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Elk Culling Operation
This is culling, not hunting, but if you are interested...
Basically, you must be physically fit, pay your own way, use 100+ gr lead-free copper bullets, .25+ caliber bottle-neck rifle cartridges (257 Roberts or bigger), demonstrate shooting proficiency (3 of 5 shots in 8" at 200 yd) and commit for the week. From NRA-ILA: Quote:
http://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm If I thought I had the physical stamina, I would apply then go and buy either a 25-06, 260, 7mm-08 or 308. I don't care to shoot anything bigger than those any more. My preference would be the Federal Premium Vital-Shok 25-06 Remington 100 Grain Barnes Triple-Shock X (I'm a 25-06 fan).
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I"m barely going to get the hall pass for a week in colorado this year.
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I think it's about time the National Park Service goes to the general public instead of paying professionals for culling services. I hope everything goes smoothly so they'll continue this in the future.
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August 1, 2010, 11:15 AM | #4 |
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That is awesome. I am glad to see it as well. I am sure that it will be a success.
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Thanks for the info, would like to try it. But it would cost me around a $1000 or more to do this. It maybe away to get out west and gain some experience.
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Sigh..., they could have done this before I got old and crippled. Well better late than never. Maybe they should do this with a few bear locations too.
And there should be a open season on Coyotes on the southern border. Oh, oh, did I say that out loud.
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Thanks for the info 357. I am going to try and go. Wife won't be happy, but it sounds like a good experience.
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Odds...
Although I'm not applying, I am still curious about just how many people apply. I would like to know what the odds of being selected are. It seems they're doing this when the weather might be a little nasty (means less visitors). I would like to try something like this in a national park that's located a little farther south. Midnight August 9th is the deadline to apply.
Tom, if somehow you get selected, write up your experience and post some pictures.
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Just browsed the FAQ's. I am glad to see that the participants will receive up to a cow's worth of meat depending on the success rate. The surplus will be going to approved charities.
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August 9th was the last day
to apply. Guess the monitor should close this thread.
I went to the FAQ section, and thought it was interesting that Park Staff were going to track herds with GPS linked to radio collared animals, and then direct groups of shooters to herds. Very efficient. Seems you wouldn't sharpen your hunting skills by participating, but you could definitely learn a lot about the effectiveness of your rifle and ammo. Note the requirement to use "lead free" ammo. Gimme a break - do they really think lead would be ingested by predators and/or scavengers? Or is it still an issue that human consumption of lead fragments in the meat would be unsafe?
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If anyone of you gets drawn for participation let me know I can tell you anything you need to know about the area. I've worked there during the summer and we deer hunt there. Its also amazing for coyote hunting in the winter, but be careful for the mountain lions they are sneaky little buggars.
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But I digress. My hat is off to the park service for doing the cull hunts. They are in a tough predicament. They understand that the elk population needs to be culled for the greater good. Yet they face pressure from the well-meaning but ignorant masses who oppose any hunting. Same issue the BLM faces here with wild horses and the same general issue the USFWS has in managing their precious wolf herds. |
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If anybody learns of the results of the effort, start a new thread about it, please.
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