In a message dated 4/25/99 12:01:23 PM PST, dhogaza at pacifier.com writes:

> Certainly the bazillions of tourists who see the elk herd
> at Jackson Hole realize they can spend harsh winters in
> the open. Do these folks hold common beliefs or not?


Stepping gingerly into this fray.....I've been to Jackson Hole SPECIFICALLY
to see the elk, and yes, they do just fine in a plains environment.
And to add fuel to the fire....George Catlin, in the 1830s, wrote about
seeing thousands of elk amidst the bison herds in the middle of the Plains.
Ah......if only I had a time machine, to be able to go back and see
that..before human intervention...
Michelle