Recieved this from a friend mo mine from Utah...pretty cool! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Subject: elk, cougar encounter final >
> 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. JD
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