Elk and Horses

NVPete · Aug 2, 2018

I guess I just haven't seen them associating with each other;and I guess its more common than I thought. These are isolated pictures; altogether, there were 42 horses and 7 elk in the group before they spooked and scattered.
And then there was this awhile ago!

DeerHunter53 · Aug 3, 2018

That one in the stockyard makes me laugh as how many times have you heard over the years just tie one up outside for me when I get there.

tough shot though LOL

RoughCountry · Aug 3, 2018

They get along good when it comes to food. If horses are in a pasture grazing and elk show up they will graze all night together. I see them mixed in with my horses all the time. Mule deer do the same.

http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos_2018/64902eb32b4d5e0a449f29583771737efcc51.jpeg

http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos_2018/36878820af9ec57904987925a77a8e4a3a3ca.jpeg

Hondoarcher · Aug 5, 2018

Horses are quite like elk so I don't think the elk get spooked so much by them. Cows are noisy with all of their bellowing which puts the elk on edge so they avoid them more. Just my opinion.

Hondo

maxcarp · Aug 7, 2018

The pic in stockyard should be titled
Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places!

desperatehills · Aug 8, 2018

My Oregon bull from 2016 was feeding side by side with range cows on national forest land. I am sure the cattle helped hide my noise. Wild horses nearly ruined my stalk in Nevada last year. They were snorting and running back and forth. The bull didn't care and I was able to get past the horses and shoot the bull

usafvet · Aug 8, 2018

In Oregon I have seen herds of elk with cattle and have seen a herd of elk right beside a herd of wild horses. I thought it was odd myself but speaking to some of the other hunters in the areas they had seen it many times before as well.