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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: CP on May 12, 2009, 06:02:40 PM

Title: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: CP on May 12, 2009, 06:02:40 PM: Are they Roosevelts or Rocky Mountain or some kind of subspecies?
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: Sneaky on May 12, 2009, 06:12:45 PM: I think they are Rocky Mountain elk, I thought roosevelts were more out on the peninsula? could be wrong..
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Post by: videoman on May 12, 2009, 08:57:07 PM: Every elk east of I-5 is considered a rocky in B&C and I sure that SCI considers them cascade rossies
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Post by: NWWABOWHNTR on May 12, 2009, 09:17:17 PM: roosevelts
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: jackelope on May 12, 2009, 09:28:48 PM: Quote from: videoman on May 12, 2009, 08:57:07 PM
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.
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: videoman on May 12, 2009, 09:40:43 PM: I personally think that they are rossies.
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: Timber on May 12, 2009, 09:48:32 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: strutnrut1984 on May 13, 2009, 09:26:02 AM: yes that is correct they are a hybrid, from my observations i see traits of both .
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Post by: bucklucky on May 13, 2009, 09:35:44 AM: 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 ;)
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on May 13, 2009, 09:44:05 AM: 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.
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: bucklucky on May 13, 2009, 09:51:57 AM: 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.
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: WDFW-SUX on May 13, 2009, 04:40:43 PM: Quote from: bucklucky on May 13, 2009, 09:51:57 AM
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?
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: CJ-5 on May 13, 2009, 05:26:48 PM: I heard that same thing from a biologist down there. He told me that they have no clue how roosevelt genes got down there.
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: bucklucky on May 13, 2009, 05:50:44 PM: Quote from: WDFW-SUX on May 13, 2009, 04:40:43 PM
Quote from: bucklucky on May 13, 2009, 09:51:57 AM
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.
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Post by: WDFW-SUX on May 13, 2009, 05:52:06 PM: I bet it was the retards in Oregon......prolly where spider bull came from too.
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Post by: furbearer365 on May 13, 2009, 06:45:16 PM: Roosevelts
Title: Re: Nooksack Elk – what are they?
Post by: bucklucky on May 13, 2009, 07:39:04 PM: Theres no TRUE Roosies east of I-5.