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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

ELK ENCOUNTER

On the way home Tuesday evening , Thumper and I encountered a herd of at least ten elk. They were on the road (Rickey Canyon) in front of us but were kind enough to step off the road and watch us while I put fresh batteries in our old(er) camera. This is one of the shots I took of them. The buck is on our far right. He had a very nice ‘rack’…sorry hunters, they're out of season. :0)

They were only about 25 feet away when they stopped to observe us. I have cropped and touched up the picture. The camera is a 1999 model and had been retired for a newer unit. Of course, that one is now outdated too.

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posted by DADO at 5:09 AM

5 Comments:

  • Oops. He (the buck) is on our left and there is female further left.

    By Blogger DADO, At April 15, 2009 6:48 AM  

  • that is so cool! :)

    By Blogger Lilwrig, At April 20, 2009 11:00 PM  

  • They are huge! Wow. I don't believe I've ever actually seen an elk.

    By Blogger sylvia, At May 5, 2009 2:09 AM  

  • I have eaten deer (a.k.a. venison) in either Australia or New Zealand where they raise them as Americans do cows. I have never had occasion to try elk. Lynda says elk is significantly better to eat than deer.

    Hope I haven't offended any vegetarians. :o(

    Sylvia’s Mother has an interesting story about when she was much younger and had a meal in France.

    By Blogger DADO, At May 5, 2009 7:49 AM  

  • Venison is fairly common in Germany, I've had it there with mushroom sauce.

    Locally you can get wild boar in the autumn but I haven't tried it. They also eat goat (which I have tried but in a rich sauce so that it really could have been anything).

    I'll have to ask my mother about that meal ;)

    By Blogger sylvia, At May 5, 2009 9:01 AM  

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