Unfortunately, despite our many trips to the Mogollon Rim looking for animals, we just haven’t seen that many.  I don’t know where they are, but they just aren’t here.  It’s rut season here on the mountain, so the bull elk are collecting their harems.  We did just see a small herd of elk the other day.

We saw a few little babies born this year with fading spots, and few cow elk, along with a young single spike bull.

But the one I really wanted to get a photo of was the one on the way out and I only got a fleeting view of this big bull.

Darn.  He was just the one that got away.  It astounds me how these big boys can walk (not to mention run) through our tangled forests with those big racks on their heads.

Maybe next time.