Elk In my yard. Location Elk County Pennsylvania

[John Galt]

These two have been coming around my house for years.

[Lazerr]

Had them intoduced into central wisconsin a couple years back.. and another batch last year.

I fear they are just premium wolf food in this area.

[Wiley]

Had them intoduced into central wisconsin a couple years back.. and another batch last year.

I fear they are just premium wolf food in this area.

That's kind of their thing.

Wiley.

[Puma44]

What an impressive sight.  Thanks for sharing.

[oboe]

Beautiful animals.  Beautiful pic.  Saw them a few times the first couple of years out here but haven't seen them in a while now.

[oakranger]

You guys once had the subspecies Eastern elk but they have gone extinct sometime in 1800...  I believe.  Rocky Mountain elk are the sudspecies that are being used for reintroduce in the in the Great Lakes region and Eastern mts.   

I know Kansas has few free roaming elk in western Kansas.   Slowly they are expanding east.   

[oboe]

The one in the foreground especially looks more silver-gray than the ones I see out here, which are more brown-tan on the backs and flanks.

[oakranger]

The one in the foreground especially looks more silver-gray than the ones I see out here, which are more brown-tan on the backs and flanks.

Yes, there are a slight color difference of the rocky mt elk depend on where it was from.   

I imagine no less than 100 years to 500 years, those elk will evolve with the type of ecosystem they are in.

[ghi]

Nice shot! i didn't know they live on east coast.
I'm sharing the road with elk on Trans-Canada 1/16 Alberta, BC , i spent 4 grands on my moose bumper;  but never seen one on east coast Quebec,New Brunswick,Nova Scotia, moose , deer only .

[Copprhed]

Winston has found a girlfriend and has left Canada, now that his friend Pipz is gone.

[John Galt]

You guys once had the subspecies Eastern elk but they have gone extinct sometime in 1800...  I believe.  Rocky Mountain elk are the sudspecies that are being used for reintroduce in the in the Great Lakes region and Eastern mts.   

I know Kansas has few free roaming elk in western Kansas.   Slowly they are expanding east.

They are rocky mountain Elk here, they were reintroduced in 1920.

[John Galt]

With being rut, the wife and I have spent quite a bit of time watching them in the yard, and at our camp.
Will def post more. And can email who ever wants thegroup of photos.

[oakranger]

They are rocky mountain Elk here, they were reintroduced in 1920.

Figure they would be. RME have the largest and biggest biogeography population.   The other sudspecies do not have the supportive population, not adaptive to the eastern U.S. climate, and may not have the immunes to viruse and diseases. 

[Vulcan]

I see a BBQ in their future...

[RUSH1]

I see a BBQ in their future...

You read my mind.  While an animal lover, I still found that photo to be very tasty indeed.  Hopefully their numbers will once again reach a manageable, harvesting level.