eelgrass
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I read this article in Outdoor Life magazine yesterday. Has anybody else heard of this?
Too Many Deer in Big Horns?
Claim is made that the Big Horn National Forest in Wyoming is heavly overstocked with deer and elk. It has been estimated that the deer population of the Big Horn Mountains is increasing at the rate of more than 5,000 a year, and that in a recent winter 1,200 deer died from starvation in Shell Creek Canyon.
Recommendation has been made to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission that a survey be made, as quickly as possible, of the wildlife in the forest; that the entire forest be opened to hunting from Oct.17 to Dec.31., with both bucks and does legal; and that, with the exception of a specified area, the entire forest be opened to elk hunting for both bulls and cows from Oct.17 to Dec.1
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I'm not really familiar with the area. Is this a general area or is it a limited area? Also I searched for a link on their website but couldn't find it.
Eel
Too Many Deer in Big Horns?
Claim is made that the Big Horn National Forest in Wyoming is heavly overstocked with deer and elk. It has been estimated that the deer population of the Big Horn Mountains is increasing at the rate of more than 5,000 a year, and that in a recent winter 1,200 deer died from starvation in Shell Creek Canyon.
Recommendation has been made to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission that a survey be made, as quickly as possible, of the wildlife in the forest; that the entire forest be opened to hunting from Oct.17 to Dec.31., with both bucks and does legal; and that, with the exception of a specified area, the entire forest be opened to elk hunting for both bulls and cows from Oct.17 to Dec.1
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I'm not really familiar with the area. Is this a general area or is it a limited area? Also I searched for a link on their website but couldn't find it.
Eel
