Tag: Brinnon

Brinnon Elk Herd

Brinnon Elk Herd 1

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)

Brinnon Elk Herd 2
Brinnon Elk Herd 3
Brinnon Elk Herd 4
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Elk in Winter

Elk in Winter 1

The Olympic Elk (or Roosevelt Elk … Teddy, not FDR) are much easier to see in winter when they are hanging out in the lowlands than in the summer when they wander around much of the Olympic National Park and at some high elevations. The first three shots are of the “Dosewallips herd” … in fact, the first two shots were taken in Dosewallips State Park. Number 3 was taken just across the river in the town of Brinnon … in the school yard. Number 4 is of the Skokomish herd, pictured crossing the North Fork of the Skokomish River at the upper end of Lake Cushman.

Elk in Winter 2
Elk in Winter 3
Elk in Winter 4
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