To the Indian, Wapiti was good medicine. Among the tribes he was revered; a symbol of nobility, pride and passion. He was thought to be endowed with medicinal and romantic powers. He was credited with the creation of the earth, the power of speech and the ability to summon the gods and winds for assistance. Warrior societies were named after him. He was seen in visions and men took their names from him."

WELCOME TO Elkheaven.com. We have articles and information including photographs and videos as a result of countless number of hours in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming. This site is all about elk with elk photos, elk antlers, elk information and elk videos. We hope you enjoy the photographs; articles and links to other sites we feel will complete the story of Elk. This site works best with a Firefox web browser. Click here to download it for free.

For all our Elkheaven friends, we invite you to download the above file to your cell phone. Simply save the file to your computer and then download it to your cell as a ringtone, using whatever program came with your phone.

Elk Sounds! New elk sounds from the 2009 rut have been uploaded. Here's a sample.

Meet me online! Is your season over? Are you already planning your trip for next year? With all this technology at our fingertips let's take advantage of this down time to discuss elk topics online. E-mail me if you'd like to look over some maps online. We can compare notes via Yahoo Messenger, Windows Live Messenger, and Skype (just to name a few free services) while looking at maps online. The next best thing to being in elk country is talking about elk!

Scouting Trips: Click on the link to see a list of current and previous scouting trips and elk hunts as far back as 2003. You can also find virtual elk hunts on the same page for archery and rifle seasons in Colorado. We have documented six years worth of getting lost, hiking, camping and photographing public land hunts. For the latest trip click here.

Baby Calf Born: Click on the link to see a photo of this year's first elk calf - born Saturday, May 30th here in Colorado. Here's more proof that the Biological Time Hypothesis (see Bernie Taylor's book) is for real. Gestation period for an elk is 8.5 months. That means this calf was conceived around mid September 2008. That's right on track with our prediction for the peak of the rut in 2008 (and previous years). Check out the dates for the peak of the rut here.

The Coolest Elk Design: Jeff is our featured artist. He has truly captured the spirit of the west in his work. You can see more of his work on our merchandise page here. Jeff does some of the most impressive western art I've seen. The detail is amazing. Check out his designs here.

Amazing Calf Video: Want to see how elk make that mew sound up close? Check out this video clip. We never saw the bull but we got this calf to come running in to about 10 yards from our camera. The free download is 10MB in WMV format.

Elk Slide Show: Appropriately set to Frank Ticheli's "Sanctuary." The link is an 8mb (WMV format) free download. Inspiring work put together by my brother. Dedicated to those who make the long trip from home to spend time in elk country. Enjoy!

Elk Forum: Check out the new Elk Heaven Forum. Enhanced features allow you to post photos as attachments two different ways. Support for large photo uploads is also included. To view posts from the old forum click here.

3D Maps!!!: You have to check out this free resource of 3D Colorado Maps. It's the best I've ever seen and it will really help you understand the lay of the land. Maps are categorized by county and major landmarks.

Conservation Message: A video message about the future of elk in North America.

Testimonial

"We recently purchased and watched all three of your elk DVDs. Nowhere
else have I seen a more intimate and personal look at the lives of elk during
the rut. Some scenes made my heart pound! I learned a lot and am
inspired." Don from Oregon,2007.

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