Outdoor Oddities » Elk http://www.outdooroddities.com Strange, but true, stories of outdoor oddities Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:07:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Huge procession of Elk across a roadway http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/04/01/huge-procession-of-elk-across-a-roadway/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/04/01/huge-procession-of-elk-across-a-roadway/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:25:02 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=1077 Saturday “somebody” drove from their house to Estes for a Holiday sale.  On my way down the Forest service access road somebody pulled up behind a car with his flashers on and witnessed this most amazing elk migration.  He was sorry he didn’t bring my camera….but luckily one of his neighbors’ daughter did and made this recording. There were only 3 or 4 cars at this place at this time.  He was lucky to  be in one of them!!

As you watch this, you will realize that there is a patch of ice in the middle of the road.

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]]> http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/04/01/huge-procession-of-elk-across-a-roadway/feed/ 2 Elk in Helena, Montana http://www.outdooroddities.com/2009/11/09/elk-in-helena-montana/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2009/11/09/elk-in-helena-montana/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:57:51 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=567 I’m sure these are common sights in and around cities near Elk herds. However, us flatladders are truely amazed by these kind of photos. I’ve seen plenty of Elk roaming the streets of Estes Park, Colorado but, these seem huge!

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]]> http://www.outdooroddities.com/2009/11/09/elk-in-helena-montana/feed/ 5 Carry on fees increased on Frontier Airlines… for Antlers! http://www.outdooroddities.com/2008/06/02/carry-on-fees-increased-on-frontier-airlines-for-antlers/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2008/06/02/carry-on-fees-increased-on-frontier-airlines-for-antlers/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:16:51 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=165 Must read to appreciate. I suppose when you’ve bagged the “big one” you want the antlers riding in coach with you and not down in the luggage compartment.

Frontier bumps up carry-on fees

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]]> http://www.outdooroddities.com/2008/06/02/carry-on-fees-increased-on-frontier-airlines-for-antlers/feed/ 0 Two Bull Elk Antler Locked http://www.outdooroddities.com/2008/04/11/two-bull-elk-locked-horn-to-horn/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2008/04/11/two-bull-elk-locked-horn-to-horn/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:56:37 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=128 I received this email recently. Describes a pretty interesting day at the office.

Here is how my day started yesterday ( 11-29-2007)

Got a call that 2 bull elk were locked up and one was dead the other still alive. The bulls were in a field about 15 miles Northeast of Monticello.

When I got there I actually found 2 bulls locked antlers. I thought this only happened in other areas… J. and I were going to tranquilize the bull and saw antlers. One problem… we did not have enough of the drugs to do a good job. So we walked out there and sawed the one point off of the dead bulls right antler and then we had to saw the main beam of the left antler to get the other bull free. The whale tail was over the bulls eyes, lodged between the eye guards. When we cut it free the bull stood there for awhile catching its breath with the piece of the antler still in it’s antlers. When it took off the piece of antler came out…

WOW! this was for sure one of the most memorable days. Enjoy the pics.

TJ Robertson
Conservation Officer
Moab District
State of Utah, Division of
Wildlife Resources
(435) 820-6015 Cell phone
tjrobertson@utah.gov

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

Two Bull Elk Locked Horn to Horn

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]]> http://www.outdooroddities.com/2008/04/11/two-bull-elk-locked-horn-to-horn/feed/ 2 Canadian Elk Bridge over Highway http://www.outdooroddities.com/2008/03/26/canadian-elk-bridge-over-highway/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2008/03/26/canadian-elk-bridge-over-highway/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:11:10 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/2008/03/26/canadian-elk-bridge-over-highway/ This picture has been sent around a while now. It’s pretty interesting.

Here is the text that usually accompanies the picture:

They had to build the animals (especially the elk)their own crossing because that was where the natural crossing was and after the highway was built there were far too many accidents. I understand it didn’t take the animals long to learn that this was their “road.”

The problem is that this is not quite the truth. Check out this link for information about the program referenced in the text of the email.

Apparently, this is just a regular ole railroad bridge for the Canadian Pacific Railway that serves the same purpose.

Elk Bridge Over Canadian Highway

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