Idaho conservation officers untangle elk from hay tarp

Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Idaho wildlife officers were called to a farm near Malta to rescue an elk that ended up with one of its hooves tangled in a hay tarp.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Magic Valley station in Jerome said senior conservation officers Aaron Andruska and Jim Stirling came to the rescue of the elk Sunday on a property near Malta.

Photos posted to the department's Facebook page show the rescuers working to free the elk while trying to prevent it from becoming further tangled in a fence.

The elk was eventually freed without injury.