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Guests come never having tried elk before, but leave as "elk connoisseurs," Johnson joked. Many of the Smoky Mountain Smash ingredients are locally sourced, Johnson added.

The park is also home to more than 100 wolves, which prey on elk, deer, bison, and smaller mammals. As Baratte noted, wolves have a low success rate when it comes to hunting large mammals.

Guests come never having tried elk before, but leave as "elk connoisseurs," Johnson joked. Many of the Smoky Mountain Smash ingredients are locally sourced, Johnson added.