What parts of Texas did elk historically live in?

Supposedly at one point in lots of parts of Texas. However by the 1800's they were mostly confined to the Guadalupe Mountain region of Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife on Elk. read more

The fact that elk are native to Texas is suggested by bones recovered south of the Red River in North Texas, in the Guadalupe Mountains in West Texas, and eyewitness sightings from the Panhandle, through North and central Texas, to deep South Texas. read more

Elk, between U.S. Highway 84 and Farm Road 2957 four miles southeast of Axtell in eastern McLennan County, was formed in the 1880s, mainly by settlers of Czech and German descent. An Elk post office was established in July 1894 with Martie Emma McKinley as postmistress. read more