Picture from Colorado

[crabclaw]

My brother got married in colorado on Aug. 3 While I was out there we did some sight seeing and came across this guy in the Rocky Mtn. National Park . What do ya think ?

[n5638b]

Yeah it's a shame the Park Service has proposed to spend 17 million dollars
to hire snipers to cull the herd in RMNP....I'd pay for a tag to hunt there.
Would not even call it a hunt, more like a harvest...

[gselkhunter]

Pretty animal, but he is a youngster. He should be shedding out, or done. It is amazing how many huge bulls you can see in the park and such a shame you can't hunt them. Some of the best bulls I have seen in the park are along the road or up the headwaters of Timber Creek.
Gselkhunter

[Chipcz]

Sitting on the front lawn of McDonald's at the entrance to the Grand Canyon.

What a sight, 2 bulls both well over 350 and it was the end of June. They still had some growing time left.

[Goose Assasin]

beautiful crabclaw, wish i could hunt there but for me its almost as fun just to watch them.
Chipcz, any pics thats huge!

[bsurplus2003]

I wouldnt call that bull a youngster......by any means.
Brett

[McBruce]

took this ( and a bunch others ) this spring. down in Park County, about 2 miles from my house. Driving down the county road and saw some white butts go up through the tree's , drove in and around and found 4 bulls all togther...could have cared less if we were there taking pictures.
One is even a 3 legged elk. neighbors said they have seen him around for 2 years now.
I don't care how much we see them, its still a rush getting to see the elk.

[feddoc]

"I don't care how much we see them, its still a rush getting to see the elk."

Yup, anytime I see elk it is a good deal. I will even go to the zoo just to get my fix.

OP, nice pics.

[McBruce]

oh and crabclaw...thats a nice elk you saw, appears to be a 5x5 ( hard to tell ) but yea I would pass em up