An elk has been spotted running loose in East Texas, and no one knows exactly where it came from. Photo courtesy of the Gregg County Sheriff's Office
The sighting led to an influx of hunters contacting state officials to ask whether they could legally hunt the animal, and officials confirmed exotic species can be hunted in Texas.
"It can be taken any time of year as long as it is taken on land that the person can be there legally, and they have a hunting license a Texas resident hunting license," Wood County game warden Kurt Kelley told KLTV.
The sheriff's office said the elk is believed to have escaped from somewhere, but no one has come forward to claim the animal.
