The Elk of Cataloochee

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Elk of Cataloochee is a favorite trip of mine and if you get the chance you should take a trip up to see them. I stumbled across a very informative article in the Hendersonville News about the elk.

The scenery inside the Cataloochee Valley can take your breath away, not to mention the gravel road that winds past steep drop-offs as you enter the valley. But the trees, the streams and the ridges are no longer the main draw for Hanna and 250,000 other sightseers who visit the valley each year.
It’s the elk.

Will we ever have a hunt able population? Hard to say but it’s great to see them wandering the mountains of North Carolina and I hope they increase. Check out the rest of the article it has some great info and go ahead start planning your trip. A weekend of trout fishing and elk watching is a great weekend get away.

http://bodocktimes.blogspot.com/ Rex

thank you, I am going to look in to this for my vacation this year. I could use a guide if you’re available?
http://moosedroppings.net Moose

You let me know Rex when you plan to go and if I can swing it I’ll be more then happy to meet ya.
http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2007/12/16/kentucky-to-increase-the-number-of-elk-tags-by-33/ Moose Droppings » Kentucky To Increase The Number Of Elk Tags By 33%

[...] a success story in restoration of the elk and other states have followed their lead. Here in North Carolina we have a small herd inside of Great Smoky National Park but the results of this restoration project are not as good as Kentucky. Harsher winters and heavy [...]
http://skinnymoose.com/wildamerica/2008/04/11/elk-yearling/ Elk Yearling : Moose’s Wild America

[...] Park has an experimental herd of elk to try to reintroduce them to the park. For more info on the Elk of Cataloochee check out a story I did a while back on them. Cataloochee, elk, Great Smokey Mountain National Park, Wildlife [...]
http://skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2010/07/07/elk-appear-to-be-doing-well-in-great-smoky-mountain-national-park/ Elk Appear To Be Doing Well In Great Smoky Mountain National Park : Moose Droppings

[...] The small herd of elk inside Great Smoky Mountain National Park seems to be doing well. We traveled to the mountains for the holiday weekend and it was exciting to see the elk. In the past I pretty much stuck with the Cataloochee Valley for observing elk where they were initially released but this time I checked out some additional areas. We located some near the Ocoaluftee Visitor Center outside of Cherokee NC as well as a nice bull off the park and in a private cornfield. We went to the Cataloochee Valley on Sunday and it was spectacular. The cows are about done dropping calves and so far 15 of them have been captured and collared. The breakdown this year is 8 cows and 7 bulls and thus far they have not lost any to bears. In the past they have captured and moved the bears out of the valley but this is the second year they haven’t done that. The cows have adjusted to the bears and do a better job of hiding the calves. So if you find yourself in Smoky Mountain National Park take some time to go see the elk. Cow feeding in the woods of Cataloochee Valley Bull eating flowers off a tree around an old homesite in Cataloochee Valley Stop and Smell the flowers Antlers in the weeds cow & calf Bull chowing in corn field [...]

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