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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2012, 01:39:44 PM »
That is a cool and rare find.  I believe that would count as natural winterkill here and yes you could keep it.  I am not sure when that photo was taken but If it was recent I sure would like to find a spot with that little snow.

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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2012, 01:45:56 PM »
Just a pic from a cousin in montana not sure on the whole story thought it was worth sharin
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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2012, 01:48:48 PM »
yea thanks for sharing "benhuntin"!!! Even if it is old and has been seen before, this was a first time seeing it myself. Thanks a lot!!

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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2012, 05:40:30 PM »
Of course you can't know for sure, but it looks like that bull wasn't crushed to death. Look at the space between the log and the ground. That bull could have lied there for days until it starved to death.  :dunno:

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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2012, 05:58:53 PM »
WOW VERY COOL FIND. Looks like a heck of a good bull as well. Better a elk under there then a person. I have had trees come down why I was in the woods. Not very fun!
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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #20 on: March 11, 2012, 09:09:03 PM »
That is a cool and rare find.  I believe that would count as natural winterkill here and yes you could keep it.  I am not sure when that photo was taken but If it was recent I sure would like to find a spot with that little snow.
Don't get caught with a winter kill skull here in Wa, can't keep them.  You will get fined for it and it taken away.  Amazing pic to the op, first time I've seen it also.
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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2012, 09:33:01 PM »
Sad? Why?

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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2012, 06:10:59 PM »
That is a cool and rare find.  I believe that would count as natural winterkill here and yes you could keep it.  I am not sure when that photo was taken but If it was recent I sure would like to find a spot with that little snow.
Don't get caught with a winter kill skull here in Wa, can't keep them.  You will get fined for it and it taken away.  Amazing pic to the op, first time I've seen it also.

Sorry I should have said here in Montana.  My bad :sry:

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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #23 on: March 12, 2012, 06:24:39 PM »
This picture looks really similar to a picture that was going around the Internet a few years ago.
yeh i seen this picture last summer

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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #24 on: March 12, 2012, 06:29:18 PM »
If a tree falls in the woods and noone is there to hear it....   

I think about this everytime I am in the woods. I heard one fall a few yrs ago while conversing with a Tom Turkey on a windy day. Tree fell and he became silent, don't know if it hit him or just scared him off??????

Anyway, when I nap in the woods on a windy day, I make sure I am protected (just in case)

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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #25 on: March 14, 2012, 01:06:12 PM »
Pretty unbelievable. I guess I thought elk were a little quicker than that. I've seen plenty of trees fall and I would have though wild animals such as elk could out manuever them.

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Re: Cool (but sad) find while shed hunting
« Reply #26 on: March 14, 2012, 01:38:35 PM »
If a person found something like that can you keep it or is it illegal.

Not necessarily true. It's not roadklill. If you call your local WDFW LEO, he may let you take the head.




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