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When Elk Come Down

Ephemeral film · 25 min

Synopsis

Shot in and near Yellowstone National Park.

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Running time
25 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
6082_When_Elk_Come_Down_14_31_42_00

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Bow chica bow bow · Spuzz · 2019-12-20

This movie can't figure out whether it's a documentary about Elk coming down from the higher elevations in Yellowstone when the winter hits, and the troubles with poachers, OR whether it's a film about said poachers and the park service trying to stop them. The drama is pretty shaky. We don't exactly know what happens to the poacher in the end. The documentary part is ok, a LOT of shots of.. elk feeding, but some good info about the problems of poaching and food supply and what the park does. Also, there's a great line in the drama about Park Rangers wanting to hump each other. No really.…