PACKWOOD, Wash. — In the logging town of Packwood, at the base of Mount Rainier, elk are everywhere. Carved in wood, on business logos, even advertising soft drinks on the window of the local grocery.

A bull elk has gained local celebrity status in a logging town at the base of Mount Rainier in Washington, reports say. Why? The elk wanders the town with an unusual “crown” atop his head — pieces of ...

PACKWOOD, Wash. — In the logging town of Packwood, at the base of Mount Rainier, elk are everywhere. Carved in wood, on business logos, even advertising soft drinks on the window of the local grocery.

A bull elk has gained local celebrity status among residents of a logging town at the base of Mount Rainier in Washington because he carries around the remnants of a hammock tangled in his antlers.