Has anyone hunted Area 20. Just curious what affect the wolves have had on the elk. I was at a ranch on the salmon river a number of years ago and they told me wolves had put a good dent in numbers. Just curious if it has gotten any better.
Elk Area 20
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Harvest in that zone is down 50% since 2006 and the total number of elk has dropped by about 3,000....F&G will tell you it's a combo of habitat issues and predation....I lean more towards predation myself.
There are very few areas of Idaho with increasing elk numbers right now, but there are a few places that are looking pretty good still population wise.
Myself I'd like to see them make it so if you harvest you have to take a year off...yeah that would suck kinda but I believe it would help the elk recover some, 10 years down the road the sacrifice could very well be worth it.
There are very few areas of Idaho with increasing elk numbers right now, but there are a few places that are looking pretty good still population wise.
Myself I'd like to see them make it so if you harvest you have to take a year off...yeah that would suck kinda but I believe it would help the elk recover some, 10 years down the road the sacrifice could very well be worth it.