. The Canadian field-naturalist. 2000 Kay, Patton, and White: Historical Wildlife Observations 565 in search of food, and that much of the hunting took place in montane valleys where Elk are now the most common ungulate, the total of only eight ani- mals killed is revealing and suggests that American Elk were not as common ca. 1800-1870 as they are today. Other animals killed by early explorers in the Rocky Mountains included six deer (both Mule and White-tailed), five Wolves, four Caribou, two Black Bear, and one Grizzly. Early explorers also made 17 references to a gen- eral lack of game whi
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 2000 Kay, Patton, and White: Historical Wildlife Observations 565 in search of food, and that much of the hunting took place in montane valleys where Elk are now the most common ungulate, the total of only eight ani- mals killed is revealing and suggests that American Elk were not as common ca. 1800-1870 as they are today. Other animals killed by early explorers in the Rocky Mountains included six deer (both Mule and White-tailed), five Wolves, four Caribou, two Black Bear, and one Grizzly. Early explorers also made 17 references to a gen- eral lack of game while they were in the mountains, and aside from occasional groups of Bighorn Sheep, large herds of ungulates were not encountered in the Rockies ca. 1800-1870. There certainly is no evi- dence that there were game animals, and especially Elk, behind every tree, as some have suggested (Byrne 1968; Nelson 1969a, 1969b, 1970; Nelson et al. 1972). Moreover, of the wildlife sightings and kills reported, a large percentage occurred in one area â Kootenay Plains on the North Saskatchewan River. Compared to the rest of the main Canadian Rockies, early explorers reported killing Elk '-3 b < 0) o IS o cu ^l. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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