Lions and Tig...Bobcats and Bears, oh my! (My Game Cameras)

[CountyWorker]

A lot of folks aren't aware of the size of some of these animals. The elk and the car are pretty much in the exact same spot. This bull elk is just getting its new rack.

Close-up of the new rack coming out.

 

[Tinhorn3]

Missouri Conservation started bringing in Elk a few years ago. They were going to move them all around the southern state but I think the Car insurance didn't like that, it's one thing to hit a 100 lb deer, but a 700+ lb elk was another thing LOL But they did bring in a few areas tho. What was funny is there a few mountain lions move into Missouri on there own [but very little] But a lion killed one of the Elk's a few years ago for supper

 

[SeabeeRon]

It will be nice to see that guy when the rack fills out!

 

[CountyWorker]

It will be nice to see that guy when the rack fills out!

He’ll look like this in the Fall.

 

[CountyWorker]

Missouri Conservation started bringing in Elk a few years ago. They were going to move them all around the southern state but I think the Car insurance didn't like that, it's one thing to hit a 100 lb deer, but a 700+ lb elk was another thing LOL But they did bring in a few areas tho. What was funny is there a few mountain lions move into Missouri on there own [but very little] But a lion killed one of the Elk's a few years ago for supper

We have Roosevelt Elk on the coast, with unlimited and varietal food sources, so our bulls are 1000+ lbs.

Here's a young bull that had a tussle with a lion. Even a young Roosevelt bull is no easy task for a single lion.

The likely culprit.

 

[CountyWorker]

 

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[CountyWorker]

The rest of the family.

 

[CountyWorker]

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[CountyWorker]

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[stetam]

I kinda like seeing bear, but then not so much. They keep breaking the branches on my apple trees and destroying everything they can get their paws on.

Steve

 

[CountyWorker]

I kinda like seeing bear, but then not so much. They keep breaking the branches on my apple trees and destroying everything they can get their paws on.

Steve

If you have bears, then you need to fence your orchard. You can also use power tools plugged into motion detectors. That scares them away.

 

[CountyWorker]

 

[CountyWorker]

The temp readings on trail cameras are entirely unreliable if they are in any direct sunlight, because the housings heat up easily. If they are in the shade they can be relatively accurate. The temperature was in the 60s when these images were taken.

 

[stetam]

Nice! I have a couple cameras right behind my cabin on a game trail. I'm sure there will be bear on it when I get up this week.

Steve

 

[CountyWorker]

Nice! I have a couple cameras right behind my cabin on a game trail. I'm sure there will be bear on it when I get up this week.

Steve

Make sure to post your photos here.

 

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