Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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11/03/22 07:45 AM
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I seen a small track where we deer hunt this last Sunday. Pretty sure it has to be young elk as to big to be even large white tail. We hunt lower end of Clark county just north Jackson county line. I know the elk have been in that area. I have yet to see one though. I have been taking the back road routes more this year when I go to my camper. I still have not see another elk since the two this spring.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
[Re: Macthediver]
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11/05/22 10:30 PM
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I heard there was an article in the Black River Falls newspaper this week saying that the county is considering creating a rule about vehicle traffic on Highway O since supposedly people are stopping their vehicles even on both sides of the road @ the same time to see the elk, creating a hazard on the county highway.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
[Re: Macthediver]
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11/24/22 12:15 AM
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In Wi they don't allow preference points for elk tags. Here's a picture recently from the central Wisconsin herd that somebody sent me. I wonder if the northern Wisconsin herd is as tame as the one in Central Wisconsin.?
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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12/09/22 06:30 PM
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I hadn't heard this before seeing it here. The picture I put on when I started this post. I took that photo on Castle Mound Road. I honestly for the amount of time I spend in that area have not seen only a couple elk. Having hunted deer in both Clark and Jackson counties my whole life. I can not understand how anyone could mistake even a small elk for a white tail ?? Hard to understand that unless just shooting to be shooting. Mac
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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12/21/22 10:38 PM
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I'm probably going to be ridiculed for saying this, but I wish elk had not been reintroduced in North Carolina! When the elk came, the people came. The agencies that reintroduced them here have privately stated they regret it. The one over the elk has stated THERE WILL NEVER be an elk season in WNC! There was no benefit to reintoduce the elk here, period, other than tourism! I make no apologies for my thoughts, but what's next, wolves. They were here beforte as well. Bison, they ewere here as well. Reintruction is not always a good thing.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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12/21/22 10:40 PM
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The other day I had three elk on my property. It's cool, but I imagine they can eat a lot of tree browse I might be wrong. As I understand it elk are grazers, eating mainly grasses, deer are browser's eating mainly tree browse, weeds, etc. Usually in mountain habitat you won't find a lot of deer where you find elk and you won't find a lot of elk where you find a lot of deer. They eat different things on the landscape.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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01/05/23 07:42 AM
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The other day I had three elk on my property. It's cool, but I imagine they can eat a lot of tree browse I wonder about the whitetail impact in harsh winter conditions as the elk herd starts to take off- I know in years where we get a lot of snow early and then have a late winter melt off- the browse line in unreachable for whitetails, the elk create similarly a high-level browse line. More than enough browse to go around unless the severity index matches the right weather. I believe a whitetails diet is a lot more diverse- maybe that helps the cohabitation longer term?
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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01/06/23 11:48 PM
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The other day I had three elk on my property. It's cool, but I imagine they can eat a lot of tree browse I wonder about the whitetail impact in harsh winter conditions as the elk herd starts to take off- I know in years where we get a lot of snow early and then have a late winter melt off- the browse line in unreachable for whitetails, the elk create similarly a high-level browse line. More than enough browse to go around unless the severity index matches the right weather. I believe a whitetails diet is a lot more diverse- maybe that helps the cohabitation longer term? I asked this question to DNR a while ago and they said it wouldn't be an issue. I am somewhat skeptical though.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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05/24/23 02:54 AM
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DNR will need to start issuing kill permits to the wolves. Wolves took more elk this past year than the DNR will be issuing harvest permits.
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Re: Wisconsin Elk..
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05/24/23 03:54 AM
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I hadn't heard this before seeing it here. The picture I put on when I started this post. I took that photo on Castle Mound Road. I honestly for the amount of time I spend in that area have not seen only a couple elk. Having hunted deer in both Clark and Jackson counties my whole life. I can not understand how anyone could mistake even a small elk for a white tail ?? Hard to understand that unless just shooting to be shooting.Mac Anything's possible, buddy. https://jesseshunting.com/threads/man-charged-for-shooting-llama-he-thought-was-deer.71862/
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