I’m gonna live up to my dum dum name and ask a dumb question: What do 6 month old elk look like?
I took my dog on normal morning walk on the driveway. On the way back looked back and saw three “Cervidae” crossing the driveway about 300 feet behind us.
All three were sleek light golden honey color, with no variation in color at all as far I could tell, not on neck or tail. No sign of antlers. And I took my time looking.
I’ve seen plenty of elk, mule deer, and a few whitetail (couse?) here, and up til now have never seen consistent coloration like this.
They were not petite ... actually on the large side. When I made noise and they realized I was there they trotted but didn’t run. And no whitetail “flashing”. They didn’t “bound “ or “bounce” on springs like deer do.
Were these real young cow elk?
I took my dog on normal morning walk on the driveway. On the way back looked back and saw three “Cervidae” crossing the driveway about 300 feet behind us.
All three were sleek light golden honey color, with no variation in color at all as far I could tell, not on neck or tail. No sign of antlers. And I took my time looking.
I’ve seen plenty of elk, mule deer, and a few whitetail (couse?) here, and up til now have never seen consistent coloration like this.
They were not petite ... actually on the large side. When I made noise and they realized I was there they trotted but didn’t run. And no whitetail “flashing”. They didn’t “bound “ or “bounce” on springs like deer do.
Were these real young cow elk?