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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: howlow on August 05, 2013, 12:17:49 PM

Title: Rumors clockum
Post by: howlow on August 05, 2013, 12:17:49 PM: Heard rumors clockum might close this year because of fire?
Not sure if true But the fire has consumed most of the wintering area
Title: Re: Rumors clockum
Post by: Skillet on August 05, 2013, 12:41:43 PM: More reason to allow a significant harvest to minimize winter starvation, IMHO.
Title: Re: Rumors clockum
Post by: howlow on August 05, 2013, 02:19:46 PM: I'm sure they will just move to places like farmers fields
Title: Re: Rumors clockum
Post by: Elkaholic daWg on August 05, 2013, 02:24:24 PM: Quote from: howlow on August 05, 2013, 12:17:49 PM
Heard rumors clockum might close this year because of fire?
Not sure if true But the fire has consumed most of the wintering area

From where??
Title: Re: Rumors clockum
Post by: runamuk on August 05, 2013, 02:29:12 PM: well they haul hay to them all winter every year anyway :dunno: and fire hasnt touched the areas I usually see them in winter :dunno:
Title: Re: Rumors clockum
Post by: time2hunt on August 05, 2013, 04:11:19 PM: Quote from: runamuk on August 05, 2013, 02:29:12 PM
well they haul hay to them all winter every year anyway :dunno: and fire hasnt touched the areas I usually see them in winter :dunno:
tell me where in the clockum you have seen them haul hay too??? If we don't get any late rains those elk will be swimming the river at west bar and crossing the freeway heading toward the firing center and Hanford.
Title: Re: Rumors clockum
Post by: buglebuster on August 05, 2013, 04:16:10 PM: They haul hay to them right along the river at the feeding station. This fire had zero effect on the wintering elk, there is just to much ground out there for them to feed on. Also, by the time the elk move down the burnt area will be lush with new grass in october.
Title: Re: Rumors clockum
Post by: time2hunt on August 05, 2013, 04:35:01 PM: That must be on the Wenatchee side the majority of that herd winter on the wheat field south to whiskey dick and I know there is no feeding station on kittitas side.
Title: Re: Rumors clockum
Post by: time2hunt on August 05, 2013, 04:39:42 PM: As for winter range the fire burned a majority of the winter grounds for these elk not saying a good rain won't help but there could be a lot of issues later part of winter for them.
Title: Re: Rumors clockum
Post by: bone collector 12 on August 05, 2013, 04:40:11 PM: I've never seen the feeding the elk?! :dunno: