Herd of elk on the move near Powell Butte

Becky Wallace said she was driving home from Bend to Prineville on Thursday morning when she came upon a herd of elk a few miles past Powell Butte.

“They were in a field with cattle, and by the time that I was able to turn the car around and go back, the elk had moved deep into the field, but I was able to get a picture and video.

“This is the first time in 6 years of living in Central Oregon that I’ve seen elk. It really made my day!!!” Wallace wrote.

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She said she moved here from Colorado “and always enjoyed taking pictures and videoing the elk in Rocky Mountain National Park.”