elk

• Its prey--elk, deer, antelope, or buffalo--soon appears beneath, unconscious of the dangerous enemy that cowers over them. —  The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire
• “The wild mountainman knows the good parts, but an elk is an elk, and one wild man, even if he is a giant, can’t carry off all the good meat, not by a long shot He may come back,” I suggested Not he,” said Pete. —  The Black Wolf Pack
• The elk’s teeth served as frogs and loops of rawhide answered for the braid that is used on military coats My shank moccasins were made by first making a cut around each of the hind legs of an elk, at a sufficient distance above the heels to leave hide enough for boot legs and making another cut far enough below the heels to make room for one’s feet. —  The Black Wolf Pack
• Over it hung antlers of moose, elk, and deer, while skins of mountain lion, bear, and wolf covered the floor. —  At the Time Appointed
• He was noted for his skill in killing buffalo, elk, and moose, and he instructed his brothers in the arts of the forest as soon as they became old enough to follow him. —  The Myth of Hiawatha, and Other Oral Legends, Mythologic and Allegoric, of the North American Indians

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