The view out my back door

inflight22 has rocks in the head Member since January 2006 Posts: 710	The view out my back door Apr 7, 2006 23:17:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by inflight22 on Apr 7, 2006 23:17:47 GMT -5 Here's just a glimpse of what we've been seeing out back of the place lately. The herd is about 15-20 in size, but it's hard to fit them all in the camera angle.

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	The view out my back door Apr 7, 2006 23:25:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Apr 7, 2006 23:25:38 GMT -5 Wow, nice backyard. Got a gun?

gaetzchamp driving up their electric bill Falcarius Utahensis Member since December 2004 Posts: 2,202	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 0:07:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gaetzchamp on Apr 8, 2006 0:07:04 GMT -5 Wow, nice backyard. Got a bow? ....LOL. Do you ever go out and look for sheds??? Gaetz
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sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 0:11:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Apr 8, 2006 0:11:03 GMT -5 looks like dinner to me hahaha ----very cool view
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rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 0:29:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on Apr 8, 2006 0:29:37 GMT -5 shame on y'all! on dasher, and dancer, and prancer and dixon........you can't shoot reindeer! kim

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sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 0:55:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Apr 8, 2006 0:55:28 GMT -5 thats not raindeer its dinner for a month or two hahaha and some cool antlers to boot
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Tweetiepy gets rocks for Christmas Always looking in the wrong places... Member since January 2005 Posts: 5,421	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 7:44:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tweetiepy on Apr 8, 2006 7:44:31 GMT -5 Cooool! I hit one similar to that a few years back - I like seeing them from afar specially when driving in a car!

earthdog Cave Dweller Don't eat yellow snow Member since June 2006 Posts: 2,731	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 9:33:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by earthdog on Apr 8, 2006 9:33:52 GMT -5 I'd have my tree stand hanging back there and sitting in it wearing my camo with my bow in waiting.

inflight22 has rocks in the head Member since January 2006 Posts: 710	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 12:10:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by inflight22 on Apr 8, 2006 12:10:43 GMT -5 Actually, during hunting season, some of the neighbors do come out and shoot. I'm not much of a hunter, myself. jj

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The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 14:12:50 GMT -5

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Post by RedwoodRocks on Apr 8, 2006 14:12:50 GMT -5

Aren't those elks? And, aren't they pretty big beasts? I have read a book where the writer won't hunt elk because they are so big and too much work to haul out of the back country. But, if they are only feet from your back porch, hmmm.
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BAZ driving up their electric bill Wintering in Azna, CA Member since December 2005 Posts: 2,212	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 14:52:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BAZ on Apr 8, 2006 14:52:32 GMT -5 Yeah, I think themz Elk. We have them around Flag, never been the type of person to think, "What a beautiful animal, think I'll kill it!" But I have nothing against hunting at all, it's just not for me.
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inflight22 has rocks in the head Member since January 2006 Posts: 710	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 15:56:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by inflight22 on Apr 8, 2006 15:56:37 GMT -5 They are elk. Sorry I didn't identify that earlier. jj

inflight22 has rocks in the head Member since January 2006 Posts: 710	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 15:57:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by inflight22 on Apr 8, 2006 15:57:53 GMT -5 They are fairly good sized elk, also. I would have stood by one so that you could see their size, but the elk wouldn't go for that. jj

Bikerrandy can identify rocks - even green ones Say what?? Member since September 2005 Posts: 15,688	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 20:17:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bikerrandy on Apr 8, 2006 20:17:47 GMT -5 Wow, that's awesome!! I'm not a hunter either, mainly because I just can't kill anything. That's a great pic!
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krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 20:25:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Apr 8, 2006 20:25:31 GMT -5 i've tried moose and deer and a whole lot of other varmint meats i'd rather not specify at the moment, but i do believe i've never tried Elk. they are beautiful creatures. do they eat your shrubbery? KD
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The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 22:26:39 GMT -5

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Post by inflight22 on Apr 8, 2006 22:26:39 GMT -5

They are quite like deer - they'll get into your garden, or eat the heads off of tulips that are about to bloom. Most of our stuff is too close to the house for them to want to go and eat, though. And most of the stuff we grow blooms after May, when they aren't around. They are mostly seen in the spring and fall, and in the morning and late afternoon.

I tried Elk meat once when I was younger. It was ground up, and certainly had a different taste to it. I'm not a huge eater of cuts of any kind of red meat, anyway. Just never developed a taste for it.

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akansan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since January 2006 Posts: 4,075	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 23:18:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by akansan on Apr 8, 2006 23:18:59 GMT -5 Does this mean you get to enjoy the sounds of the males bugling in the fall/winter? We drew out for deer this year during rut, and elk make some really strange noises late at night!

BAZ driving up their electric bill Wintering in Azna, CA Member since December 2005 Posts: 2,212	The view out my back door Apr 8, 2006 23:40:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by BAZ on Apr 8, 2006 23:40:15 GMT -5 When we first moved to Flag we went camping up near the Peaks, about sunset I thought someone was being murdered! It was an elk bugling as I later found out. Now I think it is a beautiful sound.
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inflight22 has rocks in the head Member since January 2006 Posts: 710	The view out my back door Apr 9, 2006 0:10:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by inflight22 on Apr 9, 2006 0:10:50 GMT -5 No, apparently we don't get to hear much from them. Maybe they have moved on by then, or the house is well insultated from sound. jj