VIDEO: North Island driver captures elk encounter on Highway 19

It was an early morning wildlife encounter that unfolded before Louise Bell’s eyes.
The Port Hardy resident was driving home when she witnessed two mature bull elk locking antlers at roughly 3:15 a.m. Monday on Highway 19 near Port McNeill.The headlights of her vehicle illuminated the battle, which she caught on video with her phone.
“It was exciting,” Bell said.“We’re driving home and we just saw something on the side of the road and I decided to do a (U-Turn) and