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Elk
Cervus canadensis
The elk (Cervus canadensis), also known as the wapiti, is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in North America, as well as Central and East Asia. It is often confused with the larger Alces alces, which is called moose in North America, but called elk in British English, and related names in other European languages (German Elch, Swedish älg, French élan).
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These are the traits the daily game compares when you take a shot.
Field weight compared to the heaviest animal in the game.
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A bull elk's bugle can carry for miles across a mountain valley — one of the wildest sounds in the American West.
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