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<blockquote data-quote="philny1" data-source="post: 193792" data-attributes="member: 7121"><p>Received this e-mail this AM, supposedly writtn by the person who took the pics. I also received several more similiar pics.</p><p>Elk have though hide, but no blood on the elk or snow.</p><p>Have a hard time beleiving this one.</p><p>Phil</p><p></p><p> I took these photos on Monday the 18th of Feb. at 12:30 PM at mm 34.5 on</p><p>> Hiway 191 south of Big Sky along the Gallatin River. The six point bull</p><p>> elk was belly deep in snow and struggling. I stopped to observe, and</p><p>> when the elk stood up, I noticed something hanging from his neck. A</p><p>> cougar was attempting a choke hold to suffocate the elk by collapsing</p><p>> his trachea.</p><p>> These photos are just a few of the pictures I took during this five</p><p>> minute struggle. Finally the cat gave up on his choke hold and decided</p><p>> to take a look at me. He took a couple steps toward me, and I put my</p><p>> hands into the air and yelled loudly. He hesitated, looked back at the</p><p>> elk that was now meandering south along the hiway, and then looked back</p><p>> towards me. I raised my hands and yelled again, he finally retreated up</p><p>> the hill, and the encounter was over.</p><p>> The bull headed south apparently uninjured and feeling very lucky.</p><p>> </p><p>> Bg</p><p>> </p><p>> Brad Grein</p><p>> PO Box 1289</p><p>> West Yellowstone, MT. 59758</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="philny1, post: 193792, member: 7121"] Received this e-mail this AM, supposedly writtn by the person who took the pics. I also received several more similiar pics. Elk have though hide, but no blood on the elk or snow. Have a hard time beleiving this one. Phil I took these photos on Monday the 18th of Feb. at 12:30 PM at mm 34.5 on > Hiway 191 south of Big Sky along the Gallatin River. 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. > > Bg > > Brad Grein > PO Box 1289 > West Yellowstone, MT. 59758 [/QUOTE]
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