WyoDoug
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Too bad they will never legalize elk hunting in town. This is a regular occurrence the locals tell me.
Elk in Estes Park
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mdeerjunkie
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That would be a crazy experience.
elkduds
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Herd size guesstimation, without counting: I guess 108 elk in the pic.
Kearnsie14
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I've seen this happen there more than once. It's crazy to watch.
MrIncredible005
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Its pretty wild and fun to be around. Although there are always a couple tourists that get trampled just to get a pic, natural selection at its finest. Enjoy it!
DouglasR
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This is why people move to Colorado.
AggieHunter
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I think one guy tried it a couple of years ago and faced huge penalties
Bigjay73
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Those are elk, not blunts
Yep, one of those things will dry your bank account up and make you shun all of your responsibilities. The other grows in a field and is sold at dispensaries.
Scrappy
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That's some serious fertilize being spread.
matt0550
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I spend some time there every other year, I love the park and watching young bulls rub sign posts and peoples deck railings...trampling the golf course etc. Its fun to watch but I feel for the residents, some of whom have had enough - others wouldnt care if the elk destroyed everything they own. To each their own, for me it's a nice place to visit but I wouldnt want to live there.
noharleyyet
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Rode the bike thru RMNP from Granby thru Estes...doesn't get much better on the eyes. Estes Park was the busiest place I think I've ever been.
Phaseolus
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I grew up not far from there. Whenever we had relatives It was my duty to drive them through Testical Park and RMNP. My Wife and I go once a year to look at elk.
I’m pretty sure it has more people through it every year than Yellowstone. I am almost positive but can’t remember where I read it.
Bigjay73
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You are correct. In 2018, 4.6 million, vs 3 million in Yellowstone
noharleyyet
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Photographers....
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Nope, just enjoy the town. Flower gardens, nice lawns, and like the publicity.
it's just the way it's always been in estes park. interesting intersection of national park, town, migration routes, summer range, winter range, fair amount of surrounding NF. always been a difficult place for cpw to try and meet herd objective for the unit.
i've heard sharpshooters do get employed in the area from time to time, was never really certain to what degree or how often that's the case. some of those low level areas in RMNP have had habitat issues cause of all the elk
i've heard sharpshooters do get employed in the area from time to time, was never really certain to what degree or how often that's the case. some of those low level areas in RMNP have had habitat issues cause of all the elk
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Bigjay73
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She's a lot closer to those elk than I'd get.
