4/28/12 Better Lucky than Good

Rare Picture of Bull Elk in April Crossing the Buffalo National River

Better lucky than good. This is a picture I have imagined but never thought I would get. These bulls only this month shed their antlers. Already they are growing replacements. This is very early velvet. The big thing is that they are crossing the river.

Elk are in a summer pattern now. If you want to get the bull shots, you better be here at daybreak. As soon as the sun hits the fields, they disappear -- about 8:00AM. You still have to be a bit lucky because bull elk are very timid. Often they are way back in the fields along the cane lines.