Elk vs. Photographer

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pioneervato

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I've always preferred to shoot wildlife with a camera but I'm thinking I would have used my gun in this situation instead. What a scary development for this photographer. Wow! A very risky position to be in for sure and he's lucky to be alive IMO. I guess the young elk just wanted the photographer to really get to know him for the shoot and provide him with some close-ups.

http://gazette.com/photgrapher-gets-in-tussle-with-an-elk-escapes-unharmed/article/1509294
 
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Yes he is lucky.

Appears that the Elk was not actually being aggressive, but just wanted to play and that is a good thing for the photographer.

Of course with wild animals one can never be sure when their behavior will change.

I spent a lot of time in and around Estes Park, CO and of course that town is thick with wildlife.

I had to rescue a small girl that was actually hand feeding a small young Elk. All went well until the mother Elk returned. I had my wife distract the mother Elk and I grabbed the little girl.


The parents were flatlanders and did not have a clue.


For full disclosure, I was knocked down by a bighorn sheep ram. I walked around the corner of the cabin and bam, there it was. I was on the ground and it just stood there and looked at me.

I am sure it was laughing at me!

Then it snorted, turned and walked away.








Thanks for the link.
 
I would suggest to the photographer that he first learn something about his subject. This was absolute stupidity on the photographer's part. He's lucky he's not dead or in the hospital.
 
I was in Yellowstone years ago shooting from the safety of my car. I had a 300mm lens shooting out the window, with my wife behind the wheel in case we needed a quick get away. The subject was a year old grizzly bear who was romping in the lake. I was about 100 yards away. I managed to get a few shots before a half dozen others noticed the bear, got out of their cars and walked UP TO THE BEAR with their tiny point and shoot cameras. Some of them were as close 20 feet away, photographing this wild animal like it was a bunny rabbit. We left immediately. I didn't really care to take any shots of moron's being ripped to shreds by a bear. Just not my thing.
 
When he saw the elk coming---why didn't he get into one of those cars? And just look at the other people standing around.
 
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