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From: cvedc!pdx.csd.mot.com!brian%reed.uucp@RELAY.CS.NET (Brian Vandewettering)
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Subject: Re: Question on Oregon Elk hunting.
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Date: 6 Apr 91 12:52:46 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
>for Bull Elk. This is for either Rocky Mountain or Roosevelt Elk.

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>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 have hunted elk for the past 6 years.  The reason for limiting access to
the first hunt is to reduce the number of animals killed overall.  Since
Elk are herd animals the first season hunters who know where the
undisturbed herds are can go there in mass to kill the bulls.  Although
I have never been in on one of these turkey shoots, I have heard of groups
killing all of the bulls out of a herd (9 or more) in one morning.  Not 
very sportsman like and I don't approve.  Therefore, by limiting entry
you reduce the size of these hunting groups.  The second season hunters
must then pursue the remainder of the spooked animals through the Oregon
timber.  My kind of fun.  However, I have yet to take an Elk.

This limited number of tags will also stop people from killing several 
animals to fill their buddy's tags.  Too bad we all can't play fair.

>regards
>Ralph 


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