You are absolutely right Don. Moose and elk are closely related, but not the same species.
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 6. mars 2006 14:36 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Shooting Elks in Vestfold, Norway > > ing. David Lacina wrote: > > Hmmm, come on Tim, 500km is not considered as a real distance in > > Norway, is it? :-) > > Anyway, let me try to check more details with locals and maybe one > > weekend we can try to make an "elk session".. > > > > David. > > > > > > > By the way those beasts are moose -- Alces alces. The same species as > those in Finland. They are called Elk in Sweden too, but common names > don't matter anyway. > > Don >
