Try Karving your initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush...
Posted on 09/22/2008 10:50:29 AM PDT by marthemaria
Swedish angler Joel Lagekvist’s morning at the lake resulted in the most improbable of catches and one whopper of a fish story.
When he was out casting his line with a friend on Sunday morning, Lagekvist thought his lure had snagged the bottom of Lillsjön lake in central Sweden.
But as he started to reel in his line, the 24-year-old realized he had hooked something else completely.
What emerged from the water’s murky depths wasn’t a giant fish or a tree root, but the outline of an enormous elk.
“My first thought was, ‘What the hell do I do if it starts to run at me?’” Lagekvist told the Expressen newspaper, explaining that he wasn’t sure whether the beast was dead or alive when its head appeared with his fishing lure securely fastened to the elk’s antlers.
In a panic, Lagekvist dropped his pole and headed for shore to call authorities, although it took some time before anyone believed his tale.
But eventually a crowd gathered to help drag the 500 to 600 pound elk up on shore.
“I improved my personal best by 490 kilos,” said Lagekvist.
Lagekvist and his fishing buddy each took home their own antler as a souvenir from the day’s fishing/hunting trip.
To celebrate, the pair then decided to check out the evening’s hockey game featuring the local professional team, HV71.
“I told people a few people what had happened, but no one believed me,” he told Expressen.
Police suspect the elk died from fatal injuries after being gored in the groin by another elk.
Lagekvist, however, is looking forward to what he might haul in on his next fishing expedition.
“We’ll see what I hook next, a Russian submarine, perhaps?” he said.
Moose. Sister. Etc.
I had a seagull pick up my bait on the surface just as it hit the water. It hooked itself and took off skyward....
It was an interesting battle, to say the least....
Sarah, ever got an ELK on your fishing trip??
Try Karving your initials on the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush...
Don't recall how the confusion originally came about.Jeff Cooper talks about it in his book "To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth".
These days, I wouldn't be surprised.
This could be the “Moose” that bit my sister !! :^O
As I understand it the European Elk is related to our Moose. The European Red Deer is related to our Elk (Wapiti). The European Fallow Deer (what Robin Hood hunted) is related to our White Tailed Deer.
Not quite. The two larger animals are essentially identical in the two continents, with the only real difference being the names.
American whitetail and mule deer are completely different species from the European fallow deer.
They are still tasty, that’s what really counts.
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