Hendricks took this photo at her Bear Valley Springs home of a large American Elk bull standing near a copper deer statue.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

(TMX) - Wildlife officials in Colorado confirmed recent sightings of a rare piebald elk in Estes Park. Colorado Parks and Wildlife shared photos of the female piebald elk and her patchy white and ...

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.