Nearly 20 years ago, OL outdoor writer Jim Zumbo struck out to see and hear about what was then the world’s largest elk.

State: CO When elk are killed a good century back, details of the hunt tend to get fuzzy. When Ellsworth and an official measurer put a tape to it, the score, along with proof of a fair chase hunt, proved that this elk was, and still is, the typical world record. The elk was given to his sister, who Ellsworth ended up following into that parking lot in 1995. Winters died in August 1994, the day before his 77th birthday. Even though the rack was stored in a garage for years, Winters would show it off every chance he got. Winters shot the bull with his Savage Model 99. In the fall of 1968, Winters and his friend spotted this bull in the White Mountains near the Black River. Ellsworth traced the story of the hunt to the previous owner’s brother, Alonzo Winters–a deceased cattle-rancher from Arizona. When the truck turned into a local restaurant, Ellsworth was feeling a little hungry himself and ended up buying the rack from its owner. Even so, Ellsworth pulled onto Main Street behind the truck and knew it was a 420-something rack. But the elk he saw in the back of that pick-up was old and faded. Ellsworth is an antler buyer who grew up in the White Mountains of eastern Arizona - a place that has now become synonymous with giant, record-book bulls. For antler buyer Alan Ellsworth, that’s what he saw February, 28 1995. What isn’t all that common is to see a world record rack thrown in with a washer and dryer set, stopped at a traffic light. So, if you want to try a turn of the century hunting game, this is a very good one, representing the era in full, while also being playable and quite a lot of fun actually.State: AZ In hunting towns, it’s not uncommon to see a good-sized elk rack and four hooves sticking out of the back of a pick-up in hunting season.

The game is very similar to Deer Hunter 4 in many different aspects, graphics wise, number of different environments and weaponry, though Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 3 does have a special affinity for the snow imbued slopes of the Rocky Mountains, as the name makes clear from the very beginning. Nope, it simulates hunting (a little too well some might say!) with long streaks of just waiting for a buck or deer to show its horns (or tail!) and then making sure each cartridge you use is used well. Of course, it's fun of a different type, as the game is not a mindless shooter. But, if you don't mind this way of producing the environments, the game is actually pretty fun. It's the graphics engine which, despite its late release in 2000, in a period when fully 3D games were begging to catch some serious ground, still makes use of a combination of sprites and 3D. Rocky Mountain Trophy Hunter 3 takes the recipe of its elder brothers a step forward, but you can' t really accuse the game of actually being modern.

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