Hoof Rot in the Blues

[gramps]

It was reported this morning on a local radio station (Walla Walla) that a cow Elk harvested on 17 Jan 19 has been diagnosed with Treponeme-associated hoof disease (TAHP). The diagnosis was conducted at WSU.   Location was reported to be south-south east of Dixie.


Bummer

[Woodchuck]

That is way way not good. 

[bornhunter]

Say good bye to that herd. What a shame.

[gramps]

Correction....Location was not S of Dixie......closer to Walla Walla than that.

[gaddy]

This does not make me happy at all 

[Magnum_Willys]

With 3 recognized packs in the blues now this.   Arghhhhh!

[Chukarhead]

With 3 recognized packs in the blues now this.   Arghhhhh!

For once, wolf presence might be a real benefit to the elk herds here.  Hopefully any limpers are wiped out as low-hanging fruit.

[vandeman17]

With 3 recognized packs in the blues now this.   Arghhhhh!

For once, wolf presence might be a real benefit to the elk herds here.  Hopefully any limpers are wiped out as low-hanging fruit.

My thoughts exactly. Would be ironic to actually be cheering for a wolf... I think I just threw up a little in my mouth after I typed that

[Woodchuck]

With 3 recognized packs in the blues now this.   Arghhhhh!

For once, wolf presence might be a real benefit to the elk herds here.  Hopefully any limpers are wiped out as low-hanging fruit.

My thoughts exactly. Would be ironic to actually be cheering for a wolf... I think I just threw up a little in my mouth after I typed that

Herd health has been on a steady decline for years now. There isn't much of that fruit left on any tree, low hanging or otherwise.

[SkookumHntr]

Unbelievable its down there now, It will wipe those herds out completely if it spreads, in those strait up and down mountains, fak 

[Stein]

Unfortunately, not a big surprise as it has spread to ID.

[Bango skank]

Arent you guys glad youve spent years building up quality elk points?

[Woodchuck]

Thrilled...

[CoryTDF]

I was only able to weekend warrior hunt elk this year but it was awful. We used to have 15 guys in our elk camp and we always got into elk. Last year pretty sure my buddy and I chased the same 5 elk both weekends we went out. The numbers are WAY down in my old hunting area.

This is really sad news. Most of the herds that head to town during the snow all congregate in the same general area. This could be the finial nail in the coffin for the 154 herds and would hit the Dayton at nearly the same time.

Sure glad we have a thriving predator population though. Must be nice for all those city folk to watch wolves on NAT-GEO while they fill out their ballots. I really do hate this State.   

[rosscrazyelk]

I was only able to weekend warrior hunt elk this year but it was awful. We used to have 15 guys in our elk camp and we always got into elk. Last year pretty sure my buddy and I chased the same 5 elk both weekends we went out. The numbers are WAY down in my old hunting area.

This is really sad news. Most of the herds that head to town during the snow all congregate in the same general area. This could be the finial nail in the coffin for the 154 herds and would hit the Dayton at nearly the same time.

Sure glad we have a thriving predator population though. Must be nice for all those city folk to watch wolves on NAT-GEO while they fill out their ballots. I really do hate this State.   

In my area. I would normally see 200+ elk a season. 20 of those bills. And harvest a spike every other year if not years in a row.
Last year in 9 days of hunting I saw 6 cows.  That's it.
And it looks like they are getting rid of cow tags all together this year.  Tells you how bad it is