Not exactly. Elk have droppings that are a little bit larger than the droppings you'd find from deer. They do look similar (as they are both in the form of droppings) but size is the big differential.
No.
No, an elk is a deer, or a cousin to deer like White-tail, Mule-deer, Keystone, Black-tailed, etc. Antelope are distant cousins to the deer family.
Large herds of elk or red deer were in this area. The blackfoot called these deer or elk Ponoka
They are very similar. Deer and elk are much alike anatomically, though elk tend to be larger. For this reason, a different caliber gun may be required for an elk. Guns like a 7mm rifle will do fine for deer, but it's questionable for elk. A 30-06 is typically a good gun for both.
it is a deer
Large herds of elk or red deer were in this area. The blackfoot called these deer or elk Ponoka
No. The Irish Elk (which is extinct, by the way), were herbivores, just like today's deer and deer-related species are. The Irish Elk were prey animals, hunted down by lions, wolves and sometimes bears.
They eat meat. Like elk, bear, and deer.
It can be and often is both. There is no such word in the English language as "deers," rather more than one deer is still called deer, just like a group of moose is moose or a group of elk is elk.
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Deer and elk are consumers
It can be and often is both. There is no such word in the English language as "deers," rather more than one deer is still called deer, just like a group of moose is moose or a group of elk is elk.