Rocky Mountain Elk, Wapiti: Cervus canadensis nelsonii

The photo above shows a young bull elk grazing about one mile north of Buckhorn Lookout.........June 27, 2008.

The upper photo shows a large herd of elk in vernally moist meadows (private) in western Big Summit Prairie to the south of Johnson Creek, Ochoco Mountains.......May 9, 2017. The lower two photos show elk crossing Road 42 and a herd of elk in Big Summit Prairie, both along FS Rd 42 about a mile east of FS Rd 4230, Ochoco National Forest.......May 10, 2017. Mt. Pisgah is visible across Big Summit Prairie in the lower right photo.