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Two bull elk died after a bloody fight in which both were gored multiple times, their antlers got locked and they ended up tangled in a barbed wire property fence. One died from injuries sustained in the struggle, including a possible broken neck, and the larger one was in such bad shape it had to be put down by a property owner. Dawna Lenz said the elk were spotted first thing Friday morning on her 410-acre property up Alder Creek near Wolf Lodge. "People from Coeur d'Alene come out here all the time to view the elk," Lenz said Monday. "We generally in the morning have anywhere between 40 and 80 head, and then again in the afternoon at certain times of the year"/David Cole, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here. (Courtesy photo via Coeur d'Alene Press: Dawna and Joe Lenz found two large bull elk entangled in barbed wire Friday morning on their property in Wolf Lodge.)