All wildlife species require a certain type of habitat in which to live and reproduce.
Bull elk weigh an average of 800 pounds, cows usually weigh around 500 pounds. In the summer, they stay in high mountain country and venture to the edge of forests and meadows to feed. Their diet consists of grasses, sedges, and weeds. Arizona's elk spend their winters in juniper-grassland country, or even lower. There they feed on bushes, shrubs, and other forms of browse.