Interesting skull injury

[Utahlefty]

I'm finishing up the skull prep on this years elk (in the other thread) and thought I'd share a few pics of his healed skull injury.

He got his nose bashed in, which I've seen pretty commonly:

More interestingly, he nearly tore his left antler off:

there is a ridge of bone overlaying the wound that's about 1.5" wide x 5" long x 3/4" thick:

I'm almost a little surprised he survived this wound, let alone growing a relatively normal antler!

 

[CFMuley]

Those bulls make the coolest euros. I’ve seen it a few times in person and quite a few times in pictures. It’s impressive what these animals can survive.

 

[hossblur]

It's why I actually prefer elk hunting to deer hunting. The unbelievable toughness of them.

I love "ugly". Busted skulls, broken horns, it's like scratches on a hunting rifle, they tell stories