~7/3/09~ Kim and Dennis took us all to the Elk Farm at Bagley's Elk Ranch in Driggs. We rode the wagon pulled by Clydesdale horses (my favorite kind of horse). 
Kaycen on the fake elk in front of Bagley's office....where are his horns?
Grandpa Dennis, Keyton and Ammon on our way out to see the elk.
Keyton and Kaycen looking at the elk. It was all we could do to hold Kaycen 
Kaycen and I enjoying the ride... well Kaycen is probably enjoying that sucker more ;)
This bull elk came right up to us, we all got to feel his velvet antlers. VERY COOL!
This baby elk was born just barely before we got there. The baby was still wet and the mother was cleaning it off and she hadn't even stood up yet. A couple minutes earlier and we would have seen it born.
The babies stay in their own herds called nurseries and only one or two females will stay close to the nursery just in case they get in trouble then they can help call the main herd for help. When a baby elk is born the mother cleans the baby then leaves it for 2-3 hours and then comes back to nurse it. Then leaves again, this goes on for a few weeks until the baby joins a nursery. This is because when an elk is born for the first few weeks it doesn't have a scent. So the mother leaves so that her scent doesn't attract danger. We were also told that at feeding time that its neat to hear the elk call each other. The mother calls her baby and they know exactly which baby is theirs by their call. The Bagley guy says that it all sounds the same to him, but its neat to watch each baby and mother meet up.... we learned a lot about elk on this trip!
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How fun! I would love to do that!
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