It’s said that interactions between humans and elk are a daily occurrence in Colorado’s Estes Park and the Rocky Mountain National Park, what with some 3,000 elk living there.
Fall and spring are among the prime viewing times thanks to the mating season followed months later by the calving season, as described by VisitEstesPark.com.
Just as predictable as those seasons is the stupid tourist season, in which people get too close to the wildlife—also a daily occurrence.
Certainly there is no shortage of ignorant people who brush off warnings without a thought, as evidenced by a compilation of videos showing tourists and their close encounters with elk.
Colorado Wildlife & Adventure Videos is the name given a YouTube channel by a Colorado resident, who captured this compilation from Estes Park.
An older man getting a photo of an elk was charged after someone told him, “Sir, I think you need to move back a little bit.”
Another tourist stooped down on the grass for a photo near a group of elk lying around a tree.
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Another tourist was charged by a bull elk.
A man seemed to have a staring contest with a bull elk next to an entry way to a building. He finally walked away.
A mom and toddler were feet away from a bull elk resting its head on the ground looking at them.
A woman attempted to get a photo with an elk walking by.
With all the stupidity by tourists in places like this and Yellowstone National Park, it’s remarkable more people aren’t hurt.
