I am sharing some of the many pictures that I have taken of elk in Oregon, with many of them taken on the famous “Big Muddy” ranch outside of Antelope, OR.  There is much history to this place that encompasses some 60,000 arces and has about that much in BLM tied up.   The place has been known for monster mulies and big bulls that were reachable during the hunting seasons.  One could spot animals miles away and stalk them without interuption from other hunters.  It has change now with another group taking over the ranch and having the big bucks come in to hunt.   The fires have changed the landscape these days leaving little cover for game.

All of these pictures are of live animals during, before and after the hunting season.

I have always had some fun to go out during the season especially during archery season and take pictures of legal animals.  The one’s that got away from someone else!

Cobra