Musicman
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Recieved this from a friend mo mine from Utah...pretty cool!
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> Subject: elk, cougar encounter final
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> 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.
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JD
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BBob
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He could probably sell that photo, what a shot. Looks like the elk came close to losing an eye, if he didn't. Bill
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workin4fishin
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Chromer - I wonder what one looks like up close
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Musicman, you shall now be known as 'PissesOffCougar'
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cupo
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What an encounter! Few people will ever see a couger, let alone see one attacking a bull. Now, where are the pics of the dead lion?
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This can't be healthy. All this fishing is really messing with my head.
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Tony1831
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*more pics on cryfish*
Once in a lifetime occurrence for certain, and I bet the camera man is ok with that.
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Musicman
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Heres the rest of what was sent to me.....
  
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JD
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Tony1831
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Notice in the second pic how that bull is applying a hoof to the ribs? I bet there was more than one of those kicks that resulted in the escape.
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pretty amazing, thanks for sharing the moment.
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washingtonmuley
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I would have liked to see a picture of a dead cat as well.
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Luke_the_Drifter
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Catching you a delicious bass.
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That cat must have been pretty damn hungry to resort to drastic measures like taking on a fully mature bull elk.
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those are awesome pics. the kind of thing that one is lucky to see in a lifetime. and something you can't stage for a "nature show" on PBS.
thanks Music
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