Elk

Size

Full grown males are nearly 5 feet tall at the shoulder and weigh up to 750 to 1000 pounds. Females are smaller and weigh up to 650 pounds. 

Range

Primarily found in mountainous areas of the United States and Canada from British Columbia and Saskatchewan to Arizona and New Mexico.  In the summer, they tend to graze higher up the mountains in open pastures.  In the winter, elk tend to go down to wooded slopes. 

Speed

Diet

Elk graze on various plants and shrubs.

Miscellaneous facts

The antlers are shed every spring around March.  The antlers are smooth and get to be four feet long.