Motorcycle chased down highway by elk in rut

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10 жыл бұрын

On Sunday, October 3rd, my boyfriend Glen and I decided to take a ride from Missoula, MT to Ovando, MT. On our way back, we headed south on hwy 200. I was looking around at the gorgeous scenery when Glen started to slow down as he saw a truck stopped in front of us. We stopped behind the truck and saw a bull elk approach the truck. The person in the truck must have had some food because the elk jumped up on his hind legs and peered in to the drivers window. (I have that on video as well) Then the elk jumped down and started to approach us. There were two actually. One was a bit smaller and had different looking antlers. I am not much of a hunter so I don't know why they appeared different than the other. I was surprised that the elk came so close to us and I could feel a great deal of tension between us and the animal. I am willing to bet that if Glen hadn't hit the throttle when he had, that elk would have jumped up on us. The elk chased us for a while and I don't know when he would have stopped hadn't I told Glen to lose it. I didn't want the animal to chase us on the road and put it in any danger so losing it seemed appropriate. I had enough excitement for one day!
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@tkjjw 10 жыл бұрын

LOL, The second animal is a GOAT. The two have been hanging out together all summer. My son saw them together in June. No wonder they look so different!

@calnetwork3474 10 жыл бұрын

I am glad you had so much fun at the expense of this animal!!!

@aruba531 10 жыл бұрын

That elk has more sense of road rules than anyone I know.. Stops to help out other travelers broken down, lane changes where permitted and returns to the travel lane when takeover is complete, never crosses the yellow line and stays within the speed limit.

@coderlicious6565 Жыл бұрын

That's some serious bonding between them sharing that experience. He got some major action later that night of a different kind.

@sgramza 10 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome video, Heather! Better that he was put down than to eventually get hit by a motorcycle, car or truck. And everyone is wrong about the 2nd animal. That was not a goat, that is my uncle Frank. He's been on a 2 week bender.

@ebonywilson9911 10 жыл бұрын

Man I would have passed out when it got that close! That HD is sounding good man!

@feathie1 10 жыл бұрын

No wonder the antlers looked different, Tim! Haha! I didn't get a good look at it because the elk was approaching. Thanks for clearing that up!

@sheridannomore 10 жыл бұрын

So sorry for your fear, but this is an awesome video! Thanks for posting.

@davidleigh8915 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Glad you posted it!

@scottrowsey292 Жыл бұрын

I can understand how cautious this is but honestly this is funny as well.

@XNukOp1990 10 жыл бұрын

There is no doubt. When the tongue is flicking in and out, he's excited. Must have been some great perfume you had. lol

@adinkloetzel4982 10 жыл бұрын

So I live in Ovando, and this elk has been around for a while. I'm not sure what is wrong with the elk, but it is having issues and isn't going to last through hunting season. When an elk is this, well domesticated, when all other elk in the area are extremely scared of people, there has got to be something wrong. Poor elk...

@josepheckersley1563 10 жыл бұрын

To those of you saying goat, that isn't a goat! That is a two year old elk. Don't know why he would act that way even in the rut. But cool, I travel that road three times a week and i think I saw him checking out vehicles going by on 10/8/13. Wasn't acting like a typical elk. Hmmm makes ya wonder. Cool video. Nice job folks.

@gmikeg123 10 жыл бұрын

Hmmm - well, I guess we can rule out the "he was attracted to the jacket" theory. Reminded me of the time my wife and I were stuck in traffic on a motorcycle in Yellowstone and a bear was working the cars in front of us. Fortunately the bear lost interest before he got to us, unlike your elk pal in the video. Great video, BTW.

@ackayes 10 жыл бұрын

Totally loved this and I hope it goes Viral... I just wish my son could see it.

@calnetwork3474 10 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. When some people decide to feed a wild elk and it gets shot, don't come crying to me!!!! This always happens.

@pinonvalleynut 10 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Video...spell binding reality!

@weusi3 10 жыл бұрын

The goat refuses to be left behind.

@AJDEFIXION 10 жыл бұрын

awesome video :) this vid was on the dutch news this morning :)

@kjgumm 10 жыл бұрын

I love it !! And I LOVE living in Montana !!!!

@MichelServiere 10 жыл бұрын

Nice video !

@skiidahonorthsouth 10 жыл бұрын

Kind of blows that whole "Loud Pipes" theory apart! lol

@ZehlaGames 10 жыл бұрын

She wasn't feeding it; the car in front of them was. The elk got aggressive towards them and, intelligently, they drove away immediately.

@tkjjw 10 жыл бұрын

Sorry Jim Pook, but the 2nd animal is NOT an elk. It is a domestic goat that the young bull had been hanging out with all summer. This was late summer and even if it was an elk they don't drop there antlers until around February. Bobby, the elk, was put down today because Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks decided he had become too tame. He had been hand fed and had no fear of humans. The more YOU KNOW!

@stellamaris926 10 жыл бұрын

Here's the thing- I love animals, I love elk, and I'm a Montanan too so I'm all about nature and all of that. I understand why we're all sad that this frisky elk died- he was great- but we should remember that when animals act abnormally aggressively FWP is obligated to step in sometimes. The motorcyclists are not responsible for this, they just happened to be there. And if it makes anyone feel better, general hunting season opens on Saturday anyway. Circle of life, friends.

@JingsWorld Жыл бұрын

You feeling both fear and excitement , but then at the end it was a good experience.Got the same feeling when I encounter a Moose in Wyoming…

@Naterz100 10 жыл бұрын

I am amazed at the tree hugging Granola munching loons posting on this video. it is clear that the Elk was at the SUV in front of the bike. it left and paid a visit to the bike. If people missed the memo this animal is large and can actually hurt people on a bike (even if it did not mean to). The people on the bike moved away from the elk and Heather captured video of the elk when he decided to chase after them. If this animal was put down it was because it had become a nuisance So relax People

@edobbins0 5 жыл бұрын

This was right in front of my grandma's ranch. His name was Hoppy and he just showed up at the farm one day accompanied by his billy goat friend.

@sobrace 10 жыл бұрын

How presumptuous of you. "The elk was field dressed and the meat taken to be processed for the local food bank....Jaquith (FWP) said the decision to kill the elk was made before FWP was aware of the video.." Maybe the Granolas stop feeding the Elk and drawing them TO humans! Elk season starts in 9 days, this bull was dead the moment he started hanging around the highway. Thanks for the video of your encounter, Heather, rare indeed!

@motopassion3883 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Man, can i use this video in my new Video Compilation ( Animals vs Bikers)? I will give you full credit in my description and comments section!

@ExT1NcT 10 жыл бұрын

Riding a bike along a road (something created for vehicles such as cars and bike to ride along) that an elk happened to come up to. Nice logic there, genius.

@WindersRanger 10 жыл бұрын

Since he didnt put his antlers down and try to fight you all off, my guess is he smelled that you were a woman and thats why he chased you. Nothing about his posture was aggressive

@michaelcoleman5742 10 жыл бұрын

Montana is beautiful

@bonitarogers5352 10 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, this young spike bull, had been hand raised by someone. In almost all cases, this is a death sentence for the animal. When we met him early in the summer, he was very gentle. He lived a quiet life not knowing what species he was. Quiet, that is until Mother Nature appeared and drove him into full rut. At that point, he started to try to mount ANYTHING. It would only have been a matter of time before someone got hurt really badly. Sadly,this did not end well for him.

@grillmates651 10 жыл бұрын

I have seen him too when I would drive from Billings. When you said this did not end well....what happened too him?

@Sushihunter250 10 жыл бұрын

"Elk drop their antlers every year after the run" Oops, damn typos - that should be: Elk drop their antlers every year after the rut.

@joelbreed1712 10 жыл бұрын

Getting out of there was the thing to do! Yet, from the safety of my home, two other possibilities came to mind as I watched the video, particularly seeing how far the bull chased you. One is that elk are herd animals. So when you fled, the animal took it as a flight signal and followed your lead. The other possibility was that the poor guy was simply being amorous. Too bad fish & game had to put him down.

@skiidahonorthsouth 10 жыл бұрын

Thankfully, Heather seems to be able to keep this in perspective as well as, like most in the rural west, speak clearly for herself. Just to address the major knee-jerk reactions: Elk: No question. Period. Animal was reported and the decision made to euthanize before the video was known by FWP. 100's get hit by vehicles in MT, animal dies and sometimes so do people. May or may not have been fed, the rut does strange things. If so, it was not fed by Heather. Meat was saved. Great video.

@dbcooper-alltimehideandsee6223 3 жыл бұрын

The rut makes them do crazy things? Come on guys, we've all done crazy things for the same reason.

@Sushihunter250 10 жыл бұрын

I don't know what video/animal you are looking at, but I don't see a goat in this video. What there is, is two Elk. The one close to the bike is a young bull, while the other one off the side of the road and a ways back is a mature bull. Elk drop their antlers every year after the run (mating season) and grow new ones during the summer/fall of the following year. Each year they get bigger antlers. The More You Know!

@steventait2125 10 жыл бұрын

Haha its like the T-Rex chase in Jurassic Park

@grillmates651 10 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately this elk was shot by the FWP due to being too being too aggressive towards the public....for the full story, go to The Missoulian for more details. Very sad.

@4letternameproductio 10 жыл бұрын

This would make a great movie.

@kaoskode 10 жыл бұрын

Cool video be careful on the road guys not many watch out for us riders.

@feathie1 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

@paulhabel 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

@tkjjw 10 жыл бұрын

LOL, Many people I know have seen the elk and goat together. I have a picture of the two together from June. Wish there was a way to post a photo to here so you could see.

@tkjjw 10 жыл бұрын

You can see the goat well at about :39 and :40. I think what throws people off ,and probably the elk, is that this goat has a coat color very similar to the elk.

@krisbuch22 10 жыл бұрын

@Heather Leigh... I think this video is so awesome! I have been that close to a bison before and it is terrifying!! As a fellow Montanan, I applaud you... ignore all these city folk (;

@ga2nc4lv 10 жыл бұрын

There is a 2nd one behind him! Good thing the whole herd didn't join in! LOL

@jacobbradley8288 10 жыл бұрын

where was this at?? i have been in a similar situation in Colorado.

@stellamaris926 10 жыл бұрын

Seriously though, so good.

@dantecarrasco3478 10 жыл бұрын

All it wanted was a FRIEND

@ClassASinner 3 жыл бұрын

For benefits

@sherriroberts1026 10 жыл бұрын

I think the 2nd animal is the other elk that was on the other side of the road when the video 1st started, you can see it cross the road & take after the bull....

@calnetwork3474 10 жыл бұрын

It was the feeding that was its demise. You are completely right about the fear issue. But if it was never fed by people, then we could still see it in the wild, until hunting season.

@Russbenner1 10 жыл бұрын

did they shoot the elk for getting into traffic ? relocation would have been better or just a can of mace .

@feathie1 10 жыл бұрын

I am sure you enjoyed watching this exciting video over a nice elk burger. I'm glad I could entertain you.

@calnetwork3474 10 жыл бұрын

NO, people in the area had been feeding it for weeks.

@mustangman6579 10 жыл бұрын

LOL, there are LOTS of reindeer in the USA. Reindeer are caribou.

@105jake 10 жыл бұрын

Whether or not the elk was videoed does not matter.. It would eventually have to be put down.. Not being afraid of humans is a bad thing. It's not like Heather was the one feeding it to make it that way.. At least we got to see the magnificent animal before its demise..

@iridemotorbikes 10 жыл бұрын

Go....Go.....Go...!!

@TheJami1978 10 жыл бұрын

I was wondering what was following lol thought maybe a dog jumped out of a truck!

@davejones8357 10 жыл бұрын

Heather I would like to include this in my motorcycle class let me know what it would take to get a copy. Dave

@samusaran13372 10 жыл бұрын

TECHNOLOGY > NATURE

@eltaho 10 жыл бұрын

I had a feeling while watching the vid that button "B" on my keyboard is pressed. P.S. NFS fan))

@marieatthelake 10 жыл бұрын

Ya can't help who ya fall in love with.

@macket 10 жыл бұрын

Wheres se elk ? greetings from se Sweden!

@JohnnyLop87 10 жыл бұрын

in good horror movie the elk would later appear near by the couple's home!

@motanelustelistu 10 жыл бұрын

Poor Elk.Thats not a chase,its like he wants a playing partner.Look at the guys chased by Ram in Australia,thats a chase,not this one.The biker could have easly cross the street and he won't have been close to the elk,plus,even if it was near them,he didn't show any sign of agression,the damn bitch screaming in the back mislead the rider.Even after you can see the rider stops number of time and the elk don't chase them. This damn rangers would use any motive to hunt.

@Bluette45 10 жыл бұрын

very cool..

@go1flying 10 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the rider was having her period....Elk aren't terribly smart but have an incredible sense of smell.

@SachmoMartinez 10 жыл бұрын

First a wolf and now an elk! They are coming to kick our asses!

@calnetwork3474 10 жыл бұрын

I think they should have not allowed it to chase them for two miles down the road, laughing the entire time. That's what I think! Am I a bunny hugger? Well just go view some of my videos!

@black-hw7zg 6 жыл бұрын

boy did you get lucky lady.

@Bluechief6 10 жыл бұрын

My video decided to buff at 0:30. So I am sitting here laughing at this elk trying to tongue this screaming woman.

@calnetwork3474 10 жыл бұрын

It was in all the local papers up there.

@kchappelle 10 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for the bike to crap-out. Never know with a Harley. In the future, if you're going to egg an animal like that on...you should make damn sure you have a more reliable bike.

@davidhaner 10 жыл бұрын

Mating male elk are violent towards each other when in rut and can be violent towards humans too. Also, there are no reindeer in the USA, it's an elk.

@Naterz100 10 жыл бұрын

Loud Bikes save lives

@WindersRanger 10 жыл бұрын

And that was far from a "hey give me food" action on the animals part. Elk rarely will tolerate a human getting close even with food

@dragonbutt 5 жыл бұрын

He gonna give you the licc

@MackeyForce10 10 жыл бұрын

There are reindeer in Alaska and Alaska is part of the USA .

@samsquantch14 10 жыл бұрын

how the hell do you know it was killed???????

@feathie1 10 жыл бұрын

I don't feel at all responsible. None. I am sure it was bound to happen and it was a fun and exciting experience. No regrets. But thanks.

@calnetwork3474 10 жыл бұрын

Yes, I did enjoy the video. No, not an elk burger, but a venison burger.

@bonitarogers5352 10 жыл бұрын

Sadly, due to the risk of auto accidents and the danger he posed to humans, the authorities put him down.

@bloodxsugarxsexmagic 10 жыл бұрын

@ 0:30 "give me a kiss, baby!"

@modestiny85 10 жыл бұрын

Didnt joust it, what the hell?

@calnetwork3474 10 жыл бұрын

I can read!

@joeestep76 10 жыл бұрын

yea,,i like it

@KoovoParkolainen 10 жыл бұрын

I kinda felt bad for the poor thing... Maybe it just wanted a hug D:

@marketchris 10 жыл бұрын

Good stuff eh!

@LincolnWilsonLweinc 10 жыл бұрын

Yes, a Harley Davidson motorcycle can even out run wild animals!!

@randishifflermain3086 7 жыл бұрын

the tougne

@Andreazor 10 жыл бұрын

It's the Jehova's Witnesses elk!

@inthegameroompodcast 10 жыл бұрын

I watched the entire video and it did not seem that the Elk was ever in a rut. rut noun: rut; plural noun: ruts 1. a long deep track made by the repeated passage of the wheels of vehicles.

@notjustmedamnit 8 жыл бұрын

+Allen Rockwell You even bore yourself, right?