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  • Wyoming has a near record elk hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    What happened to wolves ate all the elk? Wyoming Game and Fish Department has announced that their 2013 elk hunting season produced a “near record” elk harvest.  They estimate that  25,968 were taken, a near record. However the number one year was 2012 when the hunt saw 26,365 elk reported killed. In a news release, the…

  • Record low number of elk so far on National Elk Refuge

    Ralph Maughan

    Abundant grass in mountains and lack of snow keeps elk off of Refuge- The amazing wet spring and early summer continue to affect wildlife (and hunting) in NW Wyoming.  Usually this time of year elk are moving onto the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole. This year, however, numbers are very low, with prized bulls…

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