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All prints are LIMITED EDITION photographs assigned a number varying between 1 and 250. Once each edition is SOLD OUT, it will not be printed again, so each image is unique . Each photograph is printed on archival paper and Ultrachrome K3 ink, which allows for better depth in the images & will stand the test of time.The artist certifies that the image has not been manipulated digitally to improve or alter the content of the image. All images are taken in the wild, not in controlled environments.
ELK
American Elk (Cervus canadensis), are the second largest species of deer in the world, after the Moose (Alces alces). Elk are also referred to as "Wapiti", which is from the Native American word waapiti, or "white rump" used by the Shawnee. Elk are widely distributed across North America. They have a unique mating ritual in which males perform posturing, antler wrestling and especially bugling, a loud series of screams designed to help attract females and to establish dominance over other males. The Elk is a large ungulate (hoofed animal) and is a ruminant, eating their food in two stages and having an even number of toes on each hoof. At birth, the newborn elk calf weighs 35 pounds (16 kg). After a few years, elk cows average 500 pounds (225 kg), stand 4-1/2 feet (1.3 m) at the shoulder, and are 6-1/2 feet (2 m) from nose to tail. In North America, Male Elk are called Bulls, and female Elk are called cows. In Asia, Stag and hind are sometimes used to refer to male and female Elk. Bulls are more than 25% larger than cows at maturity, weighing in at an average of 700 pounds (315 kg), stand 5 feet (1.5 m) at the shoulder and are 8 feet (2.4 m) in length. Only the males have antlers which start growing in the spring and are shed each year, usually at the end of winter.
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