| Show V HEY BIG BOY WANNA VANNA FIGHT Challenging Call Lures Huge Bull Elk To Death From The Ephraim Enterprise That elk calL whistle or bugle I or whatever you call it really worked up New Canyon last Saturday when it lured a huge six point bull to his death The fight challenge call be belonged belonged belonged be- be longed to Ranger Harold Ed Edwards Edwards Edwards Ed- Ed wards but he loaned it to a hunting party whom he planned planned planned plan plan- ned to join Saturday Very early Saturday morning LaMar of oC Springville holder of a permit his brother Dr Paul and a n son Michael left their camp in New y Canyon and headed for higher territory They were on t the h e road from the vicinity ty of the New Canyon Lake to the White Ledge area of Left Hand Fork when their Jeep became stalled in a n wash They then went on foot for about a quarter of a amile amile amile mile when Mr LaMar LaMar LaMar La- La Mar thought he would try out the gadget Ranger Edwards had loaned him He blew it and immediately there came an nn answering call from up in the timber They waited a short time and then blew th the whistle or thingamajig again and immediately the big bigbull bigbull bigbull bull was right there mad and with blood in his eyes He was shot on the spot at about 6 a. a am a.m. m m. and it was noon before they got him to camp and strung up Its It's an old elk custom Ranger Edwards explains for each bull bullo to o gather a harem of seven or eight or more cows or try to Then he endeavors to protect them from all other bulls If Ifie he ie hears a challenging call its it's up to him to answer it or run the chance of losing the affections affections affections of his loving harem due to o cowardice And so this big bigbull bigbull bigbull bull came charging down the mountain determined to vanquish vanquish van van- his challenger And what a surprise he ran into nto Just after the bull was shot Grant Thursby of Ephraim came along on a horse and pulled the elk down to the jeep and otherwise otherwise other other- wise wise gave a helping hand Ranger Edwards said he surely surely surey sure- sure ly y was a beautiful animal He was brought down Sunday and aid was on lion display for awhile in front of the Edwards residence with dozens of people stopping to take a look at him Then the lucky party took him to Springville |
