Bull Elk in Madison River
Feb 22, 2016 12:43:31 #
Feb 22, 2016 14:41:04 #
Feb 22, 2016 17:18:11 #
wapiti wrote:
2006, when you could find lots of elk in Yellowstone.
Nice shot, great light and an appropriate pose.
I was in Yellowstone last summer and saw a lone bull in a meadow near the Madison. We parked the camper, set up cameras and started dinner. By the time dinner was over the bull had been joined by what appeared to be his "family".
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Feb 22, 2016 18:02:49 #
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Feb 23, 2016 09:25:46 #
Feb 23, 2016 09:49:04 #
"When you could find?" - An interesting remark. I've been to Yellowstone many times, the last two I saw very few Elk. Is there a reason for the lack of them these days? The last time I went straight through to the North Entrance where a lot of elk used to roam. I didn't see any of them on that trip. My favorite NP's are Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. Been to most of them.
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Feb 23, 2016 09:50:52 #
tmorgen wrote:
"When you could find?" - An interesting remark. I've been to Yellowstone many times, the last two I saw very few Elk. Is there a reason for the lack of them these days? The last time I went straight through to the North Entrance where a lot of elk used to roam. I didn't see any of them on that trip. My favorite NP's are Grand Canyon and Yellowstone. Been to most of them.
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One word, WOLVES!
Feb 23, 2016 10:01:27 #
Thanks guys, for your kind remarks. It's really sad that elk are so hard, if not impossible, to find in Yellowstone and Grand Teton, for that matter. The wolves have pretty much eliminated elk photography in these parks unless you go in the winter and visit the elk refuge in Jackson. Areas in both parks where finding elk was once automatic are now barren of elk. Not only have the herds been dramatically reduced in numbers, but the elk that are still there are so "spooked" that they stay in the heavy timber rather than venture out into the meadows. Now the wolf people will dispute my remarks, they are hard core, but your eyes tell the truth. The elk just aren't there.
Feb 23, 2016 10:15:37 #
When I was at Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Jackson last summer I spent time asking questions about wolves. It is a hot topic with no middle ground. You either hate them or love them. Many that hate them are ranchers. Many that love them live in cities, have pet dogs and only "visit" the outdoors. One of the odd things I heard is that we taxpayers pay ranchers for each of their animals that are taken down by a wolf.
Feb 23, 2016 10:15:58 #
Never thought of them, thanks and too bad IMO. We didn't get to see any Wolves either.
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Feb 23, 2016 10:20:21 #
tmorgen wrote:
Wolves are harder to find. This summer we were told to go to near the east entrance very early in the morning. We didn't get there early enough. A couple years ago I got some video of a rare white female with her pack shortly after a kill. It took a long telephoto and still the image is fairly small.Never thought of them, thanks and too bad IMO. We didn't get to see any Wolves either.
Feb 23, 2016 10:34:10 #
Feb 23, 2016 13:15:20 #
bsprague wrote:
When I was at Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Jackson last summer I spent time asking questions about wolves. It is a hot topic with no middle ground. You either hate them or love them. Many that hate them are ranchers. Many that love them live in cities, have pet dogs and only "visit" the outdoors. One of the odd things I heard is that we taxpayers pay ranchers for each of their animals that are taken down by a wolf.
Count me among those that hate wolves. I wouldn't walk across the street to photograph a wolf, but I've driven 1400 miles to photograph bull elk.
Feb 23, 2016 19:56:38 #
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