Elk Tagging Pix

[billkay]

Here's a few pix from my weekend tagging elk calves in the hills of KY. It was an incredible experience!

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[wtnhunt]

Great pics Bill. Bet that was an awesome experience.

[elnor]

How does one volunteer to help with this? My daughter, wife, and I would love to be able to help out next time they need assistance.

[OJR]

That is going to be one heck of a bull!

Great pictures!

[Shutter]

What exactly are the tags and radio collars used for?

[doughboy1956]

Looks like you had a great time.

[Shaun_300]

Man that looks like fun, wish I could get the opportunity to do that someday.

[BowtechTurkeyHunter]

Dart them or net them? Great pics btw ...

Steve

[billkay]

"How does one volunteer to help with this?"

Actually they invite their Habitat Partners, in hopes of getting more $$ from them. I'm not one but my buddy that is, invited me.

"What exactly are the tags and radio collars used for?"

Their herd is only a few years old. They are trying to get a better grasp on their habits, range, and how far they will disperse. Some, initially ended up in Tenn and the VA's.

"Dart them or net them?"

Neither. We were locating herds with a helicopter, than scanning the grass with an infrared scope looking for the calves lying there. Once located, a ground crew races to the scene, driving as close as they can, (Never less than several hunderd yards away, and usually many more, uphill), and following the directions of the copter crew, they guide individual members to the location till they are spotted by the ground person and they are able to pin the calf down, or start the chase.

[arrow32]

Pretty cool. That will be a nice bull.

[buckee]

Now that looks like fun http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[BIGbuckMASTER09]

man that is incredible

[SRA]

very nice Bill....when is the deadline for the lottery tags???

[toddyboman]

looks and sounds like a awesome time. thanks for sharing.

[MadHuntinPastor]

Looks like fun. Would love the chance to hunt that magnificent animal.

[billkay]

I think the appl deadline is the end of this, or next month.

[Phaseolus (BeanMan)]

billkay,

Is the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundatin involved in these transplants that brought the elk there? I'm a local committee member in Grand Junctin, Colorado.

Bean

[HarvDog]

Super cool http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[billkay]

Beanman, yes they are. I don't think that any of these herds came from CO however. I think they're made up of elk from Utah, Ariz, and New Mex.