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winter elk feeding

  • Mild winter on National Elk Refuge, but near record number of elk on feed

    Ralph Maughan

    Most elk since 1998 now being fed- Since 2015 began, the winter in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, has been the mildest in the memory of most folks.  As a result, the almost snow-free National Elk Refuge would be expected harbor only scattered elk, and the elk there would not be chowing down on compressed alfalfa pellets.…

  • Wyoming Game and Fish is creating a new elk feedlot under guise of "emergency"

    Ralph Maughan

    In a state overrun with disease spreading feedlots for wintertime elk feeding, we would think Wyoming doesn’t need more, but they seem to be slowly establishing yet a new one. This is in the Buffalo Valley, a very sensitive spot from standpoint of wildlife and Grand Teton National Park. The Buffalo Valley is a scenic,…

  • Pinedale, WY area elk avoid Game and Fish traps

    Ralph Maughan

    Jan. 29, 2008 We’ve covered this pointless plan to trap elk and test them for brucellosis antibodies before they go onto the Muddy Creek winter feedlot. Those that test positive are killed and the rest left to act like cattle for the rest of the winter. Regarding the slaughtered elk, most of which really don’t…

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