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Hubby and I had close encounters with some of these magnificent animals on the foothills of the Smokey Mountains. The photos below were taken by yours truly on two separate occasions.

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SnoozeAgain;1355927 wrote:


Estes Park is one of my favorite places to go in Colorado. The Elk rule the town in the fall.

And I never saw elk in the Smoky Mountains.

Those are some nice pics.

Don't they have deer fences in america? how come nobody shoots them?

It's probably a tourist attraction and makes a lot of money for the community. Just guessing though.

along-for-the-ride;1355934 wrote: Hubby and I had close encounters with some of these magnificent animals on the foothills of the Smokey Mountains. The photos below were taken by yours truly on two separate occasions.


awesome photos!

gmc;1355989 wrote: Don't they have deer fences in america? how come nobody shoots them?


“As long as our civilization is essentially one of property, of fences, of exclusiveness, it will be mocked by delusions”

Ralph Waldo Emerson quote (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)

I happen to live in a Elktown------>Elkton that and we have no elk in it. Not since like the 1800's

Had a close encounter with a herd of reindeer once. Have you any idea of the sense of frustration when your dog takes off after them? Come back you little ------ somehow there are no words that fit. Quite like a bit of venison, the wild stiff is so much better than the farmed.

North americans terrified by local pets. (canadian or american I can't tell the difference)

YouTube - Bulls of Plockton.m4v

gmc;1355989 wrote: Don't they have deer fences in america? how come nobody shoots them?


Estes Park is right in the middle of the migration path the elk use to go between the high mountain terrain where they summer and the lower elevations where they pasture during the winter.

Locals have learned to share.

The tourists are the problem.