Source : http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/hunting/2011/02/record-elk-found-b...

This is pretty incredible. Ryan Muirhead found this flat on his back with his antlers stuck in the mud on the final day of muzzleloader season. He was able to get it free but it died two days later. The rack green-scored 475 5/8 gross, with a net of 456 4/8 on the Boone & Crockett scale. But based on the green score alone, the elk ranks as the third largest nontypical in the world and the largest ever in Minnesota.

Comments

Eric Rogers

I wonder how he got they stuck in the mud.

Floyd Wood

He most likely stumbled when he had to jump that fence and / or slipped on the ice and snow upon landing...and perhaps his massive rack and the weight contributed also to his awkward landing. Fences have killed tens of thousands of animals, even livestock they were meant to protect.

KJ Wilson

haha maybe he fell asleep! ... ok maybe not