Awholelotabull!

[dana]

Some pics from the weekend.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7060a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7060b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7061.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7072.jpg

[mike_b]

WOW!! Great pics dana

[dana]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7064b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7075.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7082.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7059.jpg

[snareman1234]

Did you just spot and stalk those? or did you try calling them in?

[Spy]

Those are great pictures. When do they start loosing there antlers

[cavebear]

awsome to say the least:-D

[mark]

Some very nice looking elk! Maybe that area could handle a few LEH's!!
Any muley sheds yet???? Most bucks are still packing in my hood!

[dana]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7083.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7087.jpg

And some of the girls.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7054.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7046.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Feb7039.jpg

[dana]

Did you just spot and stalk those? or did you try calling them in?

Spot and stalk. The big 7 was chirping and whistling at me. It's been a lot of years since I heard that sound. Was quite thrilling. Brought back some great memories from my childhood calling elk in the Koots and the Okanagan. The cows were a little harder to get close to. Don't blame them as there were some big freakin wolf tracks all over that hill.

[snareman1234]

Wow, that is awesome, congrats, very impressive pictures!

[dana]

Those are great pictures. When do they start loosing there antlers

Elk are the last to drop. They normally start the end of March but can hold onto them all the way till the end of April.

Mark,
I haven't found any muley tine yet. Most are still packin'. With the warm conditions, I wouldn't be surprised if they hold onto them for several more weeks yet.

[M.Dean]

It's hard to enjoy the real beauty of photo's like that when's all you can think about when looking at them is shot placement,how much to have the head done and how much of a drag getting it out!!! Excellent photos tho!!!

[Fisher-Dude]

Great pics Steve! Some interesting genetics with the antler configurations - which herd did those elk originally come from? Banff?

[kennyj]

Excellent photos Dana. Some nice bulls there.
kenny

[leadpillproductions]

That one is a pig nice pics

[Spy]

Elk are the last to drop. They normally start the end of March but can hold onto them all the way till the end of April.

Mark,
I haven't found any muley tine yet. Most are still packin'. With the warm conditions, I wouldn't be surprised if they hold onto them for several more weeks yet.

Thanks for answering my question. Those are really fantastic pictures,thanks for sharing.

[sparkes3]

i guess we know what you will be hunting next season

[hunter1947]

Dana very nice pic of the elk you got on camera thanks for posting them http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif..

[Jetboater]

greay pics!

[bowhunterbruce]

awsome pics dana,what region were ya in.i love getting up close with a camera during the off season as well.it keeps the stalking skills well honed
bhb

[oscar makonka]

Nice young bulls, give em a couple years to get some mass and length on those tines.

[ohno]

Thanks for sharing. Those are awesome pics, as always.

[835]

soooooo Dana...
where did you see thoes :) :)
kidding.....unless you want to tell :)
nice pics but i do have to concur with M.Dean. Its hard to appreciate a good pic when your too busy thinking of shot placement!

[frenchbar]

Nice pics Steve!

[VicP]

That is one of the nicest set of pictures I have seen in a long time. Well done !!!

[d6dan]

Great elk pics Dana, Good to see the elk doing well in (your area)?.

[nano]

Cool pics Dana

[dana]

awsome pics dana,what region were ya in.i love getting up close with a camera during the off season as well.it keeps the stalking skills well honed
bhb

These are Region 3 elk. I've been fortunate to take pics of the biggest bull in the batchelor group for several years now. Here he is from Nov 07.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Nov14075a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Nov14065a.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/BCBOY/Wildlife%20Pics/Nov14067a.jpg

[kootenayelkslayer]

Awesome pictures. I'd probably have to whack that one bull if he was in season :D

[dana]

Great pics Steve! Some interesting genetics with the antler configurations - which herd did those elk originally come from? Banff?

FD,
I don't believe these elk were ever from transplants. I could be wrong though. Several years ago the RMEF had a plan to transplant elk into the area to help the existing struggling herd but everything fell through at the last minute. The transplants were going to come from Jasper. They were penned and ready to go when the Ministry put the Kiabosh on the whole thing. The unofficially reasoning is that they thought it would just be a feeding program for the wolves. At the time it was believed the existing herd was about 30 animals. I saw 20 yesterday almost 10 years later. Interesting that I saw 6 bulls, all but the little spiker where 6 points or greater. IMO I saw only a small portion of what that herd really is. It really is a huge area and they range the whole works.

[cloverphil]

those are some awesome pictures, thanks for sharing