10,000 year old Skull and Antlers of an extinct Elk found by fishermen in Ireland

Oh, aye!

Irish fisherman Raymond McElroy caught a giant surprise when the antlers and skull of a massive, and extinct, Giant Irish Elk got entangled in his fishing nets this week.

McElroy made the discovery on Wednesday September 5 while fishing in Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland. The commercial fisherman, a native of Ardboe in Co Tyrone, was between Salterstown Castle and Ballyronan when the giant skull wound up in his net.

Awaiting a new home, the skull of the Giant Irish Elk is currently being housed in McElroy’s garage. 

Below is a size comparison with modern humans.