I have a theory

[COOCH]

     The funny thing is The lady off one of the properties that I hunt told me that she had 2 cow elk standing in her field the other morning.True story.You may be onto something.

[KentuckyTJ]

I like it Centaur and I agree. I went out in 09 during archery season to Colorado and saw only a few. I can't rule out they weren't cardboard cutouts set up by the DNR.

[limbolt]

That explains why we see so many elk near the airport here in Eastern Kentucky,must be waiting for their flight back west.LOL.