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Article: Elk all over: in one of North America's greatest stories, elk are rapidly approaching the 1 million mark.(includes related chart on elk growth)
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- Outdoor Life
- Article date:
- October 1, 1998
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In one of North America's greatest game-conservation stories, elk are rapidly approaching the I million mark
I saw my first elk track during the summer of 1962. My class had been doing field work for a wildlife course at Utah State University, with most of our studies directed toward mule deer. I hurriedly reported my find to our professor. Elk were scarce in the forest, and up to that point none of us students had seen one.
Our professor examined the track, confirmed that it was indeed an elk's and commented on how fortunate we were to have seen it. Though we worked in the forest the rest of the summer, we never laid eyes on a single elk. My old ...
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