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Originally Posted by bigredviking
We do not agree. A simple start, based on a quick look through CWD requirements, there is no requirement for elk head submission and thus no cost. As for the federal component by CF Suffield, this is a training exercise and a quality part of it. This gives them a unique opportunity to work with and manage the "public"; something they would typically not have opportunity for.
As hunters and residents of Alberta, we expect our natural resources to be managed - clearly this will have a cost associated with it. Though I believe you are grossly overestimating the cost of managing the Suffield elk population not to mention the off-set cost an un-managed population would have on the grass/ranching resource in and adjacent to the base.
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A very good post that requires one correction.
There is a requirement for these elk heads to be turned in for cwd testing.
The potential for cwd within the herd is a concern effecting both the urgency in obtaining a population reduction and a reason why these animals can Not be relocated.