Elk vs. cougar
 

You might have seen these before but it was new to me when my buddy fowarded it to me. He knows I'm into this stuff. It might take me a few minutes to get this done but there are a couple of cool pics with this story.

> I took these photos on Monday the 18th of Feb. at 12:30 PM at mm 34.5 on
> Hiway 191 just north of the Covered Wagon Ranch. The six point bull elk
> was belly deep in snow and struggling. I stopped to observe, and when the
> elk stood up, I noticed something hanging from his neck. A cougar was
> attempting a choke hold to suffocate the elk by collapsing his trachea.
> These photos are just a few of the pictures I took during this five minute
> struggle. Finally the cat gave up on his choke hold and decided to take a
> look at me. He took a couple steps toward me, and I put my hands into the
> air and yelled loudly. He hesitated, looked back at the elk that was now
> meandering south along the hiway, and then looked back towards me. I
> raised my hands and yelled again, he finally retreated up the hill, and
> the
> encounter was over.
> The bull headed south apparently uninjured and feeling very lucky.
>
> Bg

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RE: Elk vs. cougar
 

I know its a pain in the ass, but they're worth opening.