Jackson Hole
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Bridger-Teton National Forest sued for failure to analyze new projects blocking the path of the pronghorn- According to the Western Watersheds Project, the Bridger-Teton N.F. was talking up a good story how they were going the protect the “path of the pronghorn” which runs from the Wyoming desert, where they winter, northward to Jackson Hole…
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Unlike deer and pronghorn, are elk trapped forever in the high mountain valley? The big mountain valley of Jackson Hole, Wyoming is so high and cold that elk did not winter there before Euro-American settlement blocked the late fall migration routes out and settlers eventually began to feed elk at what became the National Elk…
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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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Controversial since 1950, critics make renewed effort to close this unique national park elk hunt- It was part of the deal that made Jackson Hole National Monument into a national park back in 1950. This elk hunt in a fairly small, but prominent part of the Park has always been controversial. There is a new…
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Land and Water Conservation Funds cuts hurt places that depend on wildlife and scenery, Interior Sec. says- The Land and Water Conservation Fund dates to the Eisenhower Administration. It is to purchase important conservation lands (and waters). The Fund’s monies come from oil leasing fees so to make up for the damage oil exploration and…
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This year of no spring delayed migration from Wyoming’s high desert for weeks- The famed Jackson Hole pronghorn herd which winters in the high desert 150 miles to the south has been beleaguered by natural gas development and subdivsions. In recent years, Wyoming Game and Fish and numerous other interests have worked to keep millenia-old…
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Very unusual late, deep snows keep National Elk Refuge and nearby national forest lands under winter closures- Snow extends closures. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily
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Rot is caused by freeze-thaw cycles in unsanitary snow- We just have to keep pointing out that persistant winter feeding of elk breeds disease. Now 23 elk have been put down for what is thought to be foot rot. No doubt more will die. Foot rot suspected in elk deaths on refuge. By Cory Hatch.…