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Do Elk avoid grazing cattle?

They get along pretty well on our place. They tolerate each other but are not close buddies.
 

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As stated before, if they want the same grass they'll act like cousins that don't like each other at a family picnic. Bulls stay away from the domestics more then the cows and calves. As long as a water source is nearby, the elk will tolerate them.
 
I've seen cow elk bedded down right next to cattle, just outside the Gila in NM.

That said, I still think in general that tend to avoid them when they can.
 
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Blurry from elk licking the camera, but they literally mix in where I hunt.
 
I read this on Facebook: ‘Elk hate cows on public land and love them on private land’
 
I read this on Facebook: ‘Elk hate cows on public land and love them on private land’
saw 4 bulls and about 40 cow elk with a herd of cattle on public this year a few days together.
 

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