ELK AROUND THEIR CALVING GROUNDS

We are seeing quite a few elk around the last week.  Connie and I have run into elk while riding and walking.  Not every day, but almost.  In a few weeks they will start calving and the area to the east of us seems to be where a lot of them calve - at least in the years past.  It is fun watching them as they are not as spooky this time of year and will just move off a comfortable distance and watch us ride or walk by.  Connie has started taking her phone with her while walking and took a few pictures yesterday morning.  She was still sitting down in the sagebrush watching them when I caught up to her.  The bulls antlers have started their new growth for the year, and it is getting easy to see the new velvet knobs on top of their heads. 

You will have to click on the photo to enlarge to really see them.  We stay back quite a ways so as not to spook them.

Connie and her buddy.

We thought it appropriate to have elk stir fry for supper last night!!!