Nooksack Elk – what are they?

[CP]

Are they Roosevelts or Rocky Mountain or some kind of subspecies? 

[Sneaky]

I think they are Rocky Mountain elk, I thought roosevelts were more out on the peninsula? could be wrong..

[videoman]

Every elk east of I-5 is considered a rocky in B&C and I sure that SCI considers them cascade rossies

[NWWABOWHNTR]

roosevelts

[jackelope]

Every elk east of I-5 is considered a rocky in B&C and I sure that SCI considers them cascade rossies

this is correct by the book.

[videoman]

I personally think that they are rossies.

[Timber]

A few years back searchnfor and I were talking to a WDFW Bio about the Nooksack herd. Searchnfor specifically asked that question. The Bio's response was that the elk have been genetically tested and are a mix of Roosies and Rockies.

[strutnrut1984]

yes that is correct they are a hybrid, from my observations i see traits of both .

[bucklucky]

Definately hybrid as stated, some of those elk were transplanted from the skookumchuck and the mine and they are crossed up. Only true Roosies are on the penninsula and the coast. I still call them roosies though 

[WDFW-SUX]

mutts.  The skookumchuck elk are from yellowstone..........but they have been cross breeding with rosies for 50 years so who knows what they are now.

[bucklucky]

The elk in the Blues are crossed up with roosies also......go figure. Bio told me 30% have roosie blood thats why all the non typical trash.

[WDFW-SUX]

The elk in the Blues are crossed up with roosies also......go figure. Bio told me 30% have roosie blood thats why all the non typical trash.

How in the hell did that happen?

[CJ-5]

I heard that same thing from a biologist down there. He told me that they have no clue how roosevelt genes got down there. 

[bucklucky]

The elk in the Blues are crossed up with roosies also......go figure. Bio told me 30% have roosie blood thats why all the non typical trash.

How in the hell did that happen?

Fowler told me they couold have migrated down the columbia basin or Oregon DFW transplanted elk that were crossed up on there side of the blues.

[WDFW-SUX]

I bet it was the retards in Oregon......prolly where spider bull came from too.