“Took ’Em to the Grave “by Chris Navarro Bronze sculpture – H: 16” L: 18” W: 18”
A lone magpie perches quietly on the antlers of a weathered bull elk skull, half-buried in winter snow. This wasn’t a hunter’s trophy—this was a true monarch of the wild who met his end on his own terms. No rifle, no chase. Just time. The bull elk died of old age, his massive rack never claimed, never mounted. His strength, wisdom, and survival—season after season ended in the still silence of a high-country winter. That beautiful rack, the kind hunters dream of, now rests in the snow, untouched.
The magpie, a symbol of both messenger and witness, keeps watch. She speaks for the land, the seasons, and the stories that don’t get told. This bull took everything with him—his pride, his battles, his freedom. He Took’em To The Grave.
“Took ’Em to the Grave “by Chris Navarro Bronze sculpture – H: 16” L: 18” W: 18”
A lone magpie perches quietly on the antlers of a weathered bull elk skull, half-buried in winter snow. This wasn’t a hunter’s trophy—this was a true monarch of the wild who met his end on his own terms. No rifle, no chase. Just time. The bull elk died of old age, his massive rack never claimed, never mounted. His strength, wisdom, and survival—season after season ended in the still silence of a high-country winter. That beautiful rack, the kind hunters dream of, now rests in the snow, untouched.
The magpie, a symbol of both messenger and witness, keeps watch. She speaks for the land, the seasons, and the stories that don’t get told. This bull took everything with him—his pride, his battles, his freedom. He Took’em To The Grave.