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Gentle Giant

A large bull elk grazes peacefully on the grass under some trees. He kept his eye on me, but was quite mellow, considering there were no barriers between us.Read more

A large bull elk grazes peacefully on the grass under some trees. He kept his eye on me, but was quite mellow, considering there were no barriers between us.
Private Nature Preserve. Texas.

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NIKON D810

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 3500/10

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Jan, 2023

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Wow what a strong neck on this one. Must have won many fights.

This is actually one of the smaller, younger bulls. The alphas with harems are huge
This size seem pretty mellow.

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