I've heard different theories about how to read elk sign, particularly droppings and tell how old they are. The steamin' ones are pretty easy but after it cools off is where it gets questionable. I've heard that if you roll them with your foot and they're still green on the inside then they're not more than a few hours old. Any truth to that? I'd think that ambient conditions would play into how fast the inside of an elk turd turns color. I've also heard that a bulls droppings are a different shape than a cow, more of a patty than little balls.
There seems to be plenty of us on this board that are full of it, so how bout sharing some of your knowledge of manure with rest of us!!

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Edited by - ArcticBowMan on 02/08/2003 18:22:01