At 09:38 AM 4/26/99 -0700, Michael Dossett wrote:

>I don't really wan't to get into this, but I just thought it would be
>interesting to note that elk were native to most of this continent and
>were found in the forests (gasp) of the Atlantic coast and eastern part
>of the country when Europeans first came here.

It's always been my understanding that they were widespread.

Now, though, I'm curious - where and when did the myth develop
that they were strictly a plains/open country critter that
adapted to forest conditions in response to human-caused
habitat destruction arise?

Any ideas?



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