Too close for me, bull elk versus tourist

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

Crazy !!

http://m.koreus.com/video/wapiti-vs-photographe.html

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

Wow! You would have had to call EMS for me as I would have had a heart attack.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

Plus, I wonder why his friends didn't help him????

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Plus, I wonder why his friends didn't help him????

I think he told them not to, too great a photo op.

I do wonder what that elk had in mind -- he seemed a little tentative...

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

I think he told them not to, too great a photo op.

I do wonder what that elk had in mind -- he seemed a little tentative...

Maybe it was a trans- species elk. lol... just kidding

I wondered how that guy didn't get k bobbed.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

REminds me of my 8 ft. away shot of a bull moose in a gully- except the moose just took occasion looks at me and kept feeding. It was summer, I wouldn't have done it in the fall. I got a better camera the next year.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

Maybe it was a trans- species elk. lol... just kidding

I wondered how that guy didn't get k bobbed.

I know, I think if the elk wanted to really hurt him, it would have. It seemed like he wanted to snuzzle more than anything.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

MOre likely playing or testing IMHO.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

MOre likely playing or testing IMHO.

Yes, that too

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

I was bear watching and in the berry bushes were the bears. I had a good shot at a big cinnamon bear that morning. As we climbed down the cliff we noticed a rumbling to our left in the brush. It was a big brown bear. We quickly turned back and went up the cliff. The bear started after us and was climbing the cliff but wasn't able to climb a 15 ft. ledge. Im glad it didn't make it up as I was shaking so hard I could barely load the 12 ga. when we got back on top. By now Im loaded and noticed that the bear was chattering its teeth at us. It was a good distance below us but we decided to leave.

We had dropped both cameras and decided not to go back to get them. Now I want to get a drone to fly my go pro to the bears. Frank and Billy have such good ideas on gadgets, especially when you combine them.

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

I know, I think if the elk wanted to really hurt him, it would have. It seemed like he wanted to snuzzle more than anything.

That was too close for comfort. That elk could have hurt him if he wanted to but he was rather gentle except a few time when he gave the man a harder nudge.