Elk are back and attracting tourists in the Appalachian mountains

Elk are back and attracting tourists in the Appalachian mountains Elk have made a comeback in part of the Appalachian mountains and they're attracting tourists during mating season. Roxy Todd of member station Radio IQ takes us to the top of a former strip mine in southwest Virginia, where the elk mating season is attracting tourists. TODD: She's looking at a dozen elk quietly grazing about 100 yards away. On the last tour stop, a dozen small mountain ridges are below us, and there's another herd of elk in the distance.