The National Elk Refuge located near Jackson, Wyoming is currently the winter home to over 6,000 elk and around 600 bison. The animals migrated later this season because of the late spring run off, and they were able to forage for food longer.
Marshall County, West Virginia has a new resident - a resident with a target on him. When the residents of Marshall County discovered that the DNR was planning on killing the elk, they pulled together in an effort to save the elk. This elk had escaped from a farm in Pennsylvania. The females that had escaped with the bull elk, were tranqulized and transported back to Allepo, Pennsylvania.
Last year the California Department of Fish and Game offered two random drawings for a deer license, and an elk license. Offering licenses by raffle brought in over $130,000 for the Department and for conservation. This year they are raffling four random drawing chances to win a big game license. This year along with the deer and elk, there is a desert bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope tag.
Any interested hunter can purchase the raffle tickets from the DFG, or online for $5.66, no limits.
A 3,800 acre ranch, with a massive 11,000-square-foot lodge that includes 13 bedrooms and a 50 head bull elk herd, finds itself affected by the economy. The bank now owns Tabby Mountain Ranch after the original owners facing bankruptcy lost it.
The loss of this lodge shows the affects from the economy's downturn, and that hunters are not willing to pay thousands for the trophy bull elk hunts any more.
Joe Zupancic has been applying for the popular Michigan December elk hunt for the past 20 years. This year was his lucky year, he was one of the 77 out of 32,000 that got an elk tag through the elk hunt lottery.
Michigan's elk population is estimated between 800-900. They have two elk hunts annually, one in August/September and one in December. 63 hunters came home with an elk from the August/September hunt and another 62 hunters brought an elk home from the December hunt. The elk management plan may be getting an overhaul though, as more people move into the wooded areas, and elk lose their habitats and begin foraging on farms and having more run-ins with people, the 800-900 herd may be too large for sustainability.
A herd of elk has been causing damage to greens at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge's golf course in Washington. In efforts to try and scare the elk into moving away from the golf course, the owners were going to have hunters come and kill 3 of the elk. Their plans were publicized on Monday, when the hunting was set to begin. However the hunt did not happen, and now public outcry has begun.
Mike Feldmann owns the Lodge at McGregor Lake in Montana. His business was not operating at full capacity this hunting season. He keeps a poster board at his lodge, where in seasons past hunters would proudly display photos of their harvests. This year Feldmann has posted photos of a pack of wolves eating a heifer carcass at a nearby campground during archery season. Feldmann's lodging business has felt the impact of less big game animals which has meant less hunters as well.
About 10 years ago, Glenn Donnelly was gifted several Roosevelt Elk. He owns a private wildlife/zoo in Cayuga County, New York where he kept 14 of the large elk on 12 acres fenced off with 8 foot tall fence. Recently during the rut the bull elk walked out through the fence, and the cows followed him out.
When I write about special hunts and draw odds, I’m usually focused on rifle hunts. I vastly prefer to use my rifles over any other weapon as they are more interesting to me than archery and muzzleloading equipment, but in reality I use all three weapons. However, I do not hunt with primitive weapons solely for the challenge, the only reason I’ll pick one up is to expand my hunting options.
The city of Calgary has had an elk population explosion. Within 9 years, the herd has grown from 400 to about 750. Part of the management plan does include hunting, however the elk seem to have a canny sense and know when to start moving off the public lands. They head to areas where there is no hunting allowed, closer to town, and on farms and ranches. Some ranchers don't like having the elk around, but still would rather have the elk on their land than hunters. The elk will ruin the hay, and they have to take measures to protect the hay by fencing. According to one rancher, hunters ruin fences and act like they own the country.
The National Elk Refuge located near Jackson, Wyoming is currently the winter home to over 6,000 elk and around 600 bison. The animals migrated later this season because of the late spring run off, and they were able to forage for food longer.
Marshall County, West Virginia has a new resident - a resident with a target on him. When the residents of Marshall County discovered that the DNR was planning on killing the elk, they pulled together in an effort to save the elk. This elk had escaped from a farm in Pennsylvania. The females that had escaped with the bull elk, were tranqulized and transported back to Allepo, Pennsylvania.
Last year the California Department of Fish and Game offered two random drawings for a deer license, and an elk license. Offering licenses by raffle brought in over $130,000 for the Department and for conservation. This year they are raffling four random drawing chances to win a big game license. This year along with the deer and elk, there is a desert bighorn sheep and pronghorn antelope tag.
A 3,800 acre ranch, with a massive 11,000-square-foot lodge that includes 13 bedrooms and a 50 head bull elk herd, finds itself affected by the economy. The bank now owns Tabby Mountain Ranch after the original owners facing bankruptcy lost it.
Joe Zupancic has been applying for the popular Michigan December elk hunt for the past 20 years. This year was his lucky year, he was one of the 77 out of 32,000 that got an elk tag through the elk hunt lottery.
A herd of elk has been causing damage to greens at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge's golf course in Washington. In efforts to try and scare the elk into moving away from the golf course, the owners were going to have hunters come and kill 3 of the elk. Their plans were publicized on Monday, when the hunting was set to begin. However the hunt did not happen, and now public outcry has begun.
Mike Feldmann owns the Lodge at McGregor Lake in Montana. His business was not operating at full capacity this hunting season. He keeps a poster board at his lodge, where in seasons past hunters would proudly display photos of their harvests. This year Feldmann has posted photos of a pack of wolves eating a heifer carcass at a nearby campground during archery season. Feldmann's lodging business has felt the impact of less big game animals which has meant less hunters as well.
When I write about special hunts and draw odds, I’m usually focused on rifle hunts. I vastly prefer to use my rifles over any other weapon as they are more interesting to me than archery and muzzleloading equipment, but in reality I use all three weapons. However, I do not hunt with primitive weapons solely for the challenge, the only reason I’ll pick one up is to expand my hunting options. 
The city of Calgary has had an elk population explosion. Within 9 years, the herd has grown from 400 to about 750. Part of the management plan does include hunting, however the elk seem to have a canny sense and know when to start moving off the public lands. They head to areas where there is no hunting allowed, closer to town, and on farms and ranches. Some ranchers don't like having the elk around, but still would rather have the elk on their land than hunters. The elk will ruin the hay, and they have to take measures to protect the hay by fencing. According to one rancher, hunters ruin fences and act like they own the country.
