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Originally Posted by walking buffalo
Heavy hunting plans are finally being reached.
Next year will likely see a draw for six seasons each having 100 double cow tags and 100 bull tags. That's 1800 tags. There could even be a quota hunt or two added as well.....
There is talk to make the elk season in surrounding wmus a general licence starting in 2016.
It will take a few years, but this kind of hunting effort will bring the elk population down.
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Very good news, but still not enough to control this herd.. No one seems to want to tackle the issues of costs ? I ask because I care and my concerns should be shared by all passionate people in our group..
Is millions of dollars a fair trade off for an opportunity hunt ? Can anyone answer as to where this mysterious money has come from ?
Another big concern will be the dynamics we are creating by removing mainly cows and only a small percentage of bulls.. This fiasco has been a game of catch up and really not a strong biological effort to follow proven management practices.
I loose so much faith in ESRD and the future of our heritage when I think of the elk at CFB.