Gaylord — Our state is festooned with elk, though few Michiganders will ever see one. The giant deer adorn our state flag, and Elks lodges dot the landscape, many with a statue of the beast standing proudly near the front door. But seeing a live elk isn't difficult if you know where to look. Michigan’s native elk herd was gone by 1875, the victim of unregulated hunting and widespread deforestation. Yet the seven elk released near Wolverine in 19…
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