Thread: Elk

**Judi A** · 05 January 2004, 06:28 PM

We have had a large herd of elk coming through our property lately. I took this, this morning from my kitchen window. I did a little brightness and contrast tweeking in Xara plus the text.

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**Judi A** · 05 January 2004, 06:28 PM

We have had a large herd of elk coming through our property lately. I took this, this morning from my kitchen window. I did a little brightness and contrast tweeking in Xara plus the text.

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**Ross Macintosh** · 06 January 2004, 03:20 AM

Are you sure those aren't Santa's reindeer??

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**gwpriester** · 06 January 2004, 07:02 AM

How wonderful. What a treat that must be.

Would not like to see them in the spring, I would think, as they would decimate one's garden, no?

I think of the damage a few deer could do when we lived in California. A heard of elk... eek!

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**RAMWolff44** · 06 January 2004, 01:07 PM

Wow Judy, how glorious to have the opportunity to catch a shot of this procession!! Wow!!

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**Judi A** · 06 January 2004, 06:46 PM

No Garden here, because as you said the deer get to it, plus we have a very short growing season here.

The Elk are only around here in the winter when the snow is really deep in the higher elevations (we are at 4300 ft) The deer head for lower elevations to the east this time of year.

Of interest, the leader of the herd is a very large female. There are several males who take up the rear but in all fairness they have only a one or two point racks so may not be able to compete to mate yet.
Judi

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**Mike Hennessey** · 07 January 2004, 01:36 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Of interest, the leader of the herd is a very large female. There are several males who take up the rear but in all fairness they have only a one or two point racks so may not be able to compete to mate yet.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Judi,
This time of year, the "leader" will be a lead cow. The large bulls gather together and head off by themselves to recuperate from the rutting season which took place around the end of September. The young bulls you see are called spikes, and you are correct in that they do not take part in the breeding. That is why you see them travelling with the cows now.

Now, with all that said, you have made me hungry. Grilling tongs and tenderloins, here I come.

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**Judi A** · 07 January 2004, 06:15 PM

Mike said
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> The large bulls gather together and head off by themselves to recuperate from the rutting season which took place around the end of September. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah and plus the females get a 10 month headache

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