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Nov 3, 2022 05:54:24   #
Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx
 

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Nov 3, 2022 06:32:00   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
Great captures!

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Nov 3, 2022 08:04:59   #
AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!
 
Very nice.

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Nov 3, 2022 08:05:29   #
angler Loc: StHelens England
 
Excellent set.

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Nov 3, 2022 08:11:23   #
Dan Thornton Loc: Corpus Christi, Texas
 

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Nov 3, 2022 08:22:05   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Nice!

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Nov 3, 2022 08:34:24   #
rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY
 
Great shots. Thanks for sharing.

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Nov 3, 2022 09:33:43   #
Watash
 
tomad wrote:
There are lots, at least two very big herds in different locations this time of the year. Maybe they were brought back sometime in the past (stocked) after they nearly disappeared from there but if so it was more than eight years ago as that's how long I've been going up there to see them. This particular location is right off the main highway going over the Great Smoky Mountains to Gattlinburg, TN near an old homestead that is called Mountain Farm Museum at the Oconaluftee Visitor Information Center just outside of Cherokee, NC, but they are free to roam elsewhere. There always seems to be a few here and a big herd gathers at this site this time of year. The other herd is on a long winding narrow gravel back road to an area called Cataloochee Valley that is mostly only visited by photographers. I believe both sites are just inside the NC side of the Great Smoky Mountains NP so they are protected as far as I know.
There are lots, at least two very big herds in dif... (show quote)


Yep. They were stocked several years ago in the GSM NP.

https://ncwf.org/blog/comeback-of-north-carolina-elk/

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Nov 3, 2022 13:05:41   #
Larelain Loc: Myrtle Beach, SC
 
tomad wrote:
There are lots, at least two very big herds in different locations this time of the year. Maybe they were brought back sometime in the past (stocked) after they nearly disappeared from there but if so it was more than eight years ago as that's how long I've been going up there to see them. This particular location is right off the main highway going over the Great Smoky Mountains to Gattlinburg, TN near an old homestead that is called Mountain Farm Museum at the Oconaluftee Visitor Information Center just outside of Cherokee, NC, but they are free to roam elsewhere. There always seems to be a few here and a big herd gathers at this site this time of year. The other herd is on a long winding narrow gravel back road to an area called Cataloochee Valley that is mostly only visited by photographers. I believe both sites are just inside the NC side of the Great Smoky Mountains NP so they are protected as far as I know.
There are lots, at least two very big herds in dif... (show quote)


I believe in 2001 the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation assisted in the reintroduction of elk the smokey mountains in North Carolina. I worked for the organization from 1993 to 2001 as the CFO

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Nov 3, 2022 13:07:08   #
tomad Loc: North Carolina
 
Larelain wrote:
I believe in 2001 the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation assisted in the reintroduction of elk the smokey mountains in North Carolina. I worked for the organization from 1993 to 2001 as the CFO


Thanks for the info!

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Nov 3, 2022 15:20:26   #
Larelain Loc: Myrtle Beach, SC
 
There is also reintroduction in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas

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Nov 3, 2022 16:44:56   #
Moondoggie Loc: Southern California
 
Nice series

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Nov 3, 2022 22:05:19   #
Sutton_G
 
tomad wrote:
There are lots, at least two very big herds in different locations this time of the year. Maybe they were brought back sometime in the past (stocked) after they nearly disappeared from there but if so it was more than eight years ago as that's how long I've been going up there to see them. This particular location is right off the main highway going over the Great Smoky Mountains to Gattlinburg, TN near an old homestead that is called Mountain Farm Museum at the Oconaluftee Visitor Information Center just outside of Cherokee, NC, but they are free to roam elsewhere. There always seems to be a few here and a big herd gathers at this site this time of year. The other herd is on a long winding narrow gravel back road to an area called Cataloochee Valley that is mostly only visited by photographers. I believe both sites are just inside the NC side of the Great Smoky Mountains NP so they are protected as far as I know.
There are lots, at least two very big herds in dif... (show quote)


Last month we viewed and photographed the herd outside Cherokee, NC, where photography during the Elk rut is rewarding, as the bulls are focused on the herd (cows) and not on the "photographers." Each cow chooses the strongest male, and the bull defends his harem from other bulls, and checks the cows as they come onto estrus, as in the attached photo. We first witnessed the Elk rut in Rocky Mt National Park in CO, and were amazed by the the event, even photographing a bull fight between two Royal Bulls!



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Nov 4, 2022 00:19:42   #
Profshane Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
 
👍👍 Very nice..!

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Nov 4, 2022 13:23:28   #
Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY
 
tomad wrote:
Fall is a great time to view elk in the NC mountains



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