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A predator explosion with no end in sight is the only thing that I see as well limiting herd growth. The habitat is beautiful and there's lots and lots of it. But if the elk keep getting eaten before they've got a chance to reproduce, there's nowhere to go but down regardless of the habitat availability.
It is argued cats are the #1 elk predator, and while thay may be true by the numbers... cats don't tend to focus on the large mature breeding population, they get younger elk up to yearlings mostly.Bears also kill many elk, but they're almost always calves.Wolves kill breeders, and are the #1 killer of pregger cowsSo while bears and cats might be way over population the elk can still grow in numbers, some calves will slip through the gauntlet and grow to breeding age, hopefully enough to cover the dying elk that got too old, but with wolves killing the breeding pops they just can't Of course there's exceptions Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
Any suggestions on getting elk in my fields?I care not about making hay, I'm turning them into giant food plots and bird hunting. And maybe a little hay..Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk