Roger
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Post by Roger on Jul 28, 2011 11:37:51 GMT -5
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Post by catmandewe on Jul 28, 2011 12:23:32 GMT -5
Nice weed. Don't they call that purple haze? (just kiddin, I have no idea what it is)
I haven't seen a elk herd like that since they released the wolves here.
The wolves keep them scattered so now you only see a few at a time around here.
Good pics.............Tony
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Jul 28, 2011 13:02:57 GMT -5
I could not believe the size of this heard like a reunion or something.
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Post by rockrookie on Jul 28, 2011 13:03:19 GMT -5
Wow , what a herd of elk !!
--paul
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Post by jakesrocks on Jul 28, 2011 13:34:37 GMT -5
Where's the deer rifle when you need it ?
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Post by Toad on Jul 28, 2011 13:37:17 GMT -5
The weed looks like a hybrid thistle and sunflower
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 28, 2011 14:03:21 GMT -5
Thats not Canadian thistle,probably a type of wild sunflower family member..........Nice elk herd too..........
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Post by tanyafrench on Jul 28, 2011 14:48:11 GMT -5
I love that flower, what a treat to find one that big. The herd of Elk is fantastic. I get the biggest thrill from seeing big wildlife while traveling. Thanks for showing the great photos.
Tanya
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Post by rocklicker on Jul 28, 2011 14:58:37 GMT -5
Cool sight of such a large herd. That flower is down right scary.
Steve
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gerard
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Post by gerard on Jul 28, 2011 14:59:13 GMT -5
thats candian thistle
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Post by parfive on Jul 28, 2011 15:14:18 GMT -5
Cool . . . never knew they farmed telephone poles.  |
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Post by Dicky the Rockhunter on Jul 28, 2011 15:53:42 GMT -5
definitely one of the noxious thistles. Yes the flowers are pretty but the plant is a real nuisance. it will grow no matter what you do . I have burned a hole in the stem and it kept on growing. Our forestry and dot fight to eradicate them all the time but they just keep on growing and covering more and more , only thing I have had luck in hurting them is a heavy solution of salt and that takes a while to do the trick.
Dicky
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Jul 28, 2011 16:39:25 GMT -5
I agree it's canada thistle.I saw lots on the ground but only one 5 feet tall so far..I'm going to clean up the agates I found. I'll post them soon.
Thanks, Roger
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amyk
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Post by amyk on Jul 28, 2011 16:39:52 GMT -5
That is one big heard of elk. Beautiful animals. That must have been an awesome sight.
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rockfarmer
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Post by rockfarmer on Jul 28, 2011 22:56:18 GMT -5
That is a lot of Elk. My horse and I have come face to face with a herd of elk on a trail, thank goodness there were not that many, he would have been high tailing it in the other direction for sure. It was so neat. Nice pictures of the thistles.
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Post by frane on Jul 29, 2011 8:19:31 GMT -5
Even if the flowers are a weed, they sure are pretty! that heard is amazing! I have never seen one in photos that large in recent times! Did a tornado whip through there a while back? Just wondering about all the stripped trees.
Fran
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Post by lonetreestudios on Jul 29, 2011 16:21:04 GMT -5
Looks like a Musk (or Nodding) thistle...and yeah, I have been in patches of them pushing 6' tall. Plucked heads, chopped, dug, burned, and swore like the dickens a lot of summers as a kid trying to keep pastures and fields clear of them... that herd of elk is an amazing sight!
Rodney
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 29, 2011 17:03:28 GMT -5
Here is some canada thistle,(this is the one's they have in North Dakota),it grows in bunches and many flowers and stickers on one plant...............I spray them with "roundup"......  |
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 29, 2011 17:24:43 GMT -5
wow and wow.
KD
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gerard
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Post by gerard on Jul 30, 2011 0:41:19 GMT -5
that thistle is good eating if you catch it early - tastes like artichoke
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