Anybody seen this in Mercer co?
Contributors to this thread:West Virginia
From: Bennett2012
02-Oct-14
So the word is this pic was took in mercer county and have heard different people saying there has been sightings in some locations that's not to far from where this pic was supposed to of been taken anybody know anything bout it?
From: Mr. November
06-Oct-14
Yes this elk frequents an apple tree near my grandparents in the Montcalm area.
From: babysaph
06-Oct-14
Cool. He will be good eaten for someone.
From: Bennett2012
06-Oct-14
Well just heard this morning 2 more bull elk was seen over the weekend down bluefield va has the dnr already brought some in or are they just roaming in from kentucky and made it this far?
From: gobbler
06-Oct-14
Virginia has released KY elk in Buchanan county, VA the last couple of years. It borders McDowell and a portion of Mercer I think?
Anyway, I know it borders McDowell, and has been found with the KY elk it is not unusual for young bulls to travel 30-40 miles trying to establish their own territory. After a while they figure out there are no cows so they venture back where they came from.
So if they are showing up in mercer they are probably from the new herd in VA rather than KY.