ORIGINAL: DougE

Crazyhorse,that article backed up exactly what I stated.Elk are primarily grazers.If you look at most of the trees they browse on,you'd see that many are pioneer species that directly compete with what the deer prefer to browse and eventually die off anyway.The elk don't do near as much damage to the habitat as the deer do and it's a proven fact.Elk do alot more digging in the winter time and often the deer are close behind to clean up the grasses that the elk miss.I know it goes against your warped conspiacey theories but the elk actually benefit the deer during periods of heavy snow.