http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2007/05/01/the-elk-of-cataloochee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-elk-of-cataloochee Hunting, Outdoor Photography, Wildlife, Fishing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2007/05/01/the-elk-of-cataloochee/#comment-535 Elk Appear To Be Doing Well In Great Smoky Mountain National Park : Moose Droppings Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:08:07 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=403#comment-535 [...] 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 [...] [...] 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 [...]

]]> http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2007/05/01/the-elk-of-cataloochee/#comment-534 Elk Yearling : Moose’s Wild America Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:45:28 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=403#comment-534 [...] 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 [...] [...] 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://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2007/05/01/the-elk-of-cataloochee/#comment-533 Moose Droppings » Kentucky To Increase The Number Of Elk Tags By 33% Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:42:59 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=403#comment-533 [...] 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 [...] [...] 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://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2007/05/01/the-elk-of-cataloochee/#comment-532 Moose Wed, 02 May 2007 15:42:06 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=403#comment-532 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. 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://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/2007/05/01/the-elk-of-cataloochee/#comment-531 Rex Wed, 02 May 2007 15:34:34 +0000 http://www.skinnymoose.com/moosedroppings/?p=403#comment-531 thank you, I am going to look in to this for my vacation this year. I could use a guide if you're available? thank you, I am going to look in to this for my vacation this year. I could use a guide if you’re available?

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