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Old 08-07-2006, 06:10 AM
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I have a question about elk droppings. I saw a strange pattern I haven't seen before. I had elk everywhere this past week. They were talking and running around. I found small quantities of dropping all the way down the trail. It was basically 2 pellets of extremely fresh droppings every hundred yards or so on the trail. I haven't seen this before. I was thinking it was an elk marking a trail for another one to follow, possibly calf droppings, or maybe a couple of pellets fall out when a bull calls. The bulls were making short screaches and what sounded like a bark. Any idea what causes this pattern?
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Old 08-08-2006, 11:06 PM
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Sounds like the elk were doing the two step.
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Old 08-10-2006, 05:05 PM
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I figure that if I was doing the duty while walking, mine might be stretched out a hundred yards or so.


Now that the joking is over. Yep, that seems pretty normal to me. They may have been on the move and the elk was a little bit bound up. I don't think they were marking a scent trail or anything though.
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Old 08-11-2006, 11:40 AM
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I love'em exspecialy the chocolate coverd ones with blueberrys in them.

To me it sounds like elk on the move,they will string out aways if they are going on the walk.
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Old 08-11-2006, 10:43 PM
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Bareback, its funny you mention that. I have always wanted to scatter milk duds on the ground and have a newby come walking up as I am picking them up and eating them, all the while telling the person how fresh they tast!!!!! That would be a classic!!!!
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