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  • Future of elk hunting in Montana is in jeopardy

    Ken Cole

    Former Montana FWP Employee Warns of Pending Legislation. The bill would hand over management of elk to the Montana Department of Livestock, the same agency responsible for the continued war on bison. If you think this isn’t a threat to elk then you’re crazy. Imagine helicopters and snowmobiles chasing elk out of the state or…

  • Winter Count Shows Yellowstone Northern Elk Herd Numbers Remain Stable

    Ralph Maughan

    Stability not unexpected as wolf numbers fall and hunting permits just north of Park are reduced- In January I heard there would be no elk count this year because the lack of snow made counting pretty much impossible. I’m glad the amount of snow increased because these numbers are important. Gaps in the data are…

  • Is it legal to hunt Idaho wildlife by honing in on radio collars?

    Ken Cole

    Yes, according to the IDFG. Over on a popular, unnamed anti-wolf website there has been discussion of using radio receivers to track and hunt wolves and the frequencies of the radio collars on them so I asked the IDFG about this. I sent them the exchanges which have taken place there and, specifically, I asked…

  • Chronic wasting disease claims 1st Utah elk

    Ralph Maughan

    Brain disease is already established in Utah deer- Utah’s large moose population seems to be free of this spongiform encephalopathy so far. Chronic wasting disease claims 1st Utah elk.  By Brett Prettyman. The Salt Lake Tribune

  • Lead in Grand Teton NP ravens drops with copper bullets

    Ralph Maughan

    Researchers hope to distribute nonlead ammunition to more hunters next year- No doubt it dropped in other animals too. Of course, it dropped in the target — elk. Lead in ravens drops with copper bullets. “Researchers hope to distribute nonlead ammunition to more hunters next year”. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide.

  • Idaho Fish and Game completes Lolo zone elk survey

    Ralph Maughan

    No surprise. Elk numbers decline further. No surprise Fish and Game says it’s almost all due to wolves- News Release– Idaho Fish and Game. Here is a graph the department did. Let’s analyze the graph. This decline was predicted, but not its depth.  Wolves were reintroduced in 1995, but their number was trivial in the…

  • ID Fish and Game shows they are turning Idaho's wolf plan into one like Wyoming's

    Ralph Maughan

    Leaked memo shows massive effort coming to kill off Idaho wolves- The memo below from Cal Groen, Director of the Idaho Fish and Game Department confirms my call about six months ago that the Department was working with, or told to work with livestock interests to devise a method for a massive wolf reduction program.…

  • Idaho biologists recovering from helicopter crash

    Ralph Maughan

    Cause of crash is still not known- Idaho biologists recovering from helicopter crash.  The Associated Press Although this has been discussed and we have been told a good investigation of matter has taken place over the last three days, the AP article says the cause of the crash is not know. It was a wolf,…

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