Elk

During their three week road trip, the couple travelled through five states and stopped at national parks to admire the wildlife, collect rocks, and purchase elk antlers. He used the elk antlers make handles for knives. The trip included a drive through a herd of bison and donkeys on July 29. He had also recently been exposed to the hair of an elk that he harvested eight months prior. Four days later, on their way…

Slowly at first they started killing livestock and elk. With the wolves population so high why would the humans take a hands-off when they weren’t killed for 10 years. The Fish & Wildlife service need to watch and manage the wolves because what are the wolves predators besides humans, what kills wolves, old age? Wolves were few in 2000 but in 2012 the population the packs multiplied by 15, western Montana and Idaho were full of wolves to many for the elk. If…

One day there was a group of elks. They were going to look for food. There is one specific elk that always like to wander off and his name is Randy. Randy is a very playful elk he always likes to explore for new things. As the group of elks were going to look for food Randy got bored and decided to wander off to go look for something himself. Randy observed that the place he wandered off too was a place that he has never been before. He was thrilled because it was a new place which meant he…

by how powerful the woods feel when you are far enough away from other people. I also found the amount of dead trees in the area to be very ominous, considering the beetle kill was likely over 70 percent in the area, not to mention the left behind elk skulls and deer hangs one can come upon hiking through the area add to the stark landscape and emotion that follows. Although the forest in this area had an ominous and solemn feeling, I know the summer fires and controlled burns by park rangers…

Have you ever been walking down the street and wondered what would happen if a pack of wolves just showed up in town? Well there's a chance that that could actually happen. In this paper I will be discussing three different topics of why the wolves should not be reintegrated into the extinction list,the first topic is how the population of wolves can spiral out of control,second I will discuss how if the wolves get got the extinction list then how it would affect farmers, then for my final point…

Grey wolves can run at speeds of up to 37 mph. There structure and anatomy help them live and survive through their habitat. They are at the top of the food chain in the wild. The grey wolf has many characteristics, too. There structure and anatomy is different than other wolves. The gray wolf is also called the Timber wolf. They come in many colors including grey, black and white. Its length is 50-70 inches from nose to tail and 27-32 inches from shoulder to shoulder. It has 42…

“First place for the free throw hoop shoot for ages 8-9 is...Amaya Hamilton!” Hearing the president of the Elks hoop shoot call my name for first place in the regionals was very surprising. This means that I am going to state for the free throw shooting competition in Midland, Michigan. Before making it to the regionals, I got first place at districts. What made the experience even better is that my brother, Elijah, made it to state along with me for his age group. After a long car ride to…

A balanced ecosystem is essential to life on Earth, and without wolves nature could change in many drastic, and dangerous ways. Wolves control the population of elk, deer, moose, vermin, and other small animals, but it all depends on the area in which they live. If these animals were not hunted regularly, their population would grow too large, too quickly and they would deplete all the resources in that area. As…

His father fought against U.S. forces in the 1860’s. Beginning at the age of five, Black Elk began to have visions. As a result, he later became known as a holy man and healer. His visions gave him the insight to foresee certain events and knowledge to discover remedies for illness. Black Elk claimed that specific ceremonies were necessary in order for him to decipher the meaning of his visions and activate their power. He says, “The power…

He managed to fall of a cliff, poison himself with minerals and get shot in the buttocks. How did he get shot, You might ask? Well it wasn't by an indian. He was shot by one of the men on the team, Cruzatte. They were hunting for elk when Cruzatte mistook Lewis for an elk, and shot him. The bullet had hit Lewis one inch below his hip joint and plowed a three inch gap through his buttocks. Though there were many downs to Lewis's trip, he did find out many new things.…