Locked Bulls in Southern Utah

DeadI 12/7/07 1:11pm

I just got this in an email. Here is the text that went with the photos.
Nice job TJ. Glad to see one of em make it.

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

TJ Robertson
Conservation Officer
Moab District
State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources

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JBird

12/7/07 1:49pm

That is pretty sweet!

MuleyMadness

12/7/07 2:03pm

Very cool pictures, to bad they didn't find them both alive. But I agree, at least the one made it out okay.

Both awesome BIG bulls! Great job guys for rescuing the one.

I got the same email today also DEADI, you beat me to it. :thumb

wildantlerman

12/7/07 2:50pm

Thats cool, I wonder if that cut off antler if it stays on if when shed hunting season comes if he or she who finds it will be charged with poaching if caught? :-k

Utahbowhunter

12/7/07 3:03pm

That is sweet!!! i looked at the pictures first and thought that place looks really familiar. Then read the story and i found out where it was. I know exactly what field that is where the elk are. Haha. But to bad one died!

jersey boy

12/7/07 4:08pm

That is great good thing we have great people that will risk their lives to save an animal instead of shooting it because there lazy!! =D>

hound_hunter

12/7/07 4:42pm

I've always felt pretty bad about animals that went out that way - that would SUCK!! But likes been said plenty now, at least that one guy got how.

How cool would it be to be a part of sawing those horns off =D> - that's pretty sweet. thanks for sharing DeadI