Others got the bug as a collector, when they found characters they had always wanted were missing from their collections and had never been made. Customizing action figures to create previously unmade characaters, or improving characters that were made, has become a large part of the Mego collecting hobby.
The elk rut takes place between the middle of August and the middle of October, depending on the climate in which they live. The elk rut occurs around the same time of year throughout the United States. For example the peak rut in Idaho occurs between September 20 and 25, while the peak rut in New Mexico occurs around September 14. The rut tends to last somewhere between 20 and 45 days. This varies on latitude, for in southern areas spring arrives earlier and fall arrives later giving elk a longer calving season, therefore the rut lasts longer.
During the rut in September and early October, dominant bulls gather and breed with harems of up to 20 cows. In winter elk wear a two-layer coat during the colder months. Long guard hairs on the top repel water and a soft, wooly underfur keeps them warm. Elk may move from the high country to valleys to feed.