Thread: tell me about Wapiti

@Moa Hunter. How do you differentiate between "waps" and "elk". I thought it was a different name (Indigenous vs non) for the same animal?

Originally Posted by Shearer

@Moa Hunter. How do you differentiate between "waps" and "elk". I thought it was a different name (Indigenous vs non) for the same animal?

Interested as well.
I seem to remember Wapiti was Shawnee for white deer.
I always thought they were one and the same animal.

Originally Posted by Shearer

@Moa Hunter. How do you differentiate between "waps" and "elk". I thought it was a different name (Indigenous vs non) for the same animal?

Hey @Shearer wapiti is the Indian name which means literary white deer. Elk is the name given to them by settlers which is actually wrong as in Scandinavia country's where the word comes from this is a Moose.