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Danascot

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31. Here's some coverage of that incident

Reply to Hekate (Reply #29)

Sun Nov 7, 2021, 04:47 PM

Nov 2021

As people ran toward the sounds of the bulls, rangers struggled to keep them safely away from the animals that can run at 40 miles an hour. Another ranger put his patrol vehicle between a running elk and a crowd of onlookers. The bull turned and squared off with the big SUV. A moment later a banging noise could be heard. As the ranger pulled away, the elk ran off and the vehicle showed the result. The rear passenger side door handle was shattered, the sheet metal on the door was torn and there were dents in the door as well.

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man walks too near bull elk in Colorado... man had been warned [View all] Demovictory9 Nov 2021 OP

If it had been worse, that a'hole risked not only himself & others, but forcing the elk to be hlthe2b Nov 2021 #1

I couldn't agree more! SheltieLover Nov 2021 #6

Heh... 2naSalit Nov 2021 #15

I hear you Traildogbob Nov 2021 #17

It's true in all the parks anymore... 2naSalit Nov 2021 #18

People think they are in a petting zoo, I saw a tourist get about 8 feet from a bull doc03 Nov 2021 #2

i have a deer feeder on my property and when i take grain out, i dont even make eye contact.. samnsara Nov 2021 #10

Why are you feeding them? 2naSalit Nov 2021 #19

Never mind the fact that deer corn is bad for deer. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #30

Yup. 2naSalit Nov 2021 #33

My brother ACCIDENTALLY walked right next to an elk at night when he lived in Colorado. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #3

Some people just refuse to respect other species SheltieLover Nov 2021 #4

+1 2naSalit Nov 2021 #20

That dumbass got off easy. (nt) Paladin Nov 2021 #5

Stupid, arrogant human. paleotn Nov 2021 #7

:) Really? Could he just have happily assumed a public park Hortensis Nov 2021 #21

Surviving member of the Pleistocene megafauna.... paleotn Nov 2021 #23

Lol. Well, have to admit that erectus always Hortensis Nov 2021 #28

A really dumb man. North Shore Chicago Nov 2021 #8

Well, Raccoons Will. COL Mustard Nov 2021 #12

I wouldn't mind North Shore Chicago Nov 2021 #13

Lol. It's looking like deer will inherit our own little piece of earth. Hortensis Nov 2021 #25

i had one stand in the middle of the road as i drove to work..i sat there.. he sat there.. samnsara Nov 2021 #9

Dude, That Bull Elk Has One Thing On His Mind COL Mustard Nov 2021 #11

A few weeks ago Danascot Nov 2021 #14

Deer mating season's begun here in No GA. We only see one male, Hortensis Nov 2021 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Hortensis Nov 2021 #27

Years ago, in New Mexico, I had occasion to get within five feet of a mountain goat.... lastlib Nov 2021 #16

The elk have long treated that lawn in Estes Park as their own DavidDvorkin Nov 2021 #22

That was pretty weak madville Nov 2021 #24

Seriously? Re-read post 14 Hekate Nov 2021 #29

Here's some coverage of that incident Danascot Nov 2021 #31

Mess with the elk,... LudwigPastorius Nov 2021 #32