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?

Sounds like the elk were doing the two step.
Elkshed

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.

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.
BBJ

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!!!!