Do Elk avoid grazing cattle?

[Dakota79]

They get along pretty well on our place. They tolerate each other but are not close buddies.

 

[Westelker - W. Colorado]

As stated before, if they want the same grass they'll act like cousins that don't like each other at a family picnic. Bulls stay away from the domestics more then the cows and calves. As long as a water source is nearby, the elk will tolerate them.

 

[bulldawg10]

I've seen cow elk bedded down right next to cattle, just outside the Gila in NM.

That said, I still think in general that tend to avoid them when they can.

 

[Browning55]

Blurry from elk licking the camera, but they literally mix in where I hunt.

 

[atlas]

I read this on Facebook: ‘Elk hate cows on public land and love them on private land’

 

[88man]

I read this on Facebook: ‘Elk hate cows on public land and love them on private land’

saw 4 bulls and about 40 cow elk with a herd of cattle on public this year a few days together.

 

[atlas]

Yeah it was a joke