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Offline PLUVIUSWAPITI

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Re: feeding elk lawn clippings
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2011, 09:22:38 PM »
Thats right, they have fled the county.

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Re: feeding elk lawn clippings
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2011, 09:44:19 PM »
not to mny elk around shelton where the heck are you packing this ? :o

I was going to cut my lawn for a few weeks, dry it out as it was cut, and fill the pick up bed and drive it to raymond
NO ELK NEAR RAYMOND !!   :chuckle:

I was trying to lure them in from the Colokum

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Re: feeding elk lawn clippings
« Reply #17 on: May 07, 2011, 10:06:23 PM »
Find a clearcut or some young reprod, plenty of natural feed there that the elk frequent. Will save you some time and effort, and allow the animals to stay in their natural patterns. ;)

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Re: feeding elk lawn clippings
« Reply #18 on: May 07, 2011, 10:24:19 PM »
grass clippings bad idea.

Alfalfa pellets also not a great idea (this type of feed needs to soak in water before it becomes palatable - I'm not sure how they would work)

Your best bet would be to pick up some certified weed free pressed bales of alfalfa. These are available at most feed stores. If you're going to take it into the woods its important that you get something certified weed free.

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Re: feeding elk lawn clippings
« Reply #19 on: May 07, 2011, 11:02:58 PM »
It might be bad for them in the same way that it can become compacted in a horses stomach.   :dunno:  Horses eat grass but clippings can cause big problems to their digestive tract.
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