The "tired" elk is back... question for you all

[SonnyDay]

[VIDEO] Elk with tire around neck spotted two years after initial sighting | OutThere Colorado

A bull elk with a tire around its neck was seen again on Wednesday evening for roughly the 7th time over the last 2 years, according to Colorado Parks and

www.outtherecolorado.com

"The animal was first spotted in 2019, by a CPW officer who was conducting a sheep count in the Mount Evans Wilderness. The officer was unable to help the elk that day due to the distance they were away from the animal and lack of on-hand resources."

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[Fridaythe13th]

No frontal shot there with a bow. Lol. But the real question is, if you shoot the bull is it littering if you leave the tire in the woods.

 

[SonnyDay]

But then you can't include the tire in the mount!

 

[Billy Goat]

I'm going to feel bad for the guy if they remove it.


He's the Flava Flav of the elk woods, he must get all the ladies!

 

[RMM]

I'm going to feel bad for the guy if they remove it.


He's the Flava Flav of the elk woods, he must get all the ladies!

He probably does get all the ladies, hell he has armor around his neck protecting him from being gored!

 

[cod007]

He probably does get all the ladies, hell he has armor around his neck protecting him from being gored!

Nope! All the ladies can see he is ‘tired’.

 

[FLATHEAD]

Looks more like an innertube.

 

[5MilesBack]

I wouldn't shoulder mount him with or without the tire.

 

[DerkPerk]

I can’t believe the elk hasn’t lost the tire over the winter months!


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[Anozira]

This is crazy. That elk gets better milage out of tires than I do.

 

[Lark Bunting]

CPW stepping up their game with..... Radial Collars. *groan*

 

[RS_Non-Res]

Why would they have to tranquilize the tire?

 

[SonnyDay]

This just in...

Elk roaming Colorado with tire around neck for 2 years freed

Colorado wildlife officials say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.

apnews.com

 

[Billy Goat]

Poor guy don't have nothing to brag about now.

 

[Anozira]

The question is, will those increased neck muscles give him an advantage in the rut next year?

 

[ecw]

So they had tools to cut his antlers off but those same tools weren’t capable of cutting through the steel belts of the tire. Confusing.


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[CJF]

Poor guy don't have nothing to brag about now.

He will next year after his buddies get taken down by Rokslide members during rifle season!!

 

[AaronMColeman]

So they had tools to cut his antlers off but those same tools weren’t capable of cutting through the steel belts of the tire. Confusing.


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That's a great point. I assume they knocked him out why couldn't they cut the tire?

 

[Moserkr]

First off, Id shoot the bull. Then Id debone and pack that meat into the tire. Roll it back to the truck, and for sure get that tire mounted on him.

 

[Cahunter805]

So they had tools to cut his antlers off but those same tools weren’t capable of cutting through the steel belts of the tire. Confusing.


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Exactly. Pictures in the article show them using a sawzall. Any decent blade should be able to cut a tire with a little effort. Maybe it was safer to just cut the antlers instead of trying to cut the tire close to his neck.
Either way it’s kind of interesting to see how much effort went into just tracking this bull down because of a tire.