These are all photos of the Brinnon Elk Herd … AKA the Dosewallips Elk Herd. In the winter the elk come down to the lowlands, including along the beach areas near Brinnon, WA … a small (very small) community along Hood Canal on Highway 101. They are used to people, mostly. The exception are the bull elk … they tend to stay away from people and are harder to spot. In a couple of the images, you can see some yearly male elk. They will leave after the first year. (and no, they don’t actually use the soccer nets for playing elk ball)
Amazing, Elks on a soccer pitch
The kids have to leave their cleats outside after practice, though