confirmed this month as the state record. According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Wayne Munn is the owner of the new state record typical elk, which scored 332 and 1/8. The massive elk easily dethroned the state's previous record holder, an animal taken by Joe Kysela in 2000. Munn harvested his elk in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge after drawing a once-in-a-lifetime controlled hunt. "I was determined to find a bigger bull, since this hunt was my one opportunity to hunt the refuge," Munn...

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