Hancock freak bull

[scottfrick]

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.

[Branden]

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.

[kckrawler]

Leg was flopping around.

Sounds like a broken leg to me  Either way, that guy is in some bad shape.

[lewy]

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........

[longwalker]

That bulls been up there on the 137 for a few years now. Would be cool sheds to find

[longwalker]

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

[G.R.K]

September 2012

[brew]

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

[trophyhunt]

Not an area for hoof rot, that would be a disaster on that property.

[big wood]

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.

[scottfrick]

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.

[High Climber]

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.