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Offline kalamasasquatch

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death by rut?
« on: July 17, 2011, 12:43:59 AM »
while scouting last week, I found this dead bull with his pedicle broken from his skull. The spine and other bones were relativly intact making me think that the skull was broken upon death.....what do you guys think?
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2011, 12:47:50 AM »
oops....heres the pics....
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2011, 06:10:27 AM »
very well could have...odd that it would be busted that way just laying there. cool find tho :)
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2011, 06:26:48 AM »
Nice find
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2011, 07:27:24 AM »
Bigfoot.
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2011, 03:51:05 PM »
cool find. if the horn broke of like. that very well could have  looks like a mached set of sheds  :chuckle:
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2011, 10:39:43 PM »
Very nice find congrats honestly suprised the antlers are that intact usually the little critters in the woods have them chewed on pretty good by now.
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2011, 10:55:02 PM »
I've heard of deer killing each other during the rut...I think it was mostly from exhaustion but I guess if they hit hard enough it could have broke like that and killed him :dunno:
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2011, 11:36:29 PM »
could be  :dunno: cool find tho  :tup:
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2011, 10:39:09 AM »
Quote from: 3nails on July 17, 2011, 07:27:24 AM
Bigfoot.

Definitely Bigfoot in that area!
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2011, 10:42:29 AM »
Your theory sounds very logical. Doubt he tripped, fell and hit his head. Nice find!
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2011, 10:44:03 AM »
Very cool find! It's hard to say what might of happened, but your idea is one that would come to mind.
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2011, 11:29:22 AM »
take em home, they count as sheds if they aint attached to the skull lol
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2011, 11:33:03 AM »
Man that's crazy! Would love to know if it was in fact via fighting or if it was just broke off during the scavenging.  Neat find!
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Re: death by rut?
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2011, 07:50:07 AM »
  I would guess the skull was lying antler down and a bear stomped it off while checking it out. Crazy pile of bone there. Thanks for sharing.
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