{"id":100106,"date":"2025-08-21T19:46:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/100106\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T19:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:46:08","slug":"massive-elk-breaks-antlers-in-nasty-fight-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/100106\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Elk Breaks Antlers In Nasty Fight: WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A male elk can weigh more than 1,000 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>PublishedAugust 21, 2025 1:00 PM EDT\u2022UpdatedAugust 21, 2025 12:00 PM EDT<\/p>\n<p>FacebookTwitterEmailCopy Link<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">An incredible video perfectly captured the insanity of nature.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">OutKick&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/category\/outkick-outdoors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">readers know<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/category\/animal-thunderdome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">animal thunderdome<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/category\/nature\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">nature<\/a> can be absolutely crazy at times. It can be uplifting and awesome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">It can also be a house of horrors. You never know what you&#8217;re going to get, and a new viral video is must-watch content.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/elk.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">A massive elk was filmed snapping its antlers in a fight with another big elk. (Credit: Getty Images Creatives)<\/p>\n<p>Elk snaps its antlers during fight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">The popular Instagram page @goodbullguided shared a video of two massive elks locking antlers and trading blows\u2026\u2026to the point one had its antlers snapped partially off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Whiskey Riff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiskeyriff.com\/2025\/08\/19\/rutting-bull-elk-snaps-an-antler-during-intense-heavyweight-tilt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">speculated<\/a> the fight went down in Estes Park. You can watch the incredible video below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sweepstakes?cmpid=org=ok::ag=owned::mc=editorial::src=ok_content::cmp=sec_sweeps::add=SEC_Sweeps_Promotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pack your bags, football fans! OutKick is sending one lucky winner and a friend to Athens for Georgia vs. Alabama. Travel\u2019s on us, VIP tickets in hand, and bragging rights for life. Enter Now!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">When I first watched the video, I thought the object moving on the ground was a rattlesnake that got kicked up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">It took me watching the video a few times to figure out that it wasn&#8217;t actually a snake at all. It was part of one of the elk&#8217;s antlers ripping across the ground.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">It just goes to show how hard these two animals were hitting each other that one lost part of its headset.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/gettyimages-1390517987-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Elk (Credit: Getty Images Creatives)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">A elk snapped off part of its antlers, and it was all caught on video. (Credit: Getty Images Creatives)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">What do you think of the awesome video? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A male elk can weigh more than 1,000 pounds. 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