Are these moose or elk droppings?

[Southern Elk]

I found these fresh droppings on my property. The snow has been melting so I couldn’t find a good set of tracks. Does it look like moose or elk? I’ll tell you which I think it is after a few people post.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Those look like elk droppings to me.

 

[lastlight]

Since some of them are tapered or pointed on the ends and pretty oval shaped makes me think moose. But hard to tell from that pic...

 

[Djfan]

I agree with LL

 

[MTTW]

Moose, especially the far pile. I would have to smell them to be sure.

 

[mtmuley]

Send some to Muley Stalker and have him smell them. mtmuley

 

[OntarioHunter]

Impossible to guess without something to give perspective. Go back out there and lay a quarter next to a turd and snap another photo.

 

[mtnrunner260]

Did they taste like willows or grass?

 

[Southern Elk]

So here’s some more information. This is on the property where we just built our new home. A creek runs though the property and neighbors say that moose follow the creek. I have seen moose tracks here. It looks like an ideal spot for elk too, but I’m told elk don’t come through here. I’m thinking it’s moose. Guess it’s time to put up a couple of trail cameras.

 

[Scarey]

Looks like moose nuggets to me.

 

[Big Sky Guy]

Definitely Elk. You can click on the pick and zoom in.

 

[Big Sky Guy]

Elk.

 

[JMG]

In my ”expert opinion“ like all the others experts on this sight is ... it’s an elk.

I recommend is put one in your mouth and if it tastes like a milk dud ... it’s a moose. It it tastes like a brown m&m ... it’s an elk.

 

[JMG]

I‘ll guess it’s a rag-horn bull ... 4 X 5.

 

[88man]

moose droppings taste like willow, thats what I saw on a youtube video

 

[madtom]

Without any scale for size reference, I don’t see why they couldn’t be from a deer. Were there any tracks?

 

[JM77]

If they smell like a Jersey calf on a fresh pasture they are elk.

 

[Bluffgruff]

Elk or deer, definitely not moose.

 

[diamond hitch]

Late in the year the moose pellets are rough and woody because of the willows they feed on. Elk and deer pellets are smooth and waxy if fresh.In the spring on lush green grasses and swamp juice(moose) the piles or less distinct and can resemble piles from beef calves.

 

[Tradewind]

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