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Big Sky Weekly The ultimate ungulate Your hunt for knowledge ends he. Infographic by Kelsey Dzintars Premolars Incisors 2010 Elk distribution & Population in Montana fwp.com Elk Distribution (Population Estimate = 117,880) Who’s Who Bull: Male elk Cow: Female elk Calf: Baby elk Spike: Yearling bull elk Size Bull: 700 pounds (315 kg) 5 feet (1.5 m) at the shoulder 8 feet (2.4 m) from nose to tail Cow: 500 pounds (225 kg) 4 1/2 feet (1.3 m) at the shoulder 6 1/2 feet (2 m) from nose to tail Newborn calf: 35 pounds (16 kg) Fast Fas How old is my elk? Molars elk are relatively easy to age up through 3½ years, when their incisors are still developing. Elk chew from side‑to‑side and slowly wear down their molars and premolars. The canines and incisors become short‑ er. For example, the two front incisors on an 8½‑year‑ old can have as little as ½ inch of tooth left before the gum line. Near the Rocky Mountains east of Choteau, Montana, you can stand on a trail used by red deer thousands of years ago. This trail, which anthropologists call the Old North Trail, was also used by other animals and ancient people who crossed the Bering Land Bridge as they followed red deer from Asia to North America. The elk that live in North America today are direct descendants of those red deer from Asia. Foow that deer! ELk in HIstory A set of antlers on a mature bull can weigh up to 40 pounds ank you to e Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for oviding a this bada knowledge about elk. Find out much more at rmef.org European settlers reduced the north american elk population from 10 million to less than 100,000 by 1900 elk in the wild have an average life span of 8-12 years FAIL!
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48 September 23, 2011
Big Sky Weekly
explorebigsky.com
T h e u l t i m a t e u n g u l a t e
Your hunt for knowledge ends he�.
I n f o g r a p h i c b y K e l s e y D z i n t a r s
PremolarsIncisors
2010 Elk distribution & Population in Montanafwp.com
Elk Distribution(Population Estimate = 117,880)
Who’s Who Bull: Male elk Cow: Female elk Calf: Baby elk Spike: Yearling bull elk
SizeBull: 700 pounds (315 kg) 5 feet (1.5 m) at the shoulder 8 feet (2.4 m) from nose to tail
Cow: 500 pounds (225 kg) 4 1/2 feet (1.3 m) at the shoulder 6 1/2 feet (2 m) from nose to tail
Newborn calf: 35 pounds (16 kg)
Fast Facts
How old is my elk?
Molars
elk are relatively easy to age up through 3½ years, when their incisors are still developing. Elk chew from side‑to‑side and slowly wear down their molars and premolars. The canines and incisors become short‑er. For example, the two front incisors on an 8½‑year‑old can have as little as ½ inch of tooth left before the gum line.
Near the Rocky Mountains east of Choteau, Montana, you can stand on a trail used by red deer thousands of years ago. This trail, which anthropologists call the Old North Trail, was also used by other animals and ancient people who crossed the Bering Land Bridge as they followed red deer from Asia to North America. The elk that live in North America today are direct descendants of those red deer from Asia.
Follow that deer!ELk in HIstoryA set of antlers on a mature
bull can weigh up to
40 pounds
Thank you to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for providing all this badass knowledge about elk.
Find out much more at rmef.org
European settlers reduced the north american elk population
from 10 million to less than 100,000 by 1900
elk in the wild have an average life span of
8-12 years
FAIL!
