Any guesses?
Contributors to this thread:Elk
From: Muleysareking
19-Nov-23
Any guesses on the number of elk in this pic from this afternoon, about 4 miles south of my house. (Dayton, Wy). Will tell you tomorrow eve. I took 4 pics printed them and counted. The winner shall receive SQUAT........Mike
From: Nick Muche
19-Nov-23
What does the winner get?
From: bowelk65
19-Nov-23
I'm in 375
From: Glunt@work
19-Nov-23
439. Too busy to actually try and count.
From: Catscratch
19-Nov-23
Holy crap! I zoomed in on my phone and I'm guessing what I thought were shrubs are actually elk!
Official guess is 577.
From: greg simon
19-Nov-23
429 elk and a beaver.
From: Muleysareking
19-Nov-23
The winner shall receive SQUAT.......Mike
From: t-roy
19-Nov-23
Is that similar to HECS?
My WAG is 446 (gross)
From: Ron Niziolek
19-Nov-23
697
From: cnelk
19-Nov-23
Do you want the number of bulls and cows and calves too? ;)
From: Schmitty78
19-Nov-23
I’ll play, 532
From: Muleysareking
19-Nov-23
If it can push out an elk turd, count it!
From: Ambush
19-Nov-23
It's pretty easy actually. Just count the legs and divide by four.
From: tobywon
19-Nov-23
I’d guess if I needed the prize, I already have SQUAT :)
From: greg simon
19-Nov-23
429 elk and a beaver.
From: HUNT MAN
19-Nov-23
420
From: huntnmuleys
19-Nov-23
325 and not one more lol
From: JohnMC
19-Nov-23
698 I am going as close as I can get to Ron's guess
From: BOHNTR
19-Nov-23
More than in this photo, I believe. :)
From: BOHNTR
19-Nov-23
From: BOHNTR
19-Nov-23
From: Bow Bullet
19-Nov-23
1436
From: Muleysareking
19-Nov-23
Brad, you could drive out here and count them in a half an hour!
From: Muleysareking
19-Nov-23
Brad, you could drive out here and count them in a half an hour!
From: Straight Shooter
19-Nov-23
479
From: NM highcountry
19-Nov-23
What unit is Dayton Wy ?
From: INDBowhunter2
19-Nov-23
654. I know they are migrating out of the Bighorns, when do they usually start showing up in those large numbers near Dayton?
From: Muleysareking
20-Nov-23
Dayton is in elk areas 37 and 38. They start showing up in Sept but it depends on the first snowstorm. Over the years they have turned into a bunch of wusses and the first snowflake they all panic and run to the nearest alfalfa fields. Imagine the good they do to fences when they all panic at a gunshot! They could all be on the mtn right now, there is very little snow around Burgess, in fact anything level or south facing around there is bare, but higher and in the shade has some snow. 14a is still open.......Mike
From: Zbone
20-Nov-23
399
From: RonP
20-Nov-23
834
good for you for having and spending the time to count them.
From: Norseman
20-Nov-23
1437. ;)
From: Corax_latrans
20-Nov-23
“ Over the years they have turned into a bunch of wusses and the first snowflake they all panic and run to the nearest alfalfa fields.”
Is it really snowflakes, or hunting pressure?
Going to guess they’re all on private there…
From: Highway Star
20-Nov-23
299!
From: Bowboy
20-Nov-23
666
From: RonS
20-Nov-23
428
From: huntnmuleys
20-Nov-23
lol I know, Mike, but that would be cheating
From: Hancock West
20-Nov-23
725
From: Rut Nut
20-Nov-23
No idea.......................................................but that will do! ;-)
From: Muleysareking
20-Nov-23
They are all on private there. Snow flakes is what generally does it because some of them will come off in Sept (archery season) and bowhunters don't make enough pressure to cause them to migrate. Make no doubt about it, they don't come off in a wad like this but in dribs and drabs but fairly quickly if there is a foot or more of snow. This is why in area 37 it is sometimes feast or famine when large numbers come through .....Mike ... By the way....A bunch of the bulls have left the herd by now, so there are more hanging out further up on the face of the mtn.
From: Empty Freezer
20-Nov-23
501
From: deerhunter72
20-Nov-23
No idea, but I'll guess 834. You can keep the squat, I already have plenty of that.
From: Lucas
20-Nov-23
925
From: Bake
20-Nov-23
I'm too jealous of your view to count elk. . . . I love Wyoming
From: maxracx
20-Nov-23
529 is my guess.
From: Treeline
20-Nov-23
I’ll guess about 250…
I know it’s below most everyone else but most people way overestimate how many elk are out there in a bunch…
From: Keefers
20-Nov-23
2,023
From: Muleysareking
20-Nov-23
A lot of calves next year.
A lot of calves next year.
Here is a pic to show how the count was done. "Lucas" from Mt is the winner with a guess of 925 which is 167 too low, but closest. My count was 1092. Lucas, bend your ankles, your knees and your hips and you have SQUAT, the prize. Our G&F district supervisor guessed 1150 but he didn't do it on Bowsite so he doesn't get Squat. Just for context, several years ago I did the same thing at the same spot (close) and got 1337. I think I saw a couple of the same elk! .....Mike
From: fuzzy
21-Nov-23
I asked my horse and he said he countedc 1,233 legs. I said that's not divisible by 4. He said " horse don't know how many legs a elk got"
