Ready, Set, Hike! Elk Observe Gardiner Football Practice

A number of elk took over the sidelines of a a high school football field in Gardiner, Montana, recently shared video shows.

This footage was shot by Cindy Shaffer, a Montana native who regularly posts footage from visits to Yellowstone National Park and the nearby Grand Tetons National Park.

Shaffer’s video shows the herd, made up of one bull elk and at least twelve cows, observe a Gardiner High School Bruins football practice.

Shaffer called the moment “hilarious”. Credit: Cindy Shaffer via Storyful

Video transcript

- So I'm here at the school and these boys are having football practice with that big bull elk and his harem on the sidelines. It's hilarious. Look, they're right there. Mr. Big. I wish he'd give us a bugle. Welcome to Gardiner during elk rut.

- So I'm here at the school and these boys are having football practice with that big bull elk and his harem on the sidelines. It's hilarious. Look, they're right there. Mr. Big. I wish he'd give us a bugle. Welcome to Gardiner during elk rut.