I don't know much about the pronghorn stuff. I honestly don't know about the true elk numbers, they could be way over or in some cases in bad shape. But what I saw today was an absolute disorganized mess. The division was ill-prepared, unsure of the numbers they actually had and then you had motions passed at whim and they were even unsure of what exactly there was. and this is how we manage wildlife. Pretty pathetic.
I agree, I could have answered many of their numbers questions without having to dig for it.
At 2100 antelope on the Plateu your now giving 600 for tags at 60% success rates along with around 200 buck tags and removal of around 200 transplant. The objective is 1700. I feel you could have went with the divisions recommendations and been better off.
As for the elk Monroe was at 1400 last year and 1350 this year, the objective is 1800, they added 200 tags between 4 units 55% of which success is taken off the Monroe with those tags. So a falling population, under objective and we end up with more tags. Keep in mind these tags run almost 3 months to the end of January and have an almost 90% success rate. Now instead of 150 of them you have 350 of them.
All today told me was we better be ready for a fight on the new elk plan and we better be prepared to stand up for our elk numbers and not let them be cut.
