DC: Charging elk have gored two women in the last two weeks in St. Louis County, Missouri because the women have tried to get really close to the elk to take selfies.
The scene of the carnage has been Lone Elk Park, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Approaching the herd of elk living inside the 546-acre wildlife management area is an exceptionally dangerous move right now because it’s the middle of mating season (August to December). Male elk are extremely aggressive during this time.
Park managers have posted signs warning people not to approach the elk. Specifically, the signs say: “Absolutely do not approach the elk!”
“Absolutely do not approach the elk!”
Or. . for the brain dead, “Absolutely approach the elk!”
In Yosemite, there are more deaths from deer than bears. No one is stupid enough to approach a bear but plenty of people think no harm will come from that cute deer. . until, thunk! Dead.
Didn’t even know elk knew how to take selfies
You just know someone got kicked to death after saying, “Nice rack!” to an Elk.
Antlers up, don’t shoot!
Growing up with Barney the Dinosour and Teletubies doesn’t help with yer perception of reality.
Now watching Rocky and Bullwinkle on the other hand wuz different. At least we had Boris and Natasha…
We don’t have elk here, but there’s a state park with a sign that reads “Do Not Molest the Alligators”. Maybe it’s just me, but I’m thinking not even Weinstein would try that.
Nate – Put a skirt on one of ’em and watch the fun…
The other side of “survival of the fittest” coin is “demise of the stupid.”
Yes, there were signs, but apparently only in English. Should have been in 115 different languages, you know, like a California ballot.
Elk lives matter.
“You just know someone got kicked to death after saying, “Nice rack!” to an Elk.”
Or “Explain your theory of the brontosaurus.”
Fearless girls learn about nature.
Someone needs to tell those women how much skunks like their ears rubbed.
What is wrong with taking a photograph of a magnificent wild animal from a distance without one’s stupid self in it?! Too boring? Too old fashioned? They deserve what they got. Geez!
I make a wonderful venison stroganoff over wild rice. It goes great with any hearty red varietal.
There’s stupid, and then there’s stoopid.
These tragedies are because some bureaucrat abbreviated the signs,
deviating from the true name of the park: LEAVE THE ELK ALONE PARK