12/28/2023 0 Comments Mountain bull elkCows often spread them while walking.Įlk can be found throughout Utah in mountainous habitat. Bulls will often, but not always, leave their droppings in a pile. ![]() Elk droppings are bigger and longer than deer droppings.Elk tracks are about 4½ to 5 inches long cow elk tracks are more slender and pointed than a large bull’s track.Young bulls are sometimes called “spikes” because of their straight antlers.Mature bulls have large sets of antlers, usually with six points, called tines, on each side.Bulls average 700 pounds and are about 5 feet tall at the shoulder cows are slightly smaller at around 500 pounds and 4.5 feet. Elk identification Elk bugleīoth male and female Rocky Mountain elk have a light-brown body, dark brown head, neck and legs, and characteristic cream-colored rump. During the rest of the year, bulls live in bachelor groups or alone. In early September through mid-October, during the elk breeding period - called the rut - you’ll hear the distinctive bugle of the bull elk as they gather cows into groups of 10–20 females and defend these “harems” from other bulls. Only male elk (bulls) have antlers, which they shed and regrow every year. ![]() When the elk calves are young, the cows gather together with them in large nursery bands of a hundred elk or more. In 1971, the Rocky Mountain elk was designated Utah’s state mammal.įemale elk (cows) typically give birth to one calf - twins are extremely rare - in late spring or early summer. Elk are members of the cervidae family, which also includes moose, caribou and deer. ![]() Rocky Mountain elk ( Cervus elaphus nelsoni) are one of six recognized subspecies of elk found in North America, and the only type of elk in Utah. Welcome to Elk Country Some things you should know about elk
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