Nice Elk Story and Photos

Tim · January 23, 2008, 10:19:00 AM

My friends Uncle is a Conservation Officer out west....here's a neat email from him....

Guys,

Here is how my day started yesterday (11-29-2007)

Got a call that 2 bull elk were 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 this only 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 walked out 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 bull free. 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 with the piece of the antler still in
it's antlers. When it took off the piece of antler came out...

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

Enjoy the pics.

TJ Robertson
Conservation Officer

Over&Under · January 23, 2008, 10:29:00 AM

Great post Golder!!!

2 very nice bulls! Glad they were able to save one, so he could pass on the genes. I always thought I would enjoy that line of work, especially with the chance of that happening!!!

Izzy · January 23, 2008, 10:37:00 AM

Awesome pics.Suprised theyre still battling.

bayoulongbowman · January 23, 2008, 10:46:00 AM

Tim , that is a good one! Mark

LBOW · January 23, 2008, 10:47:00 AM

Thank you for sharing. Awesome sight.

killinstuff · January 23, 2008, 11:03:00 AM

What state would that be from? Nice looking country.

Shaun · January 23, 2008, 11:46:00 AM

Interesting but I don't see the trad archery or bow hunting part of the post.....

Over&Under · January 23, 2008, 12:38:00 PM

I believe Monticello is in So. Utah.

Patience · January 23, 2008, 12:47:00 PM

I am glad to see one made it. Surprising that it would have that much more stamina. I would be curious to find out how long they had been like that.

**DONOTDELETE** · January 23, 2008, 03:47:00 PM

kool....

chesapeakeblend · January 23, 2008, 04:00:00 PM

Yeah that was going around the emails a month or so ago. I must say I was skeptical of this story until you posted it.

That is just amazing

LEOPARD · January 23, 2008, 04:12:00 PM

Great story and pics! Thanks for sharing!

Nigel

Tim · January 23, 2008, 07:35:00 PM

I'd like to bowhunt the one that made it next year....How's that Shaun!!!!