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Title: Alberta to allow hunters to kill 500 female elk on military base in February
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Alta_redneck
Date: 2014-12-11 18:27:09
Canadian

[wildrosegirl]

Only 500? Ah well. It's a start. Part of the regular draw process, I would imagine?

[Jabberwalker]

I've been told by a Brit that I know who was stationed there, that Suffield is shoulder high with ruminants ... deer, anettelope, elk.

[DrCaleb]

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

I've been told by a Brit that I know who was stationed there, that Suffield is shoulder high with ruminants ... deer, anettelope, elk.

There has also been a bad outbreak of ruminant wasting disease in the eastern and north eastern parts of the province. It's better to thin the herd than let so many suffer and die.

[wildrosegirl]

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

I've been told by a Brit that I know who was stationed there, that Suffield is shoulder high with ruminants ... deer, anettelope, elk.

Could be. I know in the articles that I've read, they keep saying that elk were introduced so there would be a grazing herd there. I'm not sure what that would mean then if there are others. In any event, the elk are outta control!
Too bad it's so far.

[wildrosegirl]

I got the official invite in my inbox.

Antlerless Elk Quota Draw for CFB Suffield

ESRD in partnership with the Department of National Defence at CFB Suffield are going to be holding a quota hunt for Antlerless Elk at CFB Suffield (Wildlife Management Unit 732) in February of 2015.

Any Alberta Resident that is eligible to hunt can participate in the random draw application process.

The application period will open at 9:00 am on Monday January 05, 2015 and will close at 11:59 pm on Wednesday January 14, 2015.

Draw results will be available beginning at 9:00 am, Tuesday January 20, 2015. At this time, licenses will be available for purchase.

There will be two, four day hunting opportunities as follows:

February 02 - 05, 2015
February 09 - 12, 2015

For more information please visit:

http://mywildalberta.com/Hunting/Huntin ... -hunt.aspx

Too bad it's so far.