Their meat is very nutritious and very delicious.
Elk are generally secretive.
For many sportsmen and sportswomen, the elk are the ultimate challenge. North America today is home to more elk than since the turn of the 19th century. The estimations of the current elk population is a little more than 1 million animals and growing steadily. In fact, there are so many elk that in some areas that the local public are calling for herd reductions. The elk are eating more than their share of hay and other crops.