Look at this poor elk! The 600-lb female fell through a plexiglass window well into a family's living room in Hailey, Idaho, and they didn't even have any snacks ready for her.  

After years of winter drought, mountain snow levels are finally returning to normal in Idaho, driving area elk into populated areas in search of food. Sadly, Idaho Fish and Game says some elk have died eating non-native, poisonous plants like Japanese Yew planted in cemeteries. 

The cow elk in this family's basement was thankfully not poisoned, but she did receive a small cut on her neck. It took Blaine County sheriff's deputies and Fish and Game officers about 2.5 hours to get her out of the basement after they made a barricade with furnture that guided her up the basement stairs. 

Authorities believe that insurance should cover a good portion of the damage the house, and obviously elk smashing through windows in uncommon, but Idaho Fish and Game caution that residents should be generally cautious about increased elk activity:

"You're seeing them in downtown Twin Falls," Fish and Game Regional Conservation Educator Kelton Hatch said. "In Boise you're seeing a lot more deer and elk move down to the foothills and stuff, and up there in Sun Valley."

Other elk are being hit and killed on area roads, Fish and Game said. Idaho Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers to pay special attention on I-84 near Mountain Home.

"Particularly during dawn and dusk hours when elk and deer may be on the move looking for food," ITD Communications Officer Jennifer Gonzalez told KTVB.

Fish and Game is urging drivers to be aware, watch the shoulder of the road and go slow enough that you can react if an elk or deer happens to jump in front of your car.

“The best thing for people to do is slow down when driving, when you have elk in your backyard give them a wide berth and don’t push them, and if you have a problem call Fish and Game or local city police or the county sheriff,” Meints said.