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SS! · Mar 18, 2023

Tikka · Mar 18, 2023

Wow….

Butts · Mar 19, 2023

Wow indeed.. WTF

elkassassin · Mar 19, 2023

The Elk Have Located The New Green Feed!

If They Don't Move Them A Long Damn Ways They'll Be Back To Ground Zero in 2 days!

Mark My Word On It!

HikeHunt61 · Mar 19, 2023

Has this happened before?

elkassassin · Mar 19, 2023

If Them Problem Elk Woulda Been In The Basin Where 3 Million Greenies Couldn't See What Happens In Real Life They'd All Have Bullets In Them long ago!

elkassassin · Mar 19, 2023

A Clip For Niller hawky & Others!

And For Niller & hawky:

Listen Real Close At About 1:50!

GAWD I Hope Somebody Has a Drone Overhead Filming This!

(((That Ain't Illegal Yet Is It?)))

20 Guys HERDING The Elk!

I Don't Know Where They're Herding Them To?

But I'll Guarantee You The Greens Ain't As Good!

Vanilla · Mar 19, 2023

Which clip am I supposed to watch?

The funniest part about this to me? When the elk were right on the highway getting hit and killed daily, there was no problem and we are not herding them back up the mountains. They move over to the country club, and darn it…it’s time to move those elk back to where they’ll be safe!

elkassassin · Mar 19, 2023

Sorry Niller!

I'm SLACKIN!

Pay Close Attention Right Around 1:50!

DWR to relocate at least 80 elk from SLC golf course to mountain

Sunday is moving day for a herd of elk that has been hanging out at the Salt Lake Country Club since late January.

ksltv.com

Vanilla said:
Which clip am I supposed to watch?

The funniest part about this to me? When the elk were right on the highway getting hit and killed daily, there was no problem and we are not herding them back up the mountains. They move over to the country club, and darn it…it’s time to move those elk back to where they’ll be safe!

HikeHunt61 · Mar 19, 2023

They gonna shoot the lead cow when they are done? Bet she'll remember that nice green grass next year.

Vanilla · Mar 19, 2023

Sounds like the operation went well today. And just like the folks bessy referred me to: if not the DWR, then who?

SFW?!? Ha!

Vanilla · Mar 28, 2023

And a part of this band is back! Golfers at the country club will have to watch their step again.

Silentstalker · Mar 28, 2023

Yeah saw a group of 6-8 of them on the golf course 2 days ago. They love that green grass.

Wiszard · Mar 28, 2023

Vanilla said:
And a part of this band is back! Golfers at the country club will have to watch their step again.

So the relocation was a half success....at least for a few more days?

Vanilla · Mar 28, 2023

Wiszard said:
So the relocation was a half success....at least for a few more days?

Define "success." I'm not sure anyone (including people that commented on this thread above before it even happened) believed the elk would stay away forever. We got another storm again this week that added multiple feet of snow to where they were pushed back to...so it shouldn't be a shock that they started coming back down again.

At least it's not a shock for me. I'm guessing the DWR would say the same thing.

Wiszard · Mar 28, 2023

Vanilla said:
Define "success." I'm not sure anyone (including people that commented on this thread above before it even happened) believed the elk would stay away forever. We got another storm again this week that added multiple feet of snow to where they were pushed back to...so it shouldn't be a shock that they started coming back down again.

At least it's not a shock for me. I'm guessing the DWR would say the same thing.

Our government at our finest...spending money on sh!t that doesn't make sense.

Vanilla · Mar 28, 2023

I bet it makes sense to the country club! (I'm just guessing they don't like dozens of elk hanging out full time on the course...)

smokepolejohnson · Mar 28, 2023

Could’ve saved some money and allegedly just let Doyle take care of blocking i80.

Wapitiwilly · Mar 28, 2023

Only the DWR had faith this stunt was going to work.
Once they found something to eat it will virtually impossible to keep them away!

Vanilla · Mar 28, 2023

Again, what are you assuming they thought would happen?

I see a situation where a large herd of elk took residence on a country club golf course due to deep mountain snow, and as soon as the snow melted off the DWR worked to get them off the golf course and back into the hills. And they did exactly that.

Are you suggesting they should have left them at the country club indefinitely, surrounded by residential development and high speed highways? Is that really a better idea than herding them back to the mountains?

elkassassin · Mar 28, 2023

Like I've Said!

If That Situation Woulda Been Located In The Basin!

They'd of Shot Them!

But With All The Different BREED'S You Got Out On The Wasatch That Kinda Shiitt Ain't Happening!

Wapitiwilly · Mar 28, 2023

Only thing that will get them to leave is new growth. Once that starts hopefully they can try again

Shadow · Mar 29, 2023

Wapitiwilly said:
Only thing that will get them to leave is new growth. Once that starts hopefully they can try again

Kinda what I was thinking. When they pushed the elk back up, there wasn’t much green to be had on the slopes. It doesn’t surprise me at all they came back down.
If we could get a week of 60 degree highs, like we should be already, those hillside would green up quick and the problem should solve itself.

Deerlove · Mar 29, 2023

Simply moved them too early no one at the dwr saw the weather forecast I guess.

DBG3285 · Mar 29, 2023

I don’t think a forecast was needed. I mean it’s pretty natural for elk/deer to move downhill to avoid snow. It’s been happening for longer than we have inhabited these areas.

It didn’t/doesn’t take a UDWR biologist to realize that if you push them back into the snow that they will try to seek refuge from it again.

This really boils down to a bunch of rich people that pay dues to a country club wanting to golf cause the weather was nice. And maybe a little bit to do with them trying to collect “damages” from the state.

I know some of it was to reduce car-animal incidents. But they knew the odds were they would be back.

elkassassin · Mar 29, 2023

Hey DBG!

I Told Them They'd Be Back!

But Nobody Listened!

Maybe Niller Can Get On Here & Tell Me What A Dumb SOB I Am!

DBG3285 said:
I don’t think a forecast was needed. I mean it’s pretty natural for elk/deer to move downhill to avoid snow. It’s been happening for longer than we have inhabited these areas.

It didn’t/doesn’t take a UDWR biologist to realize that if you push them back into the snow that they will try to seek refuge from it again.

This really boils down to a bunch of rich people that pay dues to a country club wanting to golf cause the weather was nice. And maybe a little bit to do with them trying to collect “damages” from the state.

I know some of it was to reduce car-animal incidents. But they knew the odds were they would be back.