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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
[email protected]

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

Awesome.

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

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Cool story there GR8, thanks for sharing that email

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

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ORIGINAL: GR8atta2d

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

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

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VERY COOL THANKS!!!!!!!!

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That is cool! Thanks for sharing!

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Those are some awesome pictures!! Good job!!

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I call photoshop...

Nah, that is pretty amazing. Glad you were there to save the other one. I wonder how long they had been locked up and how long the dead one had lived while locked up. Great pics too, kinda funny with a bull elk standing behind you without spooking off.

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ORIGINAL: BrentH243

I call photoshop...

Nah, that is pretty amazing. Glad you were there to save the other one. I wonder how long they had been locked up and how long the dead one had lived while locked up. Great pics too, kinda funny with a bull elk standing behind you without spooking off.

Just another day in the bush here in NE OHIO

I kid..wasn't me Brent, just passing cool info, along!

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So I skimmed the thread and then saw the pics. I then re-read the thread and looked at the pics again. Then I re-re-read the thread & looked at the pics again and I am still in disbelief. What an awesome sight that must have been!

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Now whoever gonna take him will think he is caribou.

Neat pics.

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Neat story and great pics.

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That is crazy!! Awesome bulls!

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Man if it didn't mean working through hunting season,I would say sign me up for that job. How cool would that be to be that close to a beautiful animal like that? :)