Elk in the Smokey Mountains

[hankdog1]

Found this video on my camera from last summer been meaning to upload it and just never did.  Hope you guys enjoy it i must admit that the picture quality isn't that great until it gets reviewed but it was show in 1080p if you guys want to wait.

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[skflyfish]

Wow.

That is one horny guy 

Youtube was a little blurry, but it looks at least a 6 X 6. Nice.

Jay

[hankdog1]

He kinda looked a little on the thin side to me.  Wouldn't know as that's the first Elk bull i've seen that wasn't on TV.  Saw a lady get a ticket for getting out of her car too close to him.  Which was kinda stupid with a park ranger standing right there go figure some people can't resist.

[buzzbee]

These animals are beautys.It is tough to remember they are wild beasts when viewing as you did . Just awesome anytime I see them!

[AllenF]

Got a ticket for getting out of the car?    I had a bull walk up on me one year in the Routt National Forest.  15 foot, maybe less.    No lie.   I would have wet my pants, but I had just watch some cows cross above me on the ridge and I set my rifle against a tree and was taking a leak when he popped out over the ridge and walked right up to see me.   I zipped up as he turned to walk downhill and dropped him. 

[hankdog1]

Yeah not suppost to get out within a hundred yards of them.  I guess they are trying to keep people from feeding them.  But it's clearly posted as you enter from the Maggie Valley, NC side of the park.  My cousin had a cooler confiscated by a ranger when he went to the bathroom and left is unattended.  It's getting a bit crazy at what they do to try and seperate people and animals.  I honestly thought the whole point was to go and see animals.

[skflyfish]

I had a bull walk up on me one year in the Routt National Forest.

Shhhhhhh, folks aren't supposed to know Routt is any good. Keep them going to Rifle instead. 

[hankdog1]

here is the HD version for some odd reason when i uploaded it the thing didn't upload in 1080p may have been the sony software but anyways here is the fixed higher resolution video

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