State trooper and a county deputy rescue an elk trapped on a barbed wire fence

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I have to give credit where credit is due to the bravery of Oregon State Trooper Vaughn and a Wheeler County Department deputy whose name was not mentioned in the story. A bull elk had the bad luck of having his legs and antlers trapped on barb wire near Mitchell Oregon on Tuesday afternoon that required help to be rescued from the trap he was in. When Officer Vaughn contacted the Oregon Department Of Fish and Wildlife to see if the officer could use a tranquilizer to kayo the elk but when the wildlife officer gave the trooper and the deputy the bad news that their request to use a tranquilizer was denied, both law enforcement officers had to use bolt cutters to cut the barbed wire around the legs, neck and antlers.so that the elk could run free. In the case of "You cannot win them all." One part of the barbed wire is stuck on the antler of the elk. At least the elk did not suffer any injuries in the accident.