Last year driving through there around this time I saw a herd of nearly that size out there in a field just about dusk. Buddy took some pictures as we’ve lived here our whole lives and never seen a herd that big. I’ve seen maybe a dozen as the largest group before that. On Boulder pass 5 years ago or so a heard of 40+ elk were milling about the road. Tons of pictures and a lot of us searched for days and no ones found that herd again in the whole kettle crest. They can cover ground fast!