Colorado wildlife officers cut off an elk's antlers to remove a tire from around its neck.

[Towlie]

It seems to me that they didn't think this through before they started.

NPR: An elk had a tire around its neck for 2 years. It's just been freed

PINE, Colo. — Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.

The 4 1/2-year-old, 600-pound (270-kilogram) bull elk was spotted near Pine Junction, southwest of Denver, on Saturday evening and tranquilized, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Officers with the agency had to cut off the elk's five-point antlers to remove the encumbrance because they couldn't slice through the steel in the bead of the tire.

"We would have preferred to cut the tire and leave the antlers for his rutting activity, but the situation was dynamic and we had to just get the tire off in any way possible," officer Scott Murdoch said.

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[MomInTheCrowd]

1. The antlers will grow back

Cudos to them. The ‘situation was dynamic’ with a huge animal…

[lagomorph777]

3. "Dynamic" is a pretty mild term for it.

Brave people; kudos to them.

[FreepFryer]

2. Steel rimmed tires, antlers grow back. Pretty basic. (Nt)

[madaboutharry]

4. The explanation does make sense.

Cutting through the tire wasn’t possible so it seems the options were limited. There are a lot of people who do good work. I’m glad he is free of it.

[Bayard]

5. How the heck did he get it on his neck?