For you Elkoholics

[SoloWilderness]

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Haha... I know which ramp that is...

 

[cnelk]

Haha... I know which ramp that is...

I should name the unit it’s in.

 

[Ucsdryder]

And that's what's so illogical about the reg......as long as you're not picking up any sheds, you can have as many people as you want out there doing whatever else it is that people do out there. Which is exactly why they "say" they put the reg in place.......to limit the pressure. But in order to enforce the reg, they'd have to have as many officers in the field as it would have taken to enforce their other reg about "harassing wildlife" in the first place.

On paper I agree but let’s be honest. Most hikers are on a trail. Most shed hunters are bushwhacking in areas that hold animals. If they don’t hold animals, they wouldn’t be shed hunting there. So while the random hiker might stumble upon an elk, the shed hunter is almost guaranteed to run into elk. Not to mention the idiots running animals trying to get them to drop antlers.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Thanks for posting the picture. I always get concerned this time of year for the amount of heavy snowfall we see reported in the mountains and wonder how the wildlife (deer and elk) will manage. I know the elk migrate to lower elevations to find food, but worry about those that get stuck in the higher places that end up with 5 or 6 feet of the stuff. Mother nature is cruel and a lot of them perish.

 

[mtnbiker208]

Thanks for posting the picture. I always get concerned this time of year for the amount of heavy snowfall we see reported in the mountains and wonder how the wildlife (deer and elk) will manage. I know the elk migrate to lower elevations to find food, but worry about those that get stuck in the higher places that end up with 5 or 6 feet of the stuff. Mother nature is cruel and a lot of them perish.

I personally would not worry about it. I just drove to and from alaska in febuary. Nice herd of elk outside whitehorse, yukon territories. they where out feeding, it was -20f. they looked fine. I saw another herd outside of Jasper, AB, they also looked fine.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Yea, not concerned about the cold. Just the deep snow that makes it harder for them to find food, and keeps them immobile for the predators. Most should be out of the high country by now and down in the low elevations

 

[HappyHuntr]

On paper I agree but let’s be honest. Most hikers are on a trail. Most shed hunters are bushwhacking in areas that hold animals. If they don’t hold animals, they wouldn’t be shed hunting there. So while the random hiker might stumble upon an elk, the shed hunter is almost guaranteed to run into elk. Not to mention the idiots running animals trying to get them to drop antlers.

We need to reincorporate firing lines for the morons you're talking about. We all need to be less shy and speak our minds and quit caring about getting cancelled.

 

[cnelk]

I personally would not worry about it. I just drove to and from alaska in febuary. Nice herd of elk outside whitehorse, yukon territories. they where out feeding, it was -20f. they looked fine. I saw another herd outside of Jasper, AB, they also looked fine.

Not the case in Southern Wyo this year. There are reports and pics of dead antelope, deer and elk already.

Supposed to get 1-2 more feet of snow this weekend

 

[HappyHuntr]

Not the case in Southern Wyo this year. There are reports and pics of dead antelope, deer and elk already.

Supposed to get 1-2 more feet of snow this weekend

Those pics are nasty

 

[jewbacca]

Snow has been brutal in the Rockies this year. Good for the ponds. Maybe not so good for the elkies.

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[HappyHuntr]

Snow has been brutal in the Rockies this year. Good for the ponds. Maybe not so good for the elkies.

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Poor elkies