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Offline scottfrick

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Hancock freak bull
« on: October 29, 2014, 08:34:53 PM »
today while deer hunting the wife and I came across this bull in the road. He had what looked like a broken left leg and looked very thin.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2014, 08:38:40 PM »
Which Hancock area?
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2014, 08:40:20 PM »
bridge gate- kapowsin pass
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2014, 08:46:11 PM »
Are you sure you don't mean Hanford?
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2014, 08:47:21 PM »
Quote from: eldplanko on October 29, 2014, 08:46:11 PM
Are you sure you don't mean Hanford?
No it's hancock property.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2014, 09:29:40 PM »
Poor guy, i hope someone could put him out of his misery.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2014, 01:37:30 PM »
Quote from: scottfrick on October 29, 2014, 08:47:21 PM
Quote from: eldplanko on October 29, 2014, 08:46:11 PM
Are you sure you don't mean Hanford?
No it's hancock property.

Was supposed to be a joke. I guess I have a lame sense of humor.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2014, 01:46:44 PM »
Sounds and looks like hoof rot...
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2014, 02:05:32 PM »
Quote from: eldplanko on October 30, 2014, 01:37:30 PM
Quote from: scottfrick on October 29, 2014, 08:47:21 PM
Quote from: eldplanko on October 29, 2014, 08:46:11 PM
Are you sure you don't mean Hanford?
No it's hancock property.

Was supposed to be a joke. I guess I have a lame sense of humor.

I saw what you did there, and appreciated it.

 :tup:

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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2014, 02:05:59 PM »
Quote from: kckrawler on October 30, 2014, 01:46:44 PM
Sounds and looks like hoof rot...

Or a broken leg.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2014, 02:38:58 PM »
I would lean more towards hoof rot or something else other than a broken leg.  Whatever his problem is it affected his antler growth so he has had the problem quite a while.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2014, 02:41:05 PM »
Might be just broken but he's awfully sick looking... :dunno: Also very similar looking to the elk I shot with hoof rot in 2009.

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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2014, 02:48:23 PM »
well if a hunter doesn't get him id be surprised if he make the winter without ending up and something meal!!   he looks like hes in bad shape and very skinny
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2014, 03:02:54 PM »
I would lean more towards a broken leg. The whole leg just looked useless. 
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2014, 04:23:49 PM »
Probably got run ragged in the rut, lost lots of weight, broke his leg fighting and is now barely hanging on. If the guy that saw the bull saw a broken leg flopping around or something, I'm going with that. Hoof rot is possible, and maybe that's why he wasn't using the leg also I guess...
Was the leg flopping around broken or was he just not using it? Maybe his hoof is rotted off.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2014, 04:38:13 PM »
Quote from: jackelope on October 30, 2014, 04:23:49 PM
Probably got run ragged in the rut, lost lots of weight, broke his leg fighting and is now barely hanging on. If the guy that saw the bull saw a broken leg flopping around or something, I'm going with that. Hoof rot is possible, and maybe that's why he wasn't using the leg also I guess...
Was the leg flopping around broken or was he just not using it? Maybe his hoof is rotted off.
Leg was flopping around. Wobbling off on 3 legs he wasn't the quickest elk. Most likely will end up dinner for some predator.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2014, 08:49:10 PM »
I saw a bull like that a few years ago. I think Josh P. has trail cam pics of it. It's actually the hip. Not a broken leg. I seen it right off the 13 if I'm remembering right.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #17 on: October 31, 2014, 08:59:56 AM »
Quote from: scottfrick on October 30, 2014, 04:38:13 PM
Leg was flopping around.

Sounds like a broken leg to me  :tup: Either way, that guy is in some bad shape.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2014, 08:53:42 AM »
Quote from: jackelope on October 30, 2014, 04:23:49 PM
Probably got run ragged in the rut, lost lots of weight, broke his leg fighting and is now barely hanging on. If the guy that saw the bull saw a broken leg flopping around or something, I'm going with that. Hoof rot is possible, and maybe that's why he wasn't using the leg also I guess...
Was the leg flopping around broken or was he just not using it? Maybe his hoof is rotted off.



If his antler deformation is due to the broken leg, it would have to be an injury prior to this springs antler growth........
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #19 on: November 01, 2014, 09:12:57 AM »
That bulls been up there on the 137 for a few years now. Would be cool sheds to find
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #20 on: November 01, 2014, 09:15:03 AM »
Quote from: kckrawler on October 30, 2014, 01:46:44 PM
Sounds and looks like hoof rot...

His legs broke. It's really amazing he's lasted so long. You can go see him about anytime you want to never leaves that little area he's in
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #21 on: November 01, 2014, 08:49:27 PM »
September 2012
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #22 on: November 01, 2014, 09:06:47 PM »
the elk does look gaunt in the first pic....not trying to jack the thread but a few years back i shot a bear up in the Humptulips area that only had 3 legs...his front right leg was gone at basically his/your elbow...he weighed close to 300 pounds...i posted a  pic of him on the taxidermy thread...yes he was hobbling but got around just fine and tasted devine
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #23 on: November 02, 2014, 01:05:57 AM »
Not an area for hoof rot, that would be a disaster on that property.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #24 on: November 03, 2014, 08:22:10 PM »
Scott I saw that same bull way back on the 13 about 2 miles before the bridge. He looked to me that his hip was broke.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #25 on: November 03, 2014, 08:27:01 PM »
Quote from: big wood on November 03, 2014, 08:22:10 PM
Scott I saw that same bull way back on the 13 about 2 miles before the bridge. He looked to me that his hip was broke.
Yea apparently he doesn't leave the area. And sounds like he's been like this for a few years now.
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Re: Hancock freak bull
« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2014, 09:35:14 PM »
Sad to say but Hopefully he has a broken hip or leg. Looks like classic hoof rot to me. We see it all the time in southwest WA.  Its a serious problem down here and is spreading into new areas every year.  I saw a cow yesterday that looked just like that through the body and she wouldn't put any weight on her hind right hoof. Have never seen hoof rot in that area  before. 
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