Elk leave behind a lot of evidence of their passing for those who look.
Rubs on branches and brush are some of the signs that I love to find, because it usually indicates that something with large antlers upon it's head lives somewhere close at hand.
Here is a photo of a rub that I recently found in the high desert country of Northwestern Colorado. It tells me that a bull elk of considerable size once stood here - probably in August of last year.
As a hunter it gives me hope - hope that I may find him one day soon in ready range of my recurve bow.
And who knows, maybe it will be this year...
By Michael Patrick McCarty
Active Member Outdoor Writers Association of America, and An Ambassador For 
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