Elk

are to come back, hunting alone is not necessarily a terrible idea. Hunting with others, though, is usually far safer. But we had no choice. Elk season was in full swing and our grocery bills were hard to pay. We needed meat and the meat of an elk rivals good beef in flavor and texture. I left our cabin and headed out into the east towards elk country. Elk were pretty common but we had made a decision not to ever hunt within a few miles of our…

causing elk (Cervus elaphus) removal and relocation and led to trees quintupling in size. Seeing the positive effects wolves had on trees, more national parks and states began facilitating this natural ecology management. By initiating a wolf presence in certain areas, a trophic cascade occurs and thus allows for tree recruitment and renewal. Yellowstone is not the only park to introduce wolves to affect trees, but allowed for the movement to gain popularity,…

Needed Cyson Orr Madison High School Wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help regulate the deer, elk, and bison herds. Little did we know, they were going to do much more than just regulate them. The wolf population has rapidly grown and spread across the states, greatly affecting local, and afar ecosystems and the populations of our deer and elk herds. The reintroduction of this species was a big mistake, and i have numerous examples here to show you the positives,…

Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado The reintroduction of the wolf in the early nineties was a highly debated enterprise. Many felt it was only right to return the wolf to it former hunting grounds, especially since mankind was directly responsible for them being eliminated in the first place. There were many though, primarily the cattle ranchers and sheepherders of Wyoming, that feared the return of the wolf and its potential impact on their livelihoods. Yellowstone National Park seemed like…

If you are getting ready for your first elk hunting season, you need to make sure that you have the right accessories for a successful hunt. Here are a few accessories that will make your first elk hunting season more enjoyable. Rifle Sling If you are going elk hunting with a rifle, one of the best accessories you can purchase for yourself is a ready-carry rifle sling. A ready-carry rifle sling will allow you to keep your rifle at a ready position even when you are hiking around. A ready-carry…

of rednecks killing animals for fun. Some people live off the land for their food. Also, there are some sites that explain the points of why hunting game is good for the environment, The "25 Reasons Why Hunting Is Conservation." Rocky mountain elk foundation is a very useful foundation. It gives plenty of examples of why it is very important for hunting in the world. And why there is a season and why there are so many taxes on guns,ammo,bow and arrows, and licences. There are a couple…

Pearson’s Correlation Coefficients to measure the collected data and determine the following correlation in support of the hypothesis: there is a positive correlation between poor bison management practices in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, poor elk management practices in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Montana, and the spread of brucellosis in both wildlife and livestock during the past two decades; preventing bison from full population recovery. This theory is proven through the…

recorded nearly 70% support for wolf restoration in the park. Conversely, an increase in the wolf population correlates to a decrease in other big game populations such as elk, bison, and moose. Up to 61% of respondents indicated their park enjoyment would decrease with a reduction in these populations (Duffield et al, 2005). Elk populations in particular decreased by approximately 8% per year from 1995 to 2004 (Vucetich et al,…

only going to be as good as the food that it consumes. Therefore, meat from wild animal that eat natural foods is healthier than agricultural raised meat, it eats a diet that is mostly grass contains a greater variety of vitamins ,meat from deer and elk meat both are low in fat. Game birds, such as partridge and pheasants and game such as rabbit all are lean meats, meaning they have less fat too. To the surprise of many, hunting is a primarily mental sports. Experienced marksmen think sport…

the gray wolf’s demise. Wolves have once roamed all over the country. They’ve been nearly hunted to extinction with only 50 wolves left in the wild when Yellowstone National Park was young. Hunters back then thought they were helping the deer and elk by killing the wolf, its main predator. They were wrong. A 30 year project to restore the wolf population was made, and the wolves made an amazing recovery. The wolves are now moving outside of Yellowstone and conservationists are looking to expand…