Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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05/19/22 08:45 PM
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Mac, you bring up a good point about elk (or ~lackthereof) north of Hwy 54. When Jackson Co 1st got elk, billboards were placed on 54 encouraging vehicles to watch out for elk. My cousin drives a logging truck at least twice a day on 54 & has since the elk were introduced, and he has yet to see an elk. That said, there have been some such sightings, but they are rare on 54. Within about a year the elk seemed to learn to get as far away from thick wolf country as possible. They even had plans for an elk viewing area at Dike 17. That seems to have been scrapped, as all people would probably hear is wolf howls.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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06/27/22 08:58 AM
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AJE That's pretty cool I don't wander in spring woods in that area enough to chance finding an antler. Might start looking for few blue berries. Always see some green one but seems like can find more than few once start turning blue.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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06/27/22 09:18 AM
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If It were NOT for the hunters and trappers Niether would have been "re-intraduced. Very true Hunters and trappers are portrayed as slobs that just want to kill something .However they do more to improve wildlife habitat than all non hunters and anti's combined They don't have any idea about what it takes for wildlife to thrive but they are sure that hunters and trappers are the reason that game populations are low
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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07/04/22 02:44 AM
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AJE That's pretty cool I don't wander in spring woods in that area enough to chance finding an antler. Might start looking for few blue berries. Always see some green one but seems like can find more than few once start turning blue.
Mac I like wild blueberries but even if they are thick, they are small, so it takes a while to get many. I'd like to pursue wild blueberries annually, but I get too busy. I bet bears like them. I'm not sure if the elk do.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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09/10/22 06:36 PM
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Michigan has some. Also a season if you accumulate enough points to get drawn.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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09/10/22 11:33 PM
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20 years of waisted money as the wolf population keeps expanding unchecked!
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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09/10/22 11:46 PM
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Elk often go through fences instead of over. This is true and it's something I didn't realize when they were first introduced into Wisconsin
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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10/20/22 07:40 PM
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I saw on the news today the 1st Wi elk hunter to ever harvest 1 from the current herd with a bow. Very cool that he got it with a bow. It was a nice northern Wi 6x6.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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10/21/22 09:56 AM
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We have a number of Elk here in Northern Michigan. Quite a large herd for the eastern location.
There is a select hunt every year if you have enough points collected.
Personally I think most of them will die of old age!
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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11/02/22 09:47 PM
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I saw (2) Bulls and (3) cows on the Interstate in Black River Falls right by the HWY 54 exit this week- it looked like they were heading to Perkins lol. For our friends out west- they probably think what's the big deal- super cool for us Cheeseheads. The elk are misbehaving again...indeed they are hanging out very close to town, sometimes even on the interstate highway. I think it is all about the elk trying to stay away from wolves.
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