CATALOOCHEE, N.C. -- In a region spiked with place names such as Banner Elk, Elk River and Elk Knob, there were no elk. Not since a hunter's shot took out the last one in the late 1700s, according to ...
Everyone has their favorite animal, but in the fall elk must reign supreme. Hunters in droves chase them with everything from sharpened sticks to muzzleloading or ultra-modern rifles, they are the ...