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Took an elk, saved an elk...plus/minus = even?
Went for a walk this morning headed in early and spotted a coyote 60 yards ahead. Was crouched down watching him when he took off...took 10 more steps and kicked up an elk....
Then I realize something is wrong...
So I go over to him...talk to him to calm him down (but its an elk so I am sure it only helped me not him  )
Root through my pack for a way to free him....find a screw driver used it to pry off the staples to loosen the wire tension, then it broke and cut my hand good...
Then I used my hand saw for trimming shooting lanes to cut the barbed wire on the top of his ankle....somehow this thing managed to wrap his leg up in all 4 strands of wire.
So I get through the last strand and he runs about 6 feet and just chills out....standing on three legs. I decided to let him be as he has been through enough and go on my way. He was pretty scaredayne in shock eyes wide and shaking but he never tried to kick me and never made a peep.
I figure at least he has a fighting chance now, the way he was forget it!....the herd wasn't around but hopefully he catches up with them.
Another interesting day in the woods!
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10-14-2013, 07:51 PM
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Good on you for helping. Poor lil thing 
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10-14-2013, 07:55 PM
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Good on you lefty. Did your good deed of the day. A few years ago my dad and I found a calf moose tangled in barbwire but every time we went close to it the cow would chase us away. Finally ended up cutting the fence about 75' feet away. Poor little bugger wasn't to lively when he was finally free.
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10-14-2013, 07:59 PM
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Thats awesome. I did the same thing with an old forum member in wmu936. He was hooked in bad. aand the yotes were circling. Have to find the video. it was a full grown bull that had dropped its antlers.
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10-14-2013, 08:03 PM
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From the way he is standing in the pics I bet he broke it.... But like you say his chances are a heck of a lot better now. Hopefully it's not broke and he makes a recovery before getting taken down. Good on you for your willingness to help.
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10-14-2013, 08:05 PM
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Good on ya, one less easy meal for the yotes. He must of known you where there to help him if he stayed calm, either that or your the elk whisperer. Again great job for helping him out.
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10-14-2013, 08:09 PM
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The leg was twisted but I don't think it was busted...I think it was weak and numb from being hung up....at least that's what I am telling myself
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10-14-2013, 08:10 PM
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JUST WOW .........unbelievable, good on ya
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10-14-2013, 08:19 PM
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Thanks for the good deed.Hope everything works out in the long run.
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10-14-2013, 08:24 PM
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I gotta say, that takes some b@!!s
Karma is your friend. can't wait to see the elk you take...
a true sportsman you are.
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10-14-2013, 08:31 PM
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You are a fine example of a hunter for both hunters and non hunters. Good job sir.
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10-14-2013, 08:35 PM
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Lefty - your my HEro!
(Insert swooning school kid here )
Seriously, that's a cool experience and good for you for being to help that elk out.
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10-14-2013, 08:39 PM
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Karma to you LC 
Thanks for sharing
David
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10-14-2013, 08:56 PM
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Nice work.
This past spring a good buddy of mine came across a calf moose stuck in a fence. Mama kept her distance as he freed up it's leg from the wire. Once it was free it joined the cow and ran across the pasture and piled into the fence AGAIN. So my buddy trudges across and frees it up again. As far as he knows it made it the rest of the day without getting hung up.
The live picture text report he was sending me that morning kept me entertained!
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Very cool!
I'm glad you took pics and shared!
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10-14-2013, 09:10 PM
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This has for sure been a thanksgiving weekend I will never forget...after taking that mature bull with the bow on Saturday morning and then helping this guy out today....very cool weekend.
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10-14-2013, 09:11 PM
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Hey LEFTY
A true sportsman can show compassion for the animals that he pursues, even when he is not.Inspiration to all. 
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Well good thing you went back out today. Wouldn't of been long an the coyotes would of had him. Had a moose with his horns wrapped up in wire once. Sure can get the drenaline going
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Congrats on a truly eventfull weekend!!
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10-14-2013, 09:15 PM
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I'll never forget a similar experience I had hunting with my parents when I was a little gaffer. We came across a cow elk and quickly noticed she had a calf but there was an old oil barrel that had the bolt on style lid stuck on its head. After some thinking dad lassoed the barrel and wrapped the rope around a tree. After a few pokes in the as$ with a stick it popped off. If only we had a camera. But at least mother has a nice old barrel for the garden that's got a hell of a story behind it.
Im sure that elks pretty thankful this thanksgiving
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10-14-2013, 09:15 PM
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well done LC
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Well done Lefty, well done!!!!!
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Wow your having an exciting week! Good on you man.
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10-14-2013, 09:37 PM
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what a story,thanks lefty
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Nice work LC!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ABwapiti
Nice work LC!
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10-14-2013, 10:26 PM
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Nice. I did the same thing for a moose several years ago. I had to kick wires off posts to loosen things up and it still was a struggle.
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Good on ya
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10-14-2013, 10:30 PM
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Quote:
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Nice. I did the same thing for a moose several years ago. I had to kick wires off posts to loosen things up and it still was a struggle.
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Admittedly if this was a full grown elk I would have been a tad more cautious....that leg was so tightly wrapped cutting the wires was the only option.
I was just happy I could improvise with what I had to do what needed to be done.
The only other way would have been to pick the calf up and toss him over and under a few times....bad news for us both!
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10-14-2013, 10:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by newguy
I gotta say, that takes some b@!!s
Karma is your friend. can't wait to see the elk you take...
a true sportsman you are.
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I was actually prepaid in full almost exactly 48 hours prior to this....
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=195113
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