Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0896583848, Hardcover)

Majestic symbols of the great outdoors, elk are widely admired nationwide. Combining the most outstanding photographs and fabulous hunting stories by prominent outdoor writers, Majestic Elk is a natural tribute to this magnificent animal.

Majestic Elk, the second book in Voyageur Press' "Majestic" series, (following the spectacular Majestic Whitetails) includes the writings of some of the greatest authors in American outdoor literature, including the former editor-in-chief of Field & Stream and Outdoor Life, Clare Conley, and Hal Borland, a long-time writer for the New York Times.

Majestic Elk also includes essays from some perhaps unexpected sources: Theodore Roosevelt, who hunted elk long before he charged up San Juan Hill or won the Nobel Prize, and Jack Ward Thomas, the former head of the United States Forest Service under President Clinton, who contributes wonderful excerpts from his journal, chronicling ten years of elk hunting with a long-time friend.

Photos by natural history superstars such as Daniel J. Cox, Gerry Ellis, Erwin and Peggy Bauer, Michael H. Francis, Art Wolfe, and many more show the elk in all its majesty. Photos showcase all four existing sub-species: Tule or Dwarf Elk, Manitoban or Plains Elk, Roosevelt or Olympic Elk, and Rocky Mountain Elk.

Also recommended: Majestic Whitetails, Elk: Behavior, Ecology, Conservation.

The Voyageur Press Majestic Wildlife Library will be a treasured part of every hunter's sporting book collection. By carefully matching classic and contemporary stories to world-class wildlife photography, our editors fully capture the tradition and spirit of the sport.