He may have steel balls but I bet he has a log in his shorts. Very dangerous with the calf around. Years ago I heard a story of some sightseers were out to get some pictures of moose. It happens to be dusk and the moose had a calf. Well the flash happen to go off, the moose charged, and the guide yanked the photographer in the boat and shoved off as the hooves came down where the boat was sitting a second earlier.
That had to be an expandable. If that where one of mine she would be bleeding. THat is still crazy especialily with a calf. AS for the ELk I would eant to know if they were in wild or on some game ranch. There are more Elk ranches than whitetail and there are a lot of whitetail ranches (farms,Preserves,Pens)