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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Terry Dean on September 06, 2014, 08:55:56 PM

Title: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: Terry Dean on September 06, 2014, 08:55:56 PM: I have a great Deer spot, but the problem is all the elk Take over (Its a non Elk Area) how can I keep them away from the deer?
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: bankwalker on September 06, 2014, 09:33:32 PM: I've had similar problems in the Cle elum area. As soon as as the elk moved In 1 day the deer were gone. The following week the elk were back and the deer have never returned. Been 7 years and I've never seen seen a deer back in that area nor tracks. Just the occasional elk tracks now..
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: jackelope on September 07, 2014, 03:28:12 PM: I've got literally thousands of pictures of lots of deer and elk on the same cameras. I've got dozens of pictures of elk and deer in the same picture. I don't think it's that big of a deal.
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: grizzlyadams on September 07, 2014, 07:16:26 PM: Seems like a good problem to have
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: Terry Dean on September 07, 2014, 07:56:07 PM: Its A Deer Only Area - with that being said had lots of bucks early in the year and as soon as the elk came in they all left
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: Cap.Silver on September 07, 2014, 08:02:33 PM: I know,I know :chuckle: send me the GPS coordinates for the modern season ..... I'll take care of them . :lol4:
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: jackelope on September 07, 2014, 08:11:59 PM: Quote from: Terry Dean on September 07, 2014, 07:56:07 PM
Its A Deer Only Area - with that being said had lots of bucks early in the year and as soon as the elk came in they all left

I think your deer need to man up.
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 07, 2014, 08:16:30 PM: Quote from: jackelope on September 07, 2014, 08:11:59 PM

Quote from: Terry Dean on September 07, 2014, 07:56:07 PM
Its A Deer Only Area - with that being said had lots of bucks early in the year and as soon as the elk came in they all left

I think your deer need to man up.

Buck up. :lol4:
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: Terry Dean on September 08, 2014, 02:05:32 AM: :chuckle: You guys are comedians tonight lol
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: RadSav on September 08, 2014, 02:23:54 AM: I've seen deer and elk feed alongside one another until one day the rut flips a switch and the deer bug out. Seems all is fine until the bulls start getting aggressive.

Other areas I've seen bucks actually get aroused by the cow estrus and keep bird dogging the herd. Bulls chase them off and they keep coming back. I'm not sure why some get bothered and others don't. :dunno: Never been able to find the answer.

I do know that some areas hold deer until sometime in August and then the deer can no longer sustain themselves on the feed available. Elk on the other hand can still strive on the vegetation that is left since they are cud chewing animals where deer are not. I expect the deer would move back in as soon as the vegetation became more compatible to their digestive/nutritional needs.

You could always drive up close to the elk in a big arse white truck, leave the engine running and start bugling from the drivers seat. That seems to scare every elk in our area across the boundary and into the Toutle a mile sometimes two. We'll have almost 100 elk in a draw opening day and after two days of the bungholes bugling from their trucks there is not a single elk to be found for weeks >:(
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: Terry Dean on September 09, 2014, 01:50:28 AM: Great idea but this area is 2 miles in no vehicals aloud maby its just time to find a new deer area or find where they are moving to
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: jackelope on September 09, 2014, 05:51:34 AM: I don't know that there is a solution. Really I don't know how much of a problem it really is. Is this a baited camera site? If so, what kind of bait are you using?
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: Terry Dean on September 14, 2014, 02:08:08 PM: Just selenium salt
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: fish vacuum on September 14, 2014, 03:58:19 PM: Deer will change their routine throughout the year. Maybe the deer just made a normal transition around the time the elk showed up.
I wouldn't think there's much you can do to keep the elk away.
Title: Re: How to keep elk out of Deer areas?
Post by: jackelope on September 14, 2014, 06:46:59 PM: They'll lose interest in the salt as summer goes on. Around about the time they lose their velvet is when I've noticed it. Moreso this year than last. At 1st I didn't buy it, but now I've seen it. I suspect that the deer have lost interest in the salt and haven't actually been run off by the elk. Just my guess.