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When Powell resident Michael Moore ventured up the South Fork of the Shoshone River, east of Cody, he was looking for elk. Fall’s the best time of year to catch them acting up. “Every year, there’s always a bunch of elk on the J Bar 9 Ranch, right off the highway,” Moore told Cowboy State Daily. “I always like to …

Elk – or moose as they’re known in North America, are the largest deer species in the world and truly awe-inspiring. A bull can reach 2 metres at the shoulder and weigh up to 700 kg, while their enormous, palmate antlers make them instantly recognisable. Elk are also native to the British Isles, but they disappeared around 3,000 years ago, likely due …

Elk Hunters Found Dead at San Juan Forest Had Been Struck by Lightning  The New York Times Young hunters in Colorado died in ‘instant,’ coroner reveals  Fox News Missing elk hunters were killed by lightning that struck nearby tree: Official  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Lightning determined to be the cause of death for two elk hunters in Colorado …

Two elk hunters found dead in southern Colorado after a massive search were the victims of a lightning strike, authorities confirmed Monday. Conejos County Coroner Richard Martin, speaking to The Colorado Sun, confirmed Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko were killed by lightning while hunting southwest of Monte Vista.  The hunters were found below a tree and had slight burns on …

Authorities probing the deaths of two elk hunters who were missing for roughly a week in the Rio Grande National Forest found no obvious injuries on their bodies or initial signs of foul play, the local coroner said Friday. An investigation into what caused the deaths of Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko is ongoing, said Conejos County Coroner Richard Martin. …

Two elk hunters missing since Friday were found dead Thursday morning by Colorado search and rescue teams, according to Lynne Runkle, the aunt of Andrew Porter, one of the missing men.   “It is with a broken heart and through tears that I give you this update,” Runkle posted on a GoFundMe page she had set up to pay for …

Kseniya Alexandrova, who represented Russia in the 2017 Miss Universe pageant, was struck by a wild animal while driving with her husband in July. The model’s husband, Ilya, told a Russian news source that the couple were returning from the town of Rzhev in the Tver Oblast region on July 5 when they came in contact with the animal along …

Kseniya Alexandrova, who represented Russia in the 2017 Miss Universe pageant, died last week after a car accident involving an elk. She was 30. The late model’s husband recalled the heartbreaking incident to Russian news outlet RIA Novosti. Miss Russia Kseniya Alexandrova competes during the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Nov. …

A new study, published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal by Dr. Esther Jacobson-Tepfer, reveals an astonishing transformation in elk images in 12,000 years of Altai rock art in western Mongolia. Once drawn in realistic detail, elk gradually evolved into stylized, nearly unrecognizable wolf-like figures, reflecting deep transformations of environment, mobility, and identity. Stylized elk. Credit: Gary Tepfer, in Jacobson-Tepfer, Cambridge …