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Walleyes
02-29-2008, 05:35 PM
Friend of mine from Van Island sent me these pics.. He was out for a drive a few days ago and saw the Elk, he said it was belly deep in snow and seemed to be struggling to walk as he started to photo it it became apparent what was happening.. Nothing much he could do but watch..

Please be patient there are four photos to upload..

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/walleyes_2006/DSC003562.jpg


http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/walleyes_2006/DSC003682.jpg


http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/walleyes_2006/DSC003602.jpg


http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/walleyes_2006/DSC003583.jpg

The cat had a hold of the Elks neck and did not let go,, it did eventually take the Elk down for good..
lynx
02-29-2008, 05:52 PM
WOW great pics, thanks for sharing
Tuc
02-29-2008, 06:02 PM
Wall, were these pics taken on the Island?

Nice looking elk, he seems to be in fair shape. I'll actually surprised a cougar could take dow an animal this large.
Walleyes
02-29-2008, 06:06 PM
Wall, were these pics taken on the Island?

Nice looking elk, he seems to be in fair shape. I'll actually surprised a cougar could take dow an animal this large.
Yup,, he's a Roosevelt from the Island.. And yah no doubt he is in good shape apparently the cat got hold of his throat and held on till it was over...
Smoke-eater
02-29-2008, 06:08 PM
Awesome, once in a life time to see that!!
mountainmike
02-29-2008, 07:27 PM
WOW great pics.......just to see something like that wow, not to mention getting pics of it. Thanks for sharing.
mud slug
02-29-2008, 07:34 PM
love the pics!!! wish i guy could head back up there in the summer, and see if he could find the skull and antlers. that would be a cool story with the pics.
slopeshunter
02-29-2008, 07:49 PM
Gotta say, that's quite the thing for your friend to be able to witness. Good he had a camera with him.
big TEX
02-29-2008, 08:17 PM
incredible pics!!! never seen anything like it. its like watching the discovery channel
wayne
02-29-2008, 08:25 PM
There's something real fitting about your sig line under that last photo walleyes - no potatoes and gravy but lots of red meat - that's one tough cat.
James M
02-29-2008, 08:26 PM
There's something you don't see everyday.......would have made good video but getting it in photo's is just as good.
Islander
02-29-2008, 08:43 PM
Ahhhh, Home Sweet Home. Great pics. Right place at the right time. Where on the Island is your buddy from? Any idea where the pics where taken?
ctd
02-29-2008, 08:44 PM
Wow it is rare enough to see the Elk on the Island let alone this picture.
Walleyes
02-29-2008, 09:18 PM
Well I feel sort of embarrassed here.. After asking for more info it seems as though buddy was toying with me a bit.. Was harmless but I do feel a little embarrassed for not getting the whole story from the start.. Its O.K. I'll get him back,, Here is the real story behind the pics as they were sent to him.. Sorry for the miss info guys....

Still some amazing photos though..

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.
TreeGuy
02-29-2008, 09:41 PM
Walleyes, you ain't the first and won't be the last. Thanks for the cool pics nonetheless. Stupid but awesome internet!

Tree
packhuntr
02-29-2008, 09:52 PM
Wow, right place at the right time or what. What a thrill of a lifetime that would have been to see!

keep a strain on er.
Tuc
02-29-2008, 09:58 PM
Wall, I was wondering too if Vancouver Island gets all that snow?
Anyrate, still nice pics and the cameraman did a good job.
gunslinger
03-01-2008, 06:28 AM
Wow very nice photos , good to see he got away that boys got some very good genetics for a 5-6 year old, need good bulls like him around down there to keep the herds up. i woudl love to hunt a roosevelt
ctd
03-01-2008, 05:40 PM
This year Vancouver Island got alot of snow and the Elk look like that.
In the hills they get lots.
Walleyes
03-01-2008, 05:56 PM
You are rite they look a lot a like,, here is the Roosevelt that him and his partner packed out last fall off the mountain a real brute..

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/walleyes_2006/WolfsElk.jpg


http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k303/walleyes_2006/BIGBOYDOWN.jpg
300 wsm
03-01-2008, 08:55 PM
thats some amizin stuff didnt think a cougar would atack a big bull like that
Brady
03-01-2008, 08:59 PM
Cool pics, thanx fer sharin Walleyes!!
Copidosoma
03-01-2008, 09:40 PM
Very cool pics.

I had the opportunity to witness a similar national geographic moment involving a grizzly bear trying to get at a cow moose's two calves. Very humbling experience to be able to witness something like that.

I don't understand where the "cruel" bit comes in. It is just the way things work. No more cruel than putting a bullet or arrow in it.