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tblue37

(68,449 posts) Sun Oct 26, 2025, 12:50 AM Oct 2025

Huge elk convention in neighborhood:

Elks gather around the neighborhood
— DAPPER DON DHARSHI (@dapperdondharshi.bsky.social) 2025-10-25T19:51:02.361Z

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Huge elk convention in neighborhood: (Original Post) tblue37 Oct 2025 OP

Beats having to buy lawn care. Silent Type Oct 2025 #1

Woah! It looks like a few places near wild areas during Covid shutdown. Animals came into towns! electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #2

OMG! calimary Oct 2025 #3

Wow! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2025 #4

WOW Picaro Oct 2025 #5

I'd be a little nervous if I lived in one of those houses. tanyev Oct 2025 #6

Did you notice the 2 at the beginning standing right on the front porch & looking in the window? tblue37 Oct 2025 #7

I live in Colorado and I've seen Elk do that. Rizen Oct 2025 #8

Silent Type

(12,412 posts)

1. Beats having to buy lawn care.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 01:15 AM

Oct 2025

electric_blue68

(27,296 posts)

2. Woah! It looks like a few places near wild areas during Covid shutdown. Animals came into towns!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 01:21 AM

Oct 2025

calimary

(90,775 posts)

3. OMG!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 03:07 AM

Oct 2025

It's a population Elk-splosion!

Grumpy Old Guy

(4,392 posts)

4. Wow!

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 03:13 AM

Oct 2025

That is a huge herd!

Picaro

(2,438 posts)

5. WOW

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 07:08 AM

Oct 2025

tanyev

(49,678 posts)

6. I'd be a little nervous if I lived in one of those houses.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:29 AM

Oct 2025

tblue37

(68,449 posts)

7. Did you notice the 2 at the beginning standing right on the front porch & looking in the window?

Reply to tanyev (Reply #6)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 06:58 PM

Oct 2025

One comment said it feels like the 2nd chapter of a Stephen King novel.

Rizen

(1,121 posts)

8. I live in Colorado and I've seen Elk do that.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Mon Oct 27, 2025, 09:07 PM

Oct 2025

When I drive up to Estes.
https://www.deviantart.com/collidoscope/art/Elk-of-Colorado-5-414817292

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