By 7 on the morning of the release at Peck Ranch, Missouri's first elk were grazing calmly in their pens.

The Missouri Department of Conservation has reopened a portion of the refuge area at Peck Ranch Conservation Area to public access through a driving loop for viewing elk and other wildlife.

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