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Dueling Bull Elk Silhouette #106
Handcrafted Dueling Elk Silhouette for your Lodge, Log Cabin, Ranch & Home.
handcrafted metal dueling elk silhouette
$89.95
Reversible Design
32"w x 15"h

Handcrafted with a conventional cutting torch, then with an angle grinder it is cleaned and shaped to bring out the special characteristics of this  metal art, Dueling Bull Elk silhouette.
A scene that is very rarely witnessed but one of the most natural events throughout the west in the rutting season. Dominance of the species is reflected in this metal wall art decor wall hanging. Bring this feeling to you lodge, log cabin, ranch or home decor.
All J Dunbar Collection metal art is made from 10ga. steel plate cut by hand with a cutting torch. The slag is removed with a hand held grinder while at the same time the piece is being reshaped to bring out special characteristics of each image. Ring material varies from piece to piece, some with 3/8" steel rod or 1/8" x 1/2" flat strap. Both can be welded to any steel surface such as railings, fences or gates.
Handcrafted one at a time, so each piece may appear slightly different from that which is shown
The Elk
At birth, an elk calf weighs about 35 pounds (16 kg) and can gain two pounds (one kg) a day for the first few weeks. At the start of its first winter, an elk may weigh five times as much as when it was born.
Cow elk can weigh more than 500 pounds (225 kg), stand 4-1/2 feet (1.3 m) at the shoulder, and measure 6-1/2 feet (2 m) from nose to rump. An average bull weighs 700 pounds (315 kg), stands 5 feet (1.5 m) at the shoulder, and measures more than 8 feet (2.4 m) from nose to rump. Elk and other members of the deer family belong to a group of animals called ungulates, the Latin word for "hoof." All ungulates have hooves. This large group used to be considered one order, but now "ungulates" refers to two distinct orders, Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla. The number of toes is the most obvious difference between the orders. Artiodactyls (elk, deer, bison, pronghorn, peccary) have an even number of toes. Perissodactyls (horses, elephants) have an odd number of toes.
Elk, moose, caribou, white-tailed deer and mule deer all belong to the order Artiodactyla and to the deer family, Cervidae. The males of these species grow and shed antlers each year. (Female caribou also grow and shed antlers.) Like other ungulates, members of the deer family are herbivores -- they eat only plants. Their diet may include grasses, forbs (low-growing, short-stemmed plants), shrubs and trees (including limbs and bark).
Members of the deer family must eat and watch for predators at the same time. Elk fulfill these double needs by gathering in herds. In a group, at least one animal is looking up while others are eating. Even the animals that are feeding are constantly twitching and turning their ears to listen for unusual or warning sounds. Each spring, male deer and elk begin growing antlers from bony bumps on their skulls called pedicles. Increasing daylight elevates the level of the hormone testosterone in the animal's blood, which triggers the growth of antlers. Antlers begin as layer upon layer of cartilage that slowly mineralizes into bone. They are light and easily damaged until they completely mineralize in late summer. A soft covering called velvet helps protect the antlers and carries blood to the growing bone tissue. If you look closely at a deer or elk antler, you'll see grooves and ridges on it. These mark the paths of veins that carried blood throughout the growing antlers. The blood stops flowing to the antlers in August, the antlers finish hardening, and the velvet falls off or is rubbed off. The hardened antlers are composed of calcium, phosphorous and as much as 50 percent water. An antler grows faster than any other kind of bone. It can grow up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) a day during the summer. Biologists are studying antlers in the hopes of learning the secrets of rampant cell growth, secrets that may unlock cures to various forms of cancer. In his second year, a bull elk usually grows slim, unbranched antlers called spikes that are 10-20 inches (25-50 cm) long. By the third year, antlers begin developing tines that branch from the main beam. By the seventh summer, a bull's antlers may have six tines each, weigh as much as 40 pounds (18 kg), and grow to a length and spread of more than four feet (1.2 m). Why would an animal need to carry around a rack of antlers that weighs so much? A large rack identifies a bull that is successful in finding food, lots of food. A bull must consume huge amounts of nutrients to obtain the energy and minerals needed to grow antlers as well as the energy to carry them around. Large antlers also identify a bull that is able to defend himself against other bulls and against predators. This information is of great interest to female elk (cows) because they will mate with the strongest, most successful males -- usually the bulls with the biggest antlers.
J Dunbar brings the true art of metal work to your lodge, cabin, ranch or home decor in this exclusive collection of western wildlife handcrafted metal wall art silhouettes. All of our gift collection handcrafted metal wall art silhouettes are suitable for interior or exterior display and can be mounted as seen or turned around to have the image facing the other direction.
Find a Horse with Colt, Bull Moose, Deer and Doe, Bull Elk, Mountain Packer and Dueling Elk silhouettes in these handcrafted one of a kind designs. Choose companion pieces from our cast iron decor collection.
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