My home place.

I live way out in the wilderness in the norwegian woodlands, far away from city stress and pollution. I have wolves, bears and elks on my doorstep. Especially elks, they feel safe from the predators when they are close to human beings. They are my friends, they have never hurt me. A few years ago a wolf came very close. He just stood there, watching me. Then he disappeared into the wood, without a sound. They are really big when you come close to them. Some people compare them to dogs, but they are much bigger.

He was just sizing you up to see if you were a full meal or just a snack!

Nice place, by the way! What you guys call "elk" is the same thing we call "moose" if my memory serves me right.

Hi The Analog Guy

We're in similar environments though I am in the northwestern Minnesota, USA. All the neighbors here are two miles apart. We've got Moose, wolves, black bears, etc all over here as well. Just 2 weeks ago a neighbor had a female bear and two cubs rip apart his bird feeder.

Like you, we like the solitude and abundant wildlife.

Scrumhalf wrote in post #18898184
What you guys call "elk" is the same thing we call "moose" if my memory serves me right.

Right! Moose is the north american species and elk is the european species. I think the north american species are a little bit bigger too than the european.

Moose and elk are different critters. We have elk here in California, in fact in years past a herd of them were grazed very near me at the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Lots of wild elk in the far north of California.

Moose are larger and are found in more northern climes like Canada and the upper midwest US.

-js

number six wrote in post #18898674
Moose and elk are different critters. We have elk here in California, in fact in years past a herd of them were grazed very near me at the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Lots of wild elk in the far north of California.

Moose are larger and are found in more northern climes like Canada and the upper midwest US.

-js

What the Europeans call elk isn't what we call elk. Our elk is called red deer or something like that in Eurasia. What they call elk is a subspecies of what we call moose. I know, it's all messy and confusing but that's how it ended up and we are stuck with the names.

Scrumhalf wrote in post #18898683
What the Europeans call elk isn't what we call elk. Our elk is called red deer or something like that in Eurasia. What they call elk is a subspecies of what we call moose. I know, it's all messy and confusing but that's how it ended up and we are stuck with the names.

Huh. Learn something every day.

Our elk have antlers like Bambi. Our moose have antlers like Bullwinkle. So how about the European elks, antler-wise?

-js

number six wrote in post #18898758
Huh. Learn something every day.

Our elk have antlers like Bambi. Our moose have antlers like Bullwinkle. So how about the European elks, antler-wise?

-js

European elk look like Bullwinkle, just like our moose. They are different subspecies of the same animal.