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[PDenning25]

TWRA Will Transport Elk From LBL to Royal Blue March 8th

TWRA recently announced it is planning to move 36 elk from U.S. Forest Service's Land Between the Lakes (LBL) in Kentucky to the Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area in Campbell County Tennessee on Saturday, March 8, 2008.

At approximately 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Saturday morning, the elk will be released on Royal Blue, which is part of Tennessee's 670,000 acre Elk Restoration Zone. The release location will be on Massengale Mountain where the first elk were released in 2000. The public is invited and viewers should wear footwear appropriate for rougher terrain and be prepared to walk some distance.

Prior to this fifth release, there have been 167 elk released over a four-year period, from 2000-2003, in the restoration zone. Tennessee's elk herd currently stands at an estimated 200 to 250 animals. One of the objectives of LBL elk herd was to provide surplus animals for elk restoration projects. This will be the second time that elk have been transported from LBL to Tennessee.

Of the 36 elk scheduled for release, there are 19 adult bulls, 4 male calves, 9 adult cows, and 4 female calves. All of the elk, except for 5 of the smaller calves, have been fitted with radio collars, so that researchers can follow their progress after release.


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[mike243]

bring em on,mike243

 

[Cuttin Caller]

 

[strutandrut]

<insert Autry here>

 

[POSSUM HUNTER]

bring em on,mike243

mike did you get to see the cows that were in the big pasture feild in claxton? havent seen them in some time tho leet them go in campbell county and they want to come to anderson county

 

[Radar]

Good news ! Does Autry know about this ? Not that I care .....

 

[Timberdoodle]

Wouldn't it be great to wake in the fall and hear bull's bugling in the tennessee hills!!

I really like the thought of that.

 

[Blue5]

Ditto!

Wouldn't it be great to wake in the fall and hear bull's bugling in the tennessee hills!!

I really like the thought of that.

 

[Still-n-Quiet]

Of the 36 elk scheduled for release, there are 19 adult bulls, 4 male calves, 9 adult cows, and 4 female calves.

Seems to be a strange proportion of females/males. Since population growth is dictated by fertile females (not males), I'd expect a higher female ratio.

 

[cecil30-30]

Im all for the elk being released and hope they do good,but that sure does seem odd.Why wouldn't they bring in more Cows than bulls?Maybe they are trying to build the Bull population up in anticipitation of the Bull only hunt in 09?

 

[Monty]

Of the 36 elk scheduled for release, there are 19 adult bulls, 4 male calves, 9 adult cows, and 4 female calves.

Seems to be a strange proportion of females/males. Since population growth is dictated by fertile females (not males), I'd expect a higher female ratio.

Perhaps the method to the madness is: More adult bulls in the area, the sooner and more adult bulls to hunt. That reasoning would make sense to me - give Tennessee sportsmen the opportunity to participate in a hunt as quickly as possible.