Coweeman Jan 1st cow tag???

[Curly]

Well the wife put one out of its misery. Nothin but bones.Almost no back strap at all.

That family photo is a great pic.   Congrats.

[mtman]

Hoof on the right. I will try and get a better shot tomarrow.

[duckmen1]

I can see it pretty good. I haven't heard of a healthy cow yet in the late hunts.
The cow I took in the November season for my special permit was fat and healthy though. That heard will be brought down to nothing in a few years if this keeps it up.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Nice pic of the family! Amazing the deteriation or whatever happened to the meat?

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Duckmen that herd is already down. Nothing like it was 5 years ago.

Hell even 3 years ago. Look at the number of cow tags that have been issued over the last 5 years in the St. helens herd. Thousands. All we are doing is killing the factory, i am guilty of it. This will be the first year i have had a cow tag since 1994. I was building points to share with my son when he finally got old enough to enjoy the hunt.

Hope to be done with this hunt tomorrow.

[Deer slayer]

I saw a number of them in November around the 6100 and 1675 area. Even the 6100 and 1400 area.

[Wanttohuntmore]

This hunt has really reduced the herd size, but I do not see how it will reduce the hoof rot.  Did they ever figure out what causes it?  Fertilizer fueled fungus?  Virus?  What is it?

[Curly]

Someone said they heard it was a selenium and copper deficiency....   If that is the case, I don't know that it is something that can spread............   I just wish somebody would figure it out soon.

[rackattack]

How about all the sprays they are using on the clearcuts these days?  Perhaps it blocking something internally?  If you look at the hoof rot its predominantly around timberlands where they spray their new cuts.  Those sprays are nasty and kill everything.

[bobcat]

How about all the sprays they are using on the clearcuts these days?  Perhaps it blocking something internally?  If you look at the hoof rot its predominantly around timberlands where they spray their new cuts.  Those sprays are nasty and kill everything.

That would be my bet. Interesting that all this hoof rot seems to be predominantly on Weyerhaeuser lands. But they don't want the elk there eating their trees, so why would they care if the entire elk population dies off due to hoof rot?

[Curly]

Exactly.  I bet Weyerhaeuser  is loving it.

[lokidog]

Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean someone is not out to get you.   

[Curly]

 

[BENCHLEG]

rackattack,   im with ya i had this discussion many times with friends. we didnt have this problem when the cuts were burned and left to grow.

[WDFW Hates ME!!!]

Cow down... 1 down 1 to go, Unfortunately i filled my tag and my boy didn't.

We were coming down hill when i spotted a small group of cows, 5 cows 2 calves. They were just feeding on a hillside. We were 250 yards out and he said he was not comfortable taking the shot. He was excited as all get out. He said dad i think you should shoot one and get an elk in the freezer. She was healthy, no hoof rot. Was not lactating, and had no fetus as far as i could tell... Yes i did look.

At 13 i commend him for letting me know he was not comfortable with the shot. We will be back up this weekend trying to get him on a cow. He was still excited that we got an elk, just him and I.

Oh yeah 1 shot to the neck @ 250 with my 300 win and she rolled down hill 25 yards and never moved.