More hunting

I was off today so I got up early and rode into the mountains. Since my elk tag has been filled (and the freezer too), I could only shoot a deer. I was mostly scouting for some elk for some friends who will be going in with me on Saturday.

 Stubby wanted to stop and have his picture taken by the sign:

 Here is a buck that I saw but didn't want to shoot.

 Here is part of a herd of about 40 elk that had bedded down on a ridge about a mile away. When I started walking they spooked and ran off. hard to believe they would run from something a mile away and on another mountain but I don't know what else would have caused it. There were at least three bulls in the herd.