Post by: Yankee on June 23, 2013, 07:46:33 PM
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Post by: Rainier10 on June 24, 2013, 08:48:22 AM
I take it its more common than I thought. Oh well, I'm like a kid on Christmas playing with these game cameras.
Well thats something you see everyday. Cool pic. :tup:I think he forgot the "don't" before "see".
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Post by: SuperMag on June 27, 2013, 10:43:07 AM
is the wt a farm transplant?
I got the pics of him on private property. I havnt called to find out anything else on the deer yet tho.
Post by: Yankee on June 27, 2013, 02:42:45 PM
Hi David. Thanks for the info. The elk you photographed was part of a research project that we were conducting in 2003-2007. We first captured her at the West Valley feedsite (just west of Yakima) in January of 2003 and fitted her with a radiocollar then. The following winter, she wintered at the Oak Creek feedsite, and she continued to winter at Oak Creek for the following 3 winters. Usually elk have strong fidelity to both summer and winter ranges, but this cow obviously moved her winter home range between December 2002 and December 2003. She wore her radiocollar for about 4 years, until we removed it in December 2006 and replaced it with the neckband she is wearing in your photograph. During the study, we captured her 6 times across the 5 winters (winter 2002-2003 through winter 2006-2007) to assess her body condition (fat level) and her reproductive status. She was 8 years old when we first captured her and would be 19 years old now. That’s getting pretty old for a cow elk, but they can sometimes live into their mid-20s. During the time we radiotracked her, she typically summered in the vicinity of Bumping Lake and American Ridge. .
Scott
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Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Post by: Southpole on June 27, 2013, 02:47:20 PM
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Post by: hoyt2002 on July 23, 2013, 06:18:52 PM
Rainier10 is right I forgot the "don't"I take it its more common than I thought. Oh well, I'm like a kid on Christmas playing with these game cameras.Well thats something you see everyday. Cool pic. :tup:I think he forgot the "don't" before "see".
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Post by: cayleigh2011 on July 23, 2013, 06:51:22 PM
Nope. Bulls/rams get shot every year with radio collars. I'm sure other animals as well.
Good to know. Thanks. I won't hold back then if I see one.
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Post by: BNAElkhntr on July 23, 2013, 08:46:46 PM
Wow, that's pretty cool! She appears to be in great shape for her age.:yeah: :tup: