Elk herd found dead!

[Ikeepitcold]

http://www.krqe.com/news/local/elk-herd-found-dead-in-northeastern-nm

Very sad. Hope this doesn't turn into much worse then it already is!

 

[Old Hunter]

DAMN!! I hope this doesn't spread.

 

[25contender]

Darn that's not good!!!

 

[Musket Man]

I am interested to know what caused it.

 

[AKaviator]

What a shame. Let's hope that it stays contained to that area only.

 

[BleuBijou]

Curious as well!! In an EHD case the animals are usually found near water as it makes them very thirsty and search for water. Lightning strike has killed herds here in Colorado before and Elk eating lichen in Wyoming wiped out a bunch a few years back. Guess we will see!!!

 

[ivorytip]

wow, it said it was on a ranch, is it an elk ranch or hunting ranch or are these wil delk that are on a low fence ranch? id like to know, this is crazy

 

[dhershberger]

Well it could have been EHD like the biologists suspect but who knows, maybe some idiot wanted to screw up the elk herd on somebody's ranch and they poisoned the water. Definitely is concerning though

 

[Ikeepitcold]

Well it could have been EHD like the biologists suspect but who knows, maybe some idiot wanted to screw up the elk herd on somebody's ranch and they poisoned the water. Definitely is concerning though

That's what I was thinking.

 

[buckbull]

I'm not sure if the elk were concentrated but a lightening strike can take out quite a few animals.

 

[ivorytip]

anyone know if they are wild elk or farm elk? if farm elk, and it was a disease.... even more of a reason to get rid of these mutant elk.

 

[mrcowboy]

No they were wild elk according NM Game and Fish. They just happened to be on this particular ranch.

 

[sjsmallfield]

Well it could have been EHD like the biologists suspect but who knows, maybe some idiot wanted to screw up the elk herd on somebody's ranch and they poisoned the water. Definitely is concerning though

Poison was the first thing I thought as well. Like what was metioned above everything I've ever seen with EHD has resulted in the animals dying next to or in the water. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

 

[Musket Man]

If it was poison I think there would be other dead animals besides the elk in the area.

 

[sjsmallfield]

If it was poison I think there would be other dead animals besides the elk in the area.

Very good point Musket Man.

 

[shootbrownelk]

Well it could have been EHD like the biologists suspect but who knows, maybe some idiot wanted to screw up the elk herd on somebody's ranch and they poisoned the water. Definitely is concerning though

It's doubtfull that 100 head with EHD all died at the same time, overnight. I also think the animals were too spread out for lightning to be considered...Just my opinion, but it sounds like foul play. But who knows what the NM G&F will say.

 

[lookinforwater]

I am from the Midwest and I have seen EHD hit us really bad a couple of times. This doesn't seem like that to me because there usually around water but not always,and you don't find them all bunched up together. Its usually 1 here and there.

 

[Musket Man]

It does seem really strange to me they are all dead so close together. I dont know much about this stuff but would cause them to all die like that? Its like they were all out feeding and just dropped over dead. Really it looks like a chemical weapons attack. But I really dont think anyone is using chemical weapons to take out elk herds in NM.

 

[ivorytip]

lets inform coast to coast am about this, and listen to thier theories very strange!

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

We havn't heard the last of this. Bet the G & F put a spin on this. Sure sounds fishy to me. Wonder what they ate or drank!!