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LAST EDITED ON Sep-21-04 AT 11:33PM (MST)[p]Well I just got back from something I'll never probably witness in my life again. Something truly a sight to see, something that I marveled at and also puked at at the same time. I received a phone call yesterday at around 5 pm that there was two big bull elk locked in battle apx. 50 miles south of my home town. So my dad, I and a brother along with some family friends got in the vehicals video cameras and picture cameras in hand, and headed for the Idaho Nevada border. This ranch were we were headed, is know for producing some big bulls. Only thing is, hardly any of these bulls get shot. We got there and were leaded to the spot where in the creek layed two magnific bull elk. Horns lock never to come apart. One bull, the bigger one was already dead, he had drown. I guarantee anyone of you elk hunters out there would have pull the tigger on either one bulls. The bull dead we guessed to be somewhere between 380 to 390 and the smaller one 375 to 385. Now I know that elk and deer that become locked are a part of nature, but how many times have you seen them locked, and then freed do to human help. Well thats where the sick part comes in. These to big bulls had been locked for two days as of yesterday. The Nevada Fish and Game was notified by the landowners of the sutition. These particular landowners have had a run in before with the fish and game for illegal taking of elk, but are mainly bitter at them in part they will not issue them landowner permits. Which I can understand because these elk continue to run down fence and everything else. They do need some taken out of there. Well anyways, to make a long story short. The owners and the fish and game could not come to an agreement on what to do with the elk. The landowners wanted to shoot the elk, and then get to keep the meat and have a full body mount of the elk done. The fish and game said no..we shoot them, we keep them. Or we cut the horn off of them. The landowners said no can do, and dooooo not come on our property. So in turn, to beautiful bulls that could have been saved, dead slow and painful deaths. I in my 10 years of hunting and my dad in his 40 plus years of hunting have never felt soo sick over something. It was heartbreaking to see. I will post pictures when I get a chance. I want you all to be able to see this sad event. What do you all think should have happened with them?
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