Conference vmsnet::hunting$note:hunting

89.0. "NOVA - great program" by NETWRK::GSMITH (Double Trouble ) Wed Nov 25 1987 14:51

    Did anyone else watch NOVA last night, November 24th. It's on PBS
    (channel 2 in Boston area).
    
    The topic was Rocky Mountain elk. It was VERY interesting. The program
    followed a herd of elk thru a year. The rutting rituals, territorial
    dominace by the bulls, fights, etc. It showed the VERY tough winters
    , approximately 15% of the herd succumbs each year! Interesting
    facts like cows have only one offspring each year, with a 50% mortality
    rate! I can now see why there are such stringent regulations on
    elk hunting. The show really gave me an understanding of how elk
    live in the wild.
    
    I would like to go on, but back to work...
    
    Smitty
     
    

    I taped it for the future, when elk fever starts again. It is one
    of the best films on elk behavior I've seen. Talk about BIG, the
    bulls they showed where nice ones.
    
    (in Co. channel 8 PBS)

    Mark