Have You Ever Seen An Elk?

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According to a recent report, Elks are thriving in North Carolina’s Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We drove through this park several years ago on our way to Tennessee, where we spent a wonderful week at a beautiful resort in Crossville, Tennessee. These regal and majestic animals can be seen in this valley in the early morning, in this isolated valley. They had to be reintroduced to this area, but are now plentiful, thanks to the park’s biologist who led the effort to bring over 50 of these elks into these mountains in 2001. Now, during the rutting season, you can hear the bulls bugle and butt heads in antler-rattling contests. Calves are born in the next Spring and the herds are growing. If you ever get the chance to see this marvelous animal, you will be excited, but don’t get too close. They can be VERY dangerous.