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 Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/28/20 11:10 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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BOBO, you need to get some of that ELKMO monsanto seed to go with the speedgoatMO seed Once we finally got a quota system with a high quota, the elk got knocked back a bunch... now speed goats that’s a whole other story
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/29/20 12:29 AM
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Not sure about this map from one of the above posts. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c249e8b2f6f1402594dd0a096452b8e8But I can personally attest that in Terrell and Pecos counties along 90 and 285 there are quite a few on the Yturria and Longfellow ranches as attested by the number of vehicle hit elk on those two highways. And even closer to Ft Stockton on some of the smaller ranches. I've seen fresh dead elk on 285 as close as about 13 miles from Ft Stockton.
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/29/20 12:53 AM
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Not sure about this map from one of the above posts. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c249e8b2f6f1402594dd0a096452b8e8But I can personally attest that in Terrell and Pecos counties along 90 and 285 there are quite a few on the Yturria and Longfellow ranches as attested by the number of vehicle hit elk on those two highways. And even closer to Ft Stockton on some of the smaller ranches. I've seen fresh dead elk on 285 as close as about 13 miles from Ft Stockton. For a couple years we worked in the Alpine High field for Apache. Stretched from Balmorhea area to Toyah, mostly. A lot of that time was spent on different properties along 2903. I wasn’t so lucky, but some coworkers did see some cows on one property that was on the west side of 2903, and a few miles north of I10. What they ate out there, I don’t know, but these guys could be trusted to know elk from mule deer. I did run into a surprising number of pigs out there, too. One boar was even pretty big.
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/29/20 02:00 AM
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/29/20 03:28 AM
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I sold a bunch of protein feeders to a guy who had a ranch out near alpine. Something like 20 1k lb protein feeders.
Called me a year later, said he wanted to get rid of them....said he was tired of feeding elk and aoudad
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/29/20 04:01 AM
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I sold a bunch of protein feeders to a guy who had a ranch out near alpine. Something like 20 1k lb protein feeders.
Called me a year later, said he wanted to get rid of them....said he was tired of feeding elk and aoudad I’ve got some ideas I’d love to run by him.
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/29/20 09:57 AM
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/29/20 05:25 PM
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And the fact that there were elk in East Texas two centuries ago does not mean that they should be considered a native animal today. I can take you to Grayson county and find sharks teeth but I don't want sharks swimming around lake texoma. I want to catch a bullshark below DD. #stockthesharks Dayum The other day I was reading an article about bullsharks in Illinois 1800 miles up the Mississippi River from the gulf. Seriously And the fact that there were elk in East Texas two centuries ago does not mean that they should be considered a native animal today. I can take you to Grayson county and find sharks teeth but I don't want sharks swimming around lake texoma. I want to catch a bullshark below DD. #stockthesharks Teal season would be interesting Significantly more sporty for sure.
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/30/20 12:40 PM
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All I will say is elk need to be left an exotic and hunted as such in Texas.
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/30/20 01:57 PM
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I personally like having them around and would like to a season on them to manage/ preserve the numbers but I know the TPWD will likely never do that. Several years ago I had a group of 12 elk come in and eat 1800lbs of protein over a single weekend, I had to get a timer put on my feeder. I am no longer able to free choice, it just got too expensive ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/09/full-50048-255051-img_9124.jpg)
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/30/20 02:08 PM
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All I will say is elk need to be left an exotic and hunted as such in Texas. 100% agree.
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/30/20 04:08 PM
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All I will say is elk need to be left an exotic and hunted as such in Texas. 100% agree. Yup No doubt They are beautiful but can also be pretty damn destructive to fencing
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/30/20 08:55 PM
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The other day I was reading an article about bullsharks in Illinois 1800 miles up the Mississippi River from the gulf. Seriously
True story. They are regularly found up to 300 miles inland. Up the Trinity River from Trinity Bay, they have caught redfish, flounder and bull sharks just below lake livingston dam
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Great read on Elk in Texas
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09/30/20 10:52 PM
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The other day I was reading an article about bullsharks in Illinois 1800 miles up the Mississippi River from the gulf. Seriously
True story. They are regularly found up to 300 miles inland. Up the Trinity River from Trinity Bay, they have caught redfish, flounder and bull sharks just below lake livingston dam Really?
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