Massive Herd of Elk Crossing HWY 237 in Eastern Oregon - December 2022

Elk crossing the Cove Highway in December of 2022.
Video taken by Tami Gugin

[@TruthAboutHeaven]

Counted at least 24 bulls. Lived in Eastern Oregon until age 18. Never saw this many elk bunched up - EVER. Amazing footage. Thanks a TON for uploading.

[@swavekbu4959]

Wow, I never realized they travel in such huge numbers. Amazing.

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

They're probably going to new feeding grounds

[@michaelbosisto6259]

Before the commercial hunting and mass farming days, the elk roamed the plains in large numbers, well into the millions.

[@redbarchetta8782]

They used to be a lot bigger a hundred years ago.

[@ANieves3873]

Glad to see this still exists.

[@marksweat7167]

Elk populations are very healthy. There's more in the US than there was in 1850. Same with deer.

[@oregonrain4249]

Wow.... never seen a herd that large here before. Impressive! 👍

[@lindyc.2552]

WOW! So glad that I just stumbled across this video! Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking! I can't imagine how thrilling that was to see in person! I cannot believe how many animals were in that herd...just incredible! It made me reflect too, on how once great bison herds used to roam the west en mass just like these elk. Heartbreaking, the wicked senseless slaughter of the plains buffalo. But, so happy to see elk thriving! What a treat you got to see! Thank you so much for sharing it!!!! Beautiful country out there too! It was beautiful and I really enjoyed it! 😊

[@jayjaychadoy9226]

Métis, Dene, and other tribes are bringing back the buffalo.

[@lindyc.2552]

@@jayjaychadoy9226 I am very happy to know know that! They are MAGNIFICENT animals...one of my favorite wild animals!🦬🦬🦬

[@robertovillarreal8602]

I have never seen something like this ever documented"not on nature shows news clips or the like .. SIMPLY AMAZING

[@dennisluz6453]

Looks like the entire elk herd of Jackson, WY elk refuge was transported here. I wonder the location.

[@ducksamok1716]

Wow!! That is amazing, such a huge gang!! They’re so majestic!

[@IvoryS2012]

This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@muttsdisorder01]

Thank you for capturing that. Beautiful.

[@trippinoutdoors]

We've got some of the best outdoors and wildlife anywhere on earth! Love our state for that!

[@AnnSwanson-xu6wd]

W😮W ! ! This is some awesome Elk migration video. Thanks so much for sharing this w/us David Frost.

[@huskeyfosterfail4980]

Wow! This is amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@christhornton1785]

Cool. There is an Elk refuge just outside of Jackson, Wyoming where as many as 15 thousand or more congregate during the winter cause they're fed there. It's amazing to see so many together.

[@user-ht5di5cl1j]

Been in Jackson in winter and it's quite a site to see

[@roefamily]

Why is there an Elk refuge?...because the Elk have nowhere to go...the wealthiest county in the USA blocked them via private land.....Wealthiest county in the entire USA

[@paulalim1476]

@@roefamilyReally? Loudon County Virginia won’t allow elk so they shipped them to the Elk Refuge? Who knew?

[@pjsparks3810]

Perhaps Oregon and Wyoming is where all the Yellowstone elk have gone. 😊

[@christhornton1785]

@pammyrick-sparks3134 Since 96% of Yellowstone is in Wyoming, it stands to reason that the yellowstone elk are indeed mostly in Wyoming.

[@jannyoakley6514]

This is my home town!!! Thank you for sharing g what these elk have to do just to cross the valley and why I hate barbed wire.. but I'm happy to see that basically they are making it!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@690_5]

The most I've ever seen was a group of 20. But let me tell you, a full rack Bull stepping out of the fog and into the path of your Western Star wakes you up better than Coffee ever would.

[@romygime5822]

That is good to see that some drivers respect animals. ❤

[@kradius2169]

Thank you for sharing. Such a majestic animal. Came across one suddenly when hiking the Wolf Creek area in northern Yellowstone. Big male with big antlers, was almost out of sight, way up a hill before I could get my camera out ... glad he didn't come after me, I had just crested a small hill in a large clearing, no trees, no rocks nuttin'.

[@r.maxwell233]

I read stories, hand written reports from settler's, notes from trapper's before 1850 about huge uncountable herd's of elk that roamed N America. Herd's that dwarfed the massive buffalo herd's that themselves took 2 day's to pass by. Wagon's stranded. The elk so dense settler's would move parallel to the herd just to keep moving. History only speaks of the Buffalo but the Elk far out numbered them. So good to see they've recovered .

[@user-ci8yx6ov6s]

Amazing video thanks Gabe Huntsville, Alabama

[@isabellavalencia8026]

Ive never seen such a large herd....amazing!!!

[@reddy3400]

Thank you❤

[@mjremy2605]

My god! That was incredible to watch, mesmerizing. It was so natural with no music, just the wind howling in that open land and the incessant drumbeats of hooves. A gigantic herd! Such a joy to watch. Thank you for this beautiful footage.

[@paullittle7084]

Thank you this is something I’d probably never see in person

[@tammyburke2822]

beautiful. thanks for sharing, it gives one hope of natural survival.

[@sept2197]

❤❤❤thank you for filming that was so awesome

[@davidmorris2234]

Wonderful to see an elk herd that large in today’s modern America.

[@carbonking53]

There's still a lot of America that is wide open spaces, thankfully.

[@jennifersnipes4177]

This is amazing! Awesome video!

[@mlitzinger1398]

Woow! Thank you for sharing the beauty

[@tomallen5837]

Beautiful. I sure hope the rest of the herd kept going. Something made them stop. Obviously human, but hopefully, the rest kept going.... I'm assuming they would. Thank you so much for taking the time to upload this video... Breathtaking

[@oakoak-givens]

One of the most amazing things I have ever seen.

[@brianwideman2342]

Thanks for sharing that was amazing to watch.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Never knew they traveled around in herds THAT large.

[@CarolStJohn-ev9ry]

Wow, I had a big herd cross in front of me out in the sticks of Central Oregon, but it wasn’t near as massive as this!

[@o2bnob]

I have never seen so many at one time together! Awesome! I saw a large herd of reindeer once in the Alaska, but not that many

[@TonyMarselle]

Caribou, I don’t think they got reindeer up there

[@deborahwade2641]

A very beautiful sight. It's wonderful there are so many.

[@superdill6665]

Where in east Oregon is this? Edit: Never mind, I found it in the description. I grew up in Harney and Wallowa counties. Even for someone like me who was surrounded by wildlife my whole life, this is an unbelievable privilege to see a herd this size. Thanks for sharing.

[@joanbyrne1879]

It’s wonderful to see so many together!

[@paulhomsy2751]

First the cows, calves and yearling bulls and a few two and three year olds, then the large bulls will come down the mountain and join the heard. superb video, what a sight !!

[@SaraAC-ki1gr]

SO BUILD A CROSSING GUYS😁👍BEAUTIFUL...

[@SR-ex3oj]

I geeked out put in slow mode and counted the best I can tell that around 500 to 600

[@mikefinn]

Thanks for your effort. I had hoped someone had tried that, so I didn't have to try.

[@MJM-72]

Beautiful!

[@melodygreen5029]

Wow, the amount of dirt that they move is amazing.

[@gregoryprouty4872]

Absolutely 💯 beautiful to see wildlife flourishing in the wild!!

[@emergencyfood3568]

Indeed. Too bad the landscape is marred by eyesores known as fences. Those picturesque postcard scenes of wide open fields as far as the eye can see are gone. Sure is interesting how humans think they're entitled to divide, conquer, and steal all the land they like from animals. The earth beneath one's feet is meant to be shared by all lifeforms, not hoarded by a singular one.

[@gregoryprouty4872]

Thank you for your response. I was not aware of the situation and I totally 👍 agree with you.

[@gregoryprouty4872]

A word I forgot to use about the fence situation is GREED among wealthy landowners.

[@armysenior1780]

Daaaamn! Don't fence me in bro. What a beautiful sight. 😮❤

[@cynthiasmith4130]

Oh my God, I wish I was there!! How beautiful.....❤❤❤...

[@user-ki4ks2wj1x]

People used to think I was making up stories when I told about a similar herd of elk stampeding through our back acreage in 1973 when I lived in Summerville, Oregon (End Road/Mink Lane)

[@sjepson100]

the story was still around when I moved to Imbler in 1976

[@cjacob9875]

Amazing to watch and hear there voices!!!

[@edward5979]

Some years back as I was passing through a small town in Colorado, a few came into town, then 10+ and then a massive heard took over the town. I was stopped, one came right up to my window and slowly went around me, it was surreal.

[@sharonstuhlmiller1757]

Had you not shown this, I never would have seen it. Wow many thanks!

[@sbmartinbergeron396]

it is a privilege to see that live. It is impressive indeed.

[@brianwalker1386]

What a beautiful site

[@thomasmeade5649]

Amazing footage of a majestic creature. I miss seeing elk. Florida has very few!!

[@bloqk16]

Agree on Elk being majestic. While I have issues with deer, Elk are four-legged animals that I respect.

[@clayjones9907]

Florida has Elk? Too Hot.😮

[@thomasmeade5649]

Correct. Florida has the Elks lodge. Thats as close as it gets!

[@johnstephenson7620]

Beauty and Grace ❤

[@ponyrang]

Enjoyed watching this video my friend Really awesome views Thank you Stay connected

[@MsPoetsAngel]

Is the large herd a usual behavior ? I've never seen this before... beautiful

[@user-ie8bz7jz2r]

They ARE impressive as the lady said, so beautiful to see and in such large numbers. Animals are awesome! Thanks for the video.

[@rayspencer8872]

A great place to look for Dropped Sheads. 😊😊😊

[@kathrynsinclare8459]

Amazing! So good to see and know their around. Lovely! 😊

[@AC-li2pj]

there’s something so calming to me about elk. they’re fascinating beautiful creatures. i just love them and i love seeing a healthy population

[@timkis64]

i wouldve never dreamed there could be that many in one herd.they obviously have no mating problems.

[@rudymontalvo2002]

That was an awesome site to see ❤

[@johnl2727]

An amazing sight. Thanks!

[@k1k2lee]

Wow that is super cool absolutely great to see so beautiful

[@stephenolson532]

Thank you for posting that it was amazing to see 🤗

[@InTheGarden1960]

Thanks for posting. I live in La Grande Biggest herd I've seen in some time.❤❤❤

[@johngulino2651]

All this country, it was their land first. They belong here. They are part of the land. ❤️😍🥰

[@wendytravis6427]

What? And people don’t be long on land because they were here first? We are not from mars. We are naturally occurring animals on earth same as the elk. We have just as much right to the land as they do.

[@markmillers4491]

​@@wendytravis6427you only speak for normal people😊. Thankyou

[@MEngel-er1ne]

Das ist sehr COOL 😎 VIELEN LIEBEN DANK ❤

[@rolandsmith4394]

Greater Idaho. This area should not be in Portland's jurisdiction.

[@michaelpegoda7482]

To correct my mistake Elkton is in the western side of Oregon I'm sorry I stated it like that but it is still a very beautiful place to see and all of the elk they have a refuge there and at any time you might see 5 - 10000 elk at a time it is a very awesome thing to see

[@user-iv7ve4ry8x]

This comforts me😊

[@carbonking53]

Looks like they need a wildlife underpass bridge in that area to provide safety for the wildlife and drivers. Many states have installed them in known migration corridors.

[@SMcda]

Amazing! thx for sharing

[@pamkriner5945]

That is so nice to see! Thanks for sharing.

[@woodrowcall3269]

Enjoyed the video, but came here to read all the information from all the experts. Both the educated and uneducated ones alike.

[@Trevor-Belmont]

Spike @ 1:30 was moving! I think that might be a new world record.

[@poom641]

So beautiful Bless them

[@bloqk16]

Congrats with appreciation to the camera operator with recording the event in wide-screen. It gets annoying when a unique event was recorded with the smartphone in the vertical position with its narrow view, when all the user had to do is rotate the smartphone 90 degrees to get the widescreen scope of the event.

[@gtrpkr2487]

That’s a lot of elk. I had a herd cross in front of me in Colorado. Not nearly as many, but still pretty cool.

[@user-ui9jo5dj3c]

Какое счастье их видеть живыми

[@marymccluer1630]

That's the biggest elk herd I've ever seen! Massive!

[@feliciaowens4094]

WOW 😮 Thanks for sharing 😊

[@markgabriel7864]

That's awesome!

[@sarastilson8669]

We have a herd here. They are so beautiful

[@E3b2sLifeanimals]

Dang that’s incredible ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@ANTLERMANYT]

That's a lot of elk ! 😯

[@marysketch4772]

I really didn't know there were such large number of wild animals in the States, or Oregon at least.

[@deannelson9565]

The United States is where many of the conservation programs begin. Most Wildlife species ike deer, elk turkeys and many more have higher populations now then ever before.

[@stevencortiella7609]

That is just beautiful

[@HogMan2022]

What a great video!

[@davidkubasiak9093]

Extremely cool to watch them.

[@pamelac2863]

❤❤❤so cool thanks for sharing this video

[@russell-di8js]

Lucky you, what a sight.

[@OFFGRID_Trucker]

WOW.. That's impressive. A couple of months ago when I was going up Hwy 191 in Montana and north of the Grand Teton national park and South of Yellowstone.. I came up about 100 or so Elk crossing the highway..

[@loriminnesota]

This is very cool! I was once driving through South Dakota and a huge herd of Pronghorn ran across the road in front of us. We sat there forever as they were spread out and yeah...I just wanted to watch. Very desolate area, and they seemed to just come out of nowhere, but very amazing to see that.

[@jamessandlin4406]

i can't believe this this is amazing

[@pamelar3607]

Wow !! Just Wow!!!

[@barbaratillman8552]

Great video, thx for sharing. I lived in WA State in the 80's and would see large elk herds now and then but nothing like this. Not only are elk beautiful, majestic animals, they also taste great: a nice elk steak with Texas toast and a side salad. Sign me up. The only thing better is buffalo

[@gailmckay5551]

I like elk much better.

[@deborahgrantham7387]

They’re trying to move East away from the coast of Oregon too. Smart animals.

[@paulboy741]

Wow, soo cool!

[@josegamez3220]

NATURE IS BEAUTIFUL. LETS DO OUR BEST TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PLANET, WE ARE LIKE TERMITES, LITTLE BY LITTLE EE ARE DESTROYING IT. That’s My HUMBLE OPINION.

[@reddy3400]

Humanity is being crushed by the non believers running the world for centuries. Congratulations.

[@AhmedHassan-ed5ue]

Thanks for sharing