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Justdroppedin
10-14-2021, 11:55 AM
This weekend Colorado wildlife officers finally shot it with a tranquilizer gun, sawed off its antlers and removed the tire, which held 10 obs. of forest debris, that had been around its neck for roughly half its life......



https://i.redd.it/z1xjvuiegat71.jpg
dogdayz
10-14-2021, 07:39 PM
Why didn't they saw off the tire instead of his antlers?
runamok
10-14-2021, 08:13 PM
Why didn't they saw off the tire instead of his antlers?


The tire had a lot of miles left on it.
TLG
10-14-2021, 08:24 PM
The tire had a lot of miles left on it.


oh Dear !!
Justdroppedin
10-14-2021, 08:35 PM
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/12/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-free-elk-car-tire-around-neck/6101118001/
dogdayz
10-14-2021, 10:19 PM
Quote from the above link:
Murdoch and Swanson both wanted to leave the elk's antlers on but they said they wouldn't be able to cut through the steel in the bead of the tire without removing its antlers.

Obviously they didn't bring the right tools for the job.
runamok
10-14-2021, 10:35 PM
Quote from the above link:
Murdoch and Swanson both wanted to leave the elk's antlers on but they said they wouldn't be able to cut through the steel in the bead of the tire without removing its antlers.

Obviously they didn't bring the right tools for the job.


And they didn't watch DIY.