The put a herd into the NC side of the Great Smokies.
I tracked some elk whilest on vacation at a buds place in the Nanthahalia... the pigs scare them off...
Outside of Cherokee...
That Elk herd in NC is up in the Cataloochee preserve right next to the ski area. It started out as a 40 animal herd and I am unsure of the current numbers but people drive up there to look at them. As far as I know they are not causing any trouble.