# Miss Anne Elk? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 26, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130 "2022-12-26T18:16:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/1 "2022-12-26T18:16:50Z")
I did a little off-roading while my wife was in class yesterday. Startled this large herd of elk. The photo only shows maybe 1/3 of them. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/DRVCu4r.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/9dIgYF8) ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/2 "2022-12-26T19:30:06Z")
I live in NW Montana and have sometimes had to wait for 10-15 minutes while a massive herd of elk crossed a back road in front of me from one fenced property to another. As is your photo, they’re mostly cows and calves, with only a few bulls in the herd. Since there is a lot of open range around here we frequently see them moving from one grazing area to another. The last time I was in Yellowstone there was an enormous bull elk walking through a parking lot. I was amazed to see tourists running up to it for a photo as if they were in Disneyland. The rangers panicked and shouted at them to get away, and they mostly did. To his credit, the bull simply ignored the pesky humans and continued on his way. I’ve seen the same thing happen with Bison (Buffalo). There are signs in Montana that say “Welcome to Montana! Please don’t pet the fluffy cows”, which is good advice. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/3 "2022-12-26T21:26:17Z")
Can I just say here, beowulff, for one moment, that I have a new theory about the Brontosaurus? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/4 "2022-12-26T21:31:20Z")
I’m all ears… (or eyes, rather). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/5 "2022-12-26T22:17:20Z")
Do any of _them_ have a theory? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/6 "2022-12-26T22:50:25Z")
Oh, wow. I got wooshed on my own joke. It’s been so long since I saw the sketch that all I could remember was the name. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/7 "2022-12-26T23:03:58Z")
Aaaaaa-hem! Ready? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/8 "2022-12-27T05:59:24Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Can I just say here, beowulff, for one moment, that I have a new theory about the Brontosaurus? Okay, but right up front, I’m going to say that I’ve done a lot of research online and I’ve decided that I’m not going to buy any theories that say it’s small at one end. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/9 "2022-12-27T18:03:16Z")
Well, how about the other end? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/10 "2022-12-28T01:56:49Z")
Oh, I’m sure you’ll claim that you’re “just asking questions”… but you can’t convince any of us that you’re somehow blissfully unaware of all the conspiracy theories about the OE (Other End), so don’t act naïve. If you have your own theory, which is yours, just take a stand. But none of this _“Well, how about-ism”!_ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/11 "2022-12-28T17:19:07Z")
Hmm. Who _really_ put you up to writing that? ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/12 "2022-12-28T18:12:42Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I’ve done a lot of research online and I’ve decided that I’m not going to buy any theories that say it’s small at one end. So you are one of those pernicious Big-Endians! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/13 "2022-12-28T18:21:05Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Oh, I’m sure you’ll claim that you’re “just asking questions”… but you can’t convince any of us that you’re somehow blissfully unaware of all the conspiracy theories about the OE (Other End), so don’t act naïve. I’m a centrist. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-anne-elk/977130/14 "2022-12-28T18:23:08Z")
One of my favorite IG sites is Tourons of Yellowstone. I’m always rooting for the animals when humans crowd their spaces. [https://instagram.com/touronsofyellowstone?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=](https://instagram.com/touronsofyellowstone?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=)