Mark David, 66, was killed by an elk on Sunday while hunting private land just outside Tillamook, Oregon. He had shot and wounded a 5×5 bull elk but was unable to locate it before dark, according to Oregon State Police. The next day, David and the landowner found the wounded elk around 9:15 a.m. David attempted to kill the elk with his bow when the elk charged and gored David in the neck with its antlers, police said.
“The landowner attempted to help David, but he sustained fatal injuries and died,” Oregon State Police said.
The mating season, called the elk rut, typically occurs from early September to mid-October, when the bull elk “announce their availability” to females and challenge competing males, according to the National Park Service. The bull elk is particularly aggressive and dangerous to people during this time.
WARNING: The elk rut has begun in Yellowstone National Park. Bull elk can be extremely dangerous during this time. You are responsible for your own safety.https://t.co/YTbWAr7Shw pic.twitter.com/aCUNE5hpKn
— yellowstonenps (@YellowstoneNPS) August 28, 2020
The elk was later killed and the meat was donated to the Tillamook County Jail following the investigation, OSP said.
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