The Elk of Cataloochee
May 1, 2007
Elk of Cataloochee is a favorite trip of mine and if you get the chance you should take a trip up to see them. I stumbled across a very informative article in the Hendersonville News about the elk.
The scenery inside the Cataloochee Valley can take your breath away, not to mention the gravel road that winds past steep drop-offs as you enter the valley. But the trees, the streams and the ridges are no longer the main draw for Hanna and 250,000 other sightseers who visit the valley each year.
It’s the elk.
Will we ever have a hunt able population? Hard to say but it’s great to see them wandering the mountains of North Carolina and I hope they increase. Check out the rest of the article it has some great info and go ahead start planning your trip. A weekend of trout fishing and elk watching is a great weekend get away.
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thank you, I am going to look in to this for my vacation this year. I could use a guide if you’re available?
You let me know Rex when you plan to go and if I can swing it I’ll be more then happy to meet ya.
[...] a success story in restoration of the elk and other states have followed their lead. Here in North Carolina we have a small herd inside of Great Smoky National Park but the results of this restoration project are not as good as Kentucky. Harsher winters and heavy [...]
[...] Park has an experimental herd of elk to try to reintroduce them to the park. For more info on the Elk of Cataloochee check out a story I did a while back on them. Cataloochee, elk, Great Smokey Mountain National Park, Wildlife [...]