Elk locked up

[GR8atta2d]

Story from the e-mail I received:



Guys,
Here is how my day started yesterday (11-29-2007) Got a call that 2 bull
elkwere locked up and one was dead the other still alive.

The bulls were in a field about 15 miles Northeast of Monticello.

When I got there I actually found 2 bulls locked antlers... I thought
thisonly happened in other areas...

J. and I were going to tranquilize the bull and saw antlers...one
problem..we did not have enough of the drugs to do a good job. So we
walkedout there and sawed the one point off of the dead bulls right antler and
then we had to saw the main beam of the left antler to get the other
bullfree. The whale tail was over the bulls eyes, lodged between the eye
guards.
When we cut it free the bull stood there for awhile catching its breath
withthe piece of the antler still in it's antlers. When it took off the
piece ofantler came out...

WOW! this was for sure one of the most memorable days....

Enjoy the pics.

TJ

TJ Robertson
Conservation Officer
Moab District
State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources
(435) 820-6015 Cell phone
tjrobertson@utah.gov

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[GMMAT]

That's a story that would never be believed without pics!

Awesome.

[DannyD]

Good story. I wonder how freaked out the live elk was when they were cutting the other elk

[Jim_IV]

Cool story there GR8, thanks for sharing that email

[GR8atta2d]

one more!

[Diesel77]

HOLY^@#$^@^^ Thats crazy! Suprised they were able to get close to that bull without getting injured them selves.

[NCRemington700]

ORIGINAL: GR8atta2d

These are all really cool pics. I'm not sure I would have turned my back on that big boy though!!

[IAhuntr]

The remaining live one must have been on the brink of exhaustion as well. Job well done in freeing him!