thx Frank, the reference to an elk is because of it's massive size and since there were alot of women in such states as Montanna and Colorado that had to do the same work as a man back in the old western days plus when their men came back from hunting or wherever they had to be frilly women too and look as good as they could too to keep their menfolk happy, so the reference to this majestic creature along with the other massive animals as a Grizzly or a buffalo meant these were true one of a kind women, hope this explains it once and for all