Huckleberries: Suzy the Elk alive & well & mebbe lonely

Shed no tear for Suzy the Elk.

The erstwhile grand dame of the Coeur d’Alene Wapiti Elk Ranch at U.S. Highway 95 and Rockford Bay Road is in better shape today than she has been in awhile. Owner Chad Ebert tells Huckleberries that 20-year-old Suzy has all the food she needs in an outbuilding on the former elk ranch.

Some concerned citizens have called Chad, wondering if Suzy had been left behind accidentally when he sold the herd to L III Ranches in Blanchard.

Lorna Barrowman, of Rockford Bay, contacted the S-R with her concerns: “My husband refused to believe me when I told him there was one lonely elk just standing there. I think he must have hidden when they came to get them. I feel so sorry for him. He’s trapped and grieving!”

First, Suzy is a girl and not a guy. Secondly, according to owner Ebert, Suzy wasn’t hiding when the herd was sold. He felt Suzy had a better chance to survive our hard winter if she remained behind. Seems the rest of the herd picked on her. Suzy arrived at the Coeur d’Alene Wapiti Elk Ranch, south of Coeur d’Alene, as a calf in 1996, less than a year old.

The owner tells Huckleberries he expects Suzy to live out her golden years at the ranch, too/ DFO , Huckleberries Wednesday. More here.