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From: tfschli@ns.PacBell.COM (Tim Schlink)
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Subject: Re: Question on Oregon Elk hunting.
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Date: 5 Apr 91 12:40:46 GMT
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In article <489@erb1.engr.wisc.edu> ralphk@hpcvra.cv.hp.com (Ralph 
Kinser) writes:
>
>Oregon normally has two general seasons in which you can rifle 
>hunt...

>... This year Oregon closed all First season Rocky Mountain Elk
>hunts to the general public. You can hunt First season only by
>permit. The permits are issued by drawing and the quanities are
>limited. However, most of the Rocky Mountain Elk regions closed
>for First season are open to the general public for second 
>season, there are no limits on tags(other than non-resident) that 
>I am awhere of. My question is "What is the benifit of having a 
>limited number of hunters in the First season if there is no 
>limit on tags for the Second season hunt?". Does anyone know the 
>reason or have a good guess?
>

I'm not familiar with Oregon seasons, but I'd guess the Elk are 
more vulnerable during the early season due to being in rut.

[mod note: Here's another guess.  Maybe the prime bucks will have
already fertilized the does by the second season.  This seems
especially likely if the second season only allows bucks to be
harvested.  tjr]

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