Recent content by tuleelk

I understand the very low odds for elk and there are around 36,000 applicants for 350 elk tags. Horrible odds no matter how you slice it. That is one reason I changed one of the Fund Raising tags to be raffled off. First it did give the general public a chance at a tag that they never had...

Wanted to ask you more about your statement "and give away 40 elk tags a year!" Not sure what you are exactly referring to. California has 3 elk tags that are designated fund raising tags (I believe it is set in Fish and Game Code". Typically these tags are awarded to NGO's and the money they...

Once we complete a new Environmental Document we can adjust those tag quotas. Just adding more tags with only one piece of public property will only mess up everyone's hunt. Need additional periods, etc to spread them out.

The Fish and Game Commission tag adoption meeting is Wednesday April 26 in Van Nuys (I think). Tag quotas will be adopted them. Big Game Booklet will most likely be online next week(it is with the contractor now going over final edits)and sent out in print format shortly after that. Joe

The odds for the random draw fund raising tags are obviously not "good". These are tags not out of the general pool and would never go to preference point holders. They are designated to raise funds and were typically auctioned off by Non-profits each year. They have taken one fund raising...

There are over 300 elk on the island before calving season this year. The herd is above objective and hence the increase in tags. Good luck on your hunts,it is a fun time. Joe

I do not work with deer but part of what the program does is use meat locker reports and compare them to tag returns. They will get the tag info from the meat locker and then compare that to returned tags and calculate a percent of people that obviously harvested a deer (meat locker) but did...

Not sure what you are asking here? The State has 3 fundraising elk tags. One is used in the random drawing for the $5 a chance and it is at Grizzly Island this year. We have two other fund raising elk tags that are auctioned off from non-profits such as Mule Deer or CDA. They can keep up to...

I was not involved in the sheep plants in Yosemite. That is a nongame program and not run out of the Big Game Program in Sacramento. I have no idea on how many people attended or what happened. I can tell you that typically with the helicopter they try to maximize its time in an area. I know...

I do not believe I danced around the question at all. Tags were reduced in the Owens Valley due to the elk surveys. Tags have been reduced over the last several years in the Owens Valley. There are no wolves close to the Owens Valley. There are no plans to reduce our elk harvest to allow...

Not sure what there is really to mention about wolves at this point in time. There are only a handful within the state, the elk harvest in that zone stayed the same and is fairly conservative (most of our elk tag quotas are). In most areas elk are filling in within historical range and a...

Let me try to set a few things correct. Typically elk surveys in the Owens Valley (OV) are flown in the summer with a fixed-wing plane and ground counts. This method has been utilized for a very long time. On occasion a helicopter is used. Since the helicopter crash and death of all those on...

Never heard of that. Where did you hear it? Joe

Just wanted to let you all know that due to increased military training that FHL will be closed to elk hunting in 2016. Elk Hunts Cancelled at Fort Hunter Liggett for 2016/17 Season Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) has sponsored tule elk hunts since 1996, however, its primary mission is to support...

Just and fyi, these are additional elk hunts for CA, no points are used or gained. You can apply for these in addition to the regular elk hunts. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife?s (CDFW) Shared Habitat Alliance for Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) program is offering elk hunting...