Hiked into a secluded meadow this morning and hung up my trailcam for the summer. On the way in I saw 7 elk, all cow's except for this spike with exceptional antler growth for this early in the year. Sorry for the fuzzy pic, he was a long shot away!
There was half a dozen nice bull rubs from last fall. This 6" diameter fir had been hammered all the way around.
There were quite afew Sandhill Cranes getting ready to nest in the swampy meadows. This one kept it's distance from me, but never took to the air!
From the elk sign it looked like the elk have been on the summer range for several weeks. That's not all that unusual as the cow's like to get up there before they drop their calves.
The area was thick with Tree Swallows getting ready to nest in their US Govt' supplied housing. These little guys eat a gazillion skeeters during the summer. In a month or two they'll be FAT!
I'll go back and check the camera in a couple weeks and hopefully have some new pics to show.
TK