Even Elk like Playgrounds!
Even Elk like Playgrounds!
ESTES PARK, Colo. -- A large bull elk is now licking his pride after it sparred with a swing and the swing won.
The elk was thrusting his antlers on a large wooden swingset when
he got his antlers caught in the chain of a swing Wednesday morning.
He battled and struggled for two hours, even dragging the 400-pound
swingset about 25 feet, said Kris Hazelton with Estes Park News.
The bull became so stressed out, distraught and exhausted trying to free
himself that an official with the Colorado Department of Wildlife and a veterinarian were called in to help out.
They tranquilized the elk, gently removed the chains from his antlers
and several minutes later, he staggered away, swing free.
He did give the swing a really dirty look, though, when he wandered
back into the wilderness.
The elk was thrusting his antlers on a large wooden swingset when
he got his antlers caught in the chain of a swing Wednesday morning.
He battled and struggled for two hours, even dragging the 400-pound
swingset about 25 feet, said Kris Hazelton with Estes Park News.
The bull became so stressed out, distraught and exhausted trying to free
himself that an official with the Colorado Department of Wildlife and a veterinarian were called in to help out.
They tranquilized the elk, gently removed the chains from his antlers
and several minutes later, he staggered away, swing free.
He did give the swing a really dirty look, though, when he wandered
back into the wilderness.
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Saw a similar story with video, of two bulls fighting it out during the rut in Banff, Canada. They fought their way into a swing set where one bull got hung up in the chains. The other bull seizing the opportunity, proceeded to kill his opponent in front of horrified tourists. They play for keeps!
Its fair chase, or its foul!