Tracks Elk hoof is larger and rounder than deer, and smaller than moose with a narrow gap within the inner hooves. In winter, scat is dry and hard, forming elongated pellets. In summer, pellets begin to loose shape and form clumps of soft deformed pellets.
Elk are members of the deer family and share many physical traits with deer, moose, and caribou.
Distinguishing features include a large yellowish rump patch, a grayish to brownish body, and dark brown slender legs and neck. The weight of an average bull elk on Afognak Island is approximately 1,300 pounds. Habitat Elk are found on Afognak and Raspberry islands near Kodiak and Etolin and Zarembo islands in southeast Alaska. They are mainly grazers, eating grasses, forbs, and other leafy vegetation. Between the months of May and October, elk inhabit alpine areas and open muskegs.