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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: jager on April 15, 2009, 09:45:46 PM

Title: Elk from space
Post by: jager on April 15, 2009, 09:45:46 PM: While I was doing some scouting (Google Earth) for my upcoming Montana hunt, I'm pretty sure I have located an elk herd. I have the free version so the resolution isn't primo but..... it's about 25 or 30 animals, calves included. They are on a semi open, timbered hillside.
I've zoomed in/out, rotated, flipped... everything. Pretty sure it's elk. No antlers though!
Anyone else seen anything like that before?
Thought it was pretty cool!
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: alecvg on April 15, 2009, 09:47:23 PM: Seen goats.. that is pretty cool.
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: littlebuf on April 15, 2009, 10:03:37 PM: its my understanding that google earth has a year delay in its images for security reasons. so those elk are probably gone
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: mkcj on April 15, 2009, 10:19:00 PM: Most are at least a year old sometimes there 2 or 3. I always look for animals but I have never seen any from space that I can say for sure. Good find
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: Mookie on April 16, 2009, 12:50:18 AM: I checked out a place I used to work, Blackrock, the pics for that are about 6 years behind.

I always check for interesting stuff, but have never seen any animals, at least that I know of.
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: 509er on April 16, 2009, 05:12:44 AM: I have found profanities carved into fields by farmers.
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: ICEMAN on April 16, 2009, 05:31:39 AM: jager, be careful, you may prompt a new law that will require a one day waiting period to hunt, after you have flown on the web!
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: tonymoe on April 16, 2009, 07:16:27 AM: Quote from: ICEMAN on April 16, 2009, 05:31:39 AM
jager, be careful, you may prompt a new law that will require a one day waiting period to hunt, after you have flown on the web!
:chuckle: :chuckle:
that funny
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: farmin4u_98948 on April 16, 2009, 07:22:53 AM: Quote from: 509er on April 16, 2009, 05:12:44 AM
I have found profanities carved into fields by farmers.

ALIENS not farmers.... :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: jager on April 16, 2009, 07:28:53 AM: Quote
jager, be careful, you may prompt a new law that will require a one day waiting period to hunt, after you have flown on the web!
:chuckle:
Yea , I should keep my mouth shut!
I wasn't actually thinking that the elk were going to be in the same spot. Thought it was pretty cool to see them though.
That sucks that the images are that old. You can't tell if something has been burned or logged or new roads or..... :(
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: !Xabbu on April 16, 2009, 03:19:55 PM: You can also see lots of airplanes flying around.

There was a study done using Google Earth on the magnetic alignment of cow herds. It seems they tend to stand north and south.
Title: Re: Elk from space
Post by: NRA4LIFE on April 16, 2009, 03:42:46 PM: No animals, but I can see one of my deer stands in MO from space.