There are a couple of established herd of elk in our area, Lou, but the main one is on the other side of the river from us. I’ve noticed deer prints in the past amongst the trees in our acreage subdivision before: based on size, they could have been elk. But to finally see the ‘bachelors’ walk by was a treat.

I love seeing the wildlife living near our home: I suppose that was one of the reasons I wanted we moved to this area a few years ago after living in the more ‘urban’ lower mainland of B.C for 20 years or so. But even there we had our racoons and opossums that visited the yard. Knowing that at least some animals are doing ‘okay’ despite our sprawl warms my heart.