Re: elk time again

On 2008-09-20 14:04:38 -0400, "confused"
<nospamsometimesknownasNLC@gmail.com> said:

> Nahanton wrote:
>> On 2008-09-19 11:43:23 -0400, "confused"
>> <nospamsometimesknownasNLC@gmail.com> said:
>>
>>> Nahanton wrote:
>>>> On 2008-09-18 01:12:35 -0400, "confused"
>>>> <nospamsometimesknownasNLC@gmail.com> said:
>>>>
>>>>> might not quite be Fall by calendar but sure seems like it.
>>>>> yesterday we were driving and almost into town and elk were
>>>>> crossing road. was a bit crazy with traffic but everyone knows
>>>>> about elk around here so people just stopped so elk could cross.
>>>>>
>>>>> today we went to our usual dog place. we always look in the field
>>>>> by the road for the elk. today we knew before we saw the elk
>>>>> they'd be there because of the cars parked. we counted over 40.
>>>>> isn't quite rut time yet. lots of big males with huge antler sets
>>>>> and starting to break into groups but no bugling or major fights.
>>>>> really close to road so could see well and they were all looking
>>>>> gorgeous. full of summer feed and spiffed up for mating. lots of
>>>>> calves out there too.
>>>>>
>>>>> last year, a little later in fall then this, we stopped one day and
>>>>> watched. there was a big male and 3 smaller males. the big male
>>>>> would bugle and way far off in the distance from the woods would
>>>>> come another bugle. the big male would chase after a small male and
>>>>> while he was chasing the other small males would sneak closer and
>>>>> the females would spread out. then big male would charge back and
>>>>> circle around females several times, sometimes even nipping at them
>>>>> until they were in a tight clump. then he'd bugle again. soon
>>>>> enough one of the small males would get to close and he'd go
>>>>> chasing after and the whole thing would start again. it was
>>>>> constant motion and agitation (something we relate to!). we also
>>>>> one time watched calves nurse. that's a good old dog story we will
>>>>> tell another time.
>>>>>
>>>>> g'night asd.
>>>>
>>>> WOW!!!  Were you able to see when the deer turned into ELK??  <wink
>>>> to RC>
>>>
>>> nope, here the deer don't turn into ELK. however, some of the deer
>>> turn all white and that's because they heard some crazy ASDers yell
>>> ELK!
>>>>
>>>> Nahanton (who hopes RC will join in the explanation if anyone here
>>>> hasn't heard it by now)
>>>
>>> :) Oooh, we know all about your crazy morphing deer and men falling
>>> off cliffs.
>>
>> Glad you remember our adventure.  It was such fun!!!  :-)
>>
> We keep forgetting to post this link:
> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120ap_odd_noisy_elk.html?source=rss
>
> more ELK adventures
>
> lol

Thank goodness the ELK's in New England hum.  They are too well bred to
bugle!!!  :-)

Nahanton
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