Anyone see elk on Google earth
Contributors to this thread:Elk
From: TxTrapper
08-Aug-15
I was doing some scouting on GE and I spied an elk. I have looked at this area many many times but for what ever reason I happened to hold my mouth just right and viola. I then started doing a micro search and ended up finding 13 so far. The sun is low in the east and cast shadows that seemed to help. The shadows reveal more than the actual animal. I know showing would reveal the area or I would show it.. I know the area is a rutting area because that is how I found it. One morning I was hunting another area and kept hearing bugles coming from this area from around 3 am till right before daylight. Went over and happen to glass a few cows heading to bed. Difficult area to hunt because of how it lays. This snapshot seems to be early spring. Love scouting maps. Anybody else?
From: mn_archer
08-Aug-15
I have countless hours looking at GE and have never seen an elk. You sure about that TX?
you do have me looking over some of my areas right now though... lol
michael
From: TxTrapper
08-Aug-15
If I knew how to post a pic and keep it incognito I would. Then you could tell me what you think. And yes the shadows actually help by showing a side profile.
From: JTreeman
08-Aug-15
Yep, you can see them. I've never spotted them myself, but have been shown by some friends before.
I will be really impressed when someone shows me a raccoon they spotted on GE! ;)
--Jim
From: cnelk
08-Aug-15
Here ya go
I have found several different aerial pics of elk
From: ben yehuda
08-Aug-15
I found a street view image with deer in it once.
From: TxTrapper
08-Aug-15
From: Coyote 65
08-Aug-15
Haven't found any elk yet, but have found some waterholes I did not know existed. And an indian ruin.
Terry
From: Ridge Wraith
09-Aug-15
From: IdyllwildArcher
09-Aug-15
This thread pops up once a year. Many people have seen elk, myself included. GE updates their photos every once in a while so the couple of times I've found elk, the photos are now gone.
From: Jaquomo
09-Aug-15
Ike, you should be able to find them with the time slider.
Give never seen elk but saw my camp, wall tent, camper, etc.. with beef cows standing around in it.
From: The Old Sarge
09-Aug-15
I've found a few but mostly because I know the area and there are no rocks or brush where I see elk bedding. Only once have I found any that were standing and could be identified easily, mostly by their shadows and color.
From: Inshart
09-Aug-15
Yeah, couple months ago I posted a picture of 31 elk in a group, that I could see fairly clearly in a draw area about 1/2 mile from where we hunt in CO. They were just on the other side of the mountain from where we normally hunt.
We now have 2 points so hopefully next year.
The date on the Google Earth map was August.
From: TxTrapper
09-Aug-15
I keep finding more elk. Once you know what to look for and what scale, it actually becomes fairly easy. Needs to be in the open. Angle of sun helps tremendous.
From: Inshart
09-Aug-15
They are still there: wasn't August it was 06/29/14
I'll try to post the picture.
From: deerman406
09-Aug-15
I went to the street view one time and actually saw my two dogs in my driveway. Pretty amazing what they pick up. Looked to be early fall from the pic.
From: r-man
09-Aug-15
yep, I found a lot of stuff I did not know was there, works on the weather.c0m site as well. also good for finding lake channels in some areas as well.
From: gamechangerop
10-Aug-15
Here are the only ones I have found so far.
From: shortstop
10-Aug-15
I really like that 6 x 6 with the drop tines!
From: No Bark
10-Aug-15
They didn't get the memo to hide!
From: Bear Track
10-Aug-15
My wife has a concrete decorative pelican on the corner of our deck at the lake that you can see clearly. Amazing to see it all so clearly since they took more recent pictures from up there.
From: armed-hiker
11-Aug-15
Here are a few I've found
From: loprofile
11-Aug-15
Looks like mostly 3 1/2 year olds
From: ben yehuda
11-Dec-15
Found this on google street view today
From: LKH
11-Dec-15
I have a small ranch in MT and the cattle were visible and easily identifiable.
From: LKH
11-Dec-15
I have a small ranch in MT and the cattle were visible and easily identifiable.
From: Heat
11-Dec-15
Not elk but I have seen what I believe are Bison.
From: SunnyInCO
11-Dec-15
I found my uncle doing yard work in the streetview in front of his house. He said if he realized the google car was driving by he would have mooned it.
From: Heat
11-Dec-15
Grand Canyon National Park Bison
From: Heat
11-Dec-15
Another GCNP buff, check out the shadow!
From: Bowfreak
11-Dec-15
I've never seen elk but I did spot BB's truck in WY on GE.
From: GregE
30-Dec-15
"I've never seen elk but I did spot BB's truck in WY on GE. "
That's a hoot.. hope the moon wasn't out.
G
