Elk Country
A Majestic Head Dress
When the velvets work is done, its blood supply ceases. The dying tissue begins to peel away from the antlers. In October, bull elk are back where they began-carrying another 20 pound rack. Theyll use their antlers in shoving matches with the victor winning the right to mate with the females.
Cow Elk & Calf
A Day in the Life:
Feeding-Early morning and late afternoon are mealtimes for elk. During the middle of the day they rest and chew their cud.
Socialites-Elk remain in herds throughout the year and can be seen bedding in high meadows. Bulls spend the summers off by themselves in groups of three or four.
Leader of the Pack-In autumn, the bulls begin thrashing bushes and bugling to broadcast their presence. In the peak of rut, bull elk will fight to the right to dominate the herd and mate.
Calving-Calves are 30 to 40 pounds at birth in late May or early June. They walk after only a few hours and will return with mother to the herd within a week.
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Location. 38° 54.11′ N, 105° 3.886′ W. Marker is near Woodland Park, Colorado, in Teller County. It can be reached from Pike's Peak Toll Road. Located at Halfway Picnic Grounds. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodland Park CO 80863, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Colorado High Rockies and in Pikes Peak Region. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Black (and sometimes brown) Bear (here, next to this marker); Tricky Affairs (here, next to this marker); From Carriages to Corvettes (approx. 1.9 miles away); Race to the Clouds (approx. 1.9 miles away); Amazing Pikes Peak Feats (approx. 1.9 miles away); Well-traveled Water (approx. 2½ miles away); Test Your Bird I.Q. (approx. 2½ miles away); The Making of America's Mountain (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodland Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 778 times since then and 8 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on August 7, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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