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Dan Morris
02-09-2006, 08:46 PM
Supprise twist this morning, SE of Craig, Colorado, a 57 year old ranchhand was fataly gored by a 7X7 bull elk. This occurred on a elk ranch that the person had been told to stay away from the bull,This was his second day on job. I'll have more a little later.

I don't care if they are kinda domesticated, they are decendents of the wild!
Dan

link: www.9news.com

Dan Morris
02-10-2006, 09:38 PM
OK, as of today, other ranch hands found the victom in the pen with the elk, elk had blood on horns. Sheriffs office stated that elk appeared to be in a second rut!Also stated that he had been " tossed around quite a boit"
As of now, disposition of the elk is uncertain.
Dan

PJgunner
02-12-2006, 04:41 PM
I don't lknow how to post links, sorry. However, there was a link on another site, Ruger forum, where the Denver Post stated that the ranch hand died of a heart attack, not a goring as was first suspected.
Paul B.

Mil Dot
02-13-2006, 07:41 AM
I saw on the news this morning that the hand died of heart problems. Good news for the elk ... results unchanged for the ranch hand.

Dan Morris
02-13-2006, 08:40 AM
Yup, appears the media jumped the gun on the first report.
Sorry I trusted them on posting this......egg on face!
Dan
:rolleyes:

rick savage
02-14-2006, 04:04 PM
you recken this is the first time the media screwed up?:D