Federal officials were trying to relieve elk overpopulation in the area, which resulted in elk dying during the previous three winters. The others were not infected. Achieving spending levels will be contingent upon availability of funds and creation of partnerships. 0000002426 00000 n H��U}le��Ǯ�®Me��Ѱ2�l�J�ۼu�v8d������A*���ൻ�[�`C]��}�aL��k��dnA���� �����À��]?�3�o���}���{���=�; ��5� ��̘N�2@��˔���ix�ˬ�/�0�ch�&| v��Ț�a�"G���9Ze��L�99t��N�?b combination of GMUs. %PDF-1.4 %���� The Yakima Elk Herd is made up of a core population residing on the east-facing slopes of the Cascade Mountain Range and consists of two distinct sub-herds: Cascade Slope and 3. Every winter afternoon, the WDFW feeds as many as 1,000 members of the Yakima herd, descendants of elk transplanted from Yellowstone National Park in 1913, to discourage feasting on local farms, orchards and ranches. 0000019564 00000 n A supplemental winter feeding program maintains the Yakima elk herd on department lands during the winter; up to 1,200 elk, including about 90 branched-antlered … “The Yakima herd has always been one of the top two or three herds in the state in terms of size, and that’s still the case,” Hoenes said. 0000004490 00000 n If you’re heading into the Blue Mountains or Yakima areas, you have to go through challenging odds of getting a special permit that will allow you to shoot a branched-antler elk, elk calf or antlerless cow. OutdoorHub Reporters 02.12.13 This month the Yakima elk herd turns 100. The disease can cause hoof deformities leading to hooves sloughing off and even death. Elk: The early general bowhunting season for antlerless elk in the Yakima and Colockum elk herds has been reduced to six days from 13. Washington Yakima Elk Herd Up. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reports samples from a juvenile elk in the Yakima herd were tested; results confirmed the presence of elk hoof disease. The purpose of this plan is to provide direction for the management of the Yakima elk resource for the next 5 years. ?�+p�,��5Z�d��y�I��a����&��Jv��Mi$k�&G���߭0��B��J]���9��D��6݋�8OAY� �T4���ʰ�y߳J� �E"r���ٳ��䐴+�W�c[��5���vY\��`����)U(���l�.4��5LM^|����.�J���Z;]���&/�ڠ���j�{�5��p}�6���{oɔ���hR���g%G䤻��ܯ�����)��6%tHڻȃ:+���4�r�F�om+W��J`2/�!�X]>l�m��2:��B���1:��%[̎n^�!כC��tH�θϾ���w?�fO��}�x ��&|9����G�^q7?�P�՛��Aʩs:�P�6C�3UA�8H��]����93H���O�t\��j���Ԫc� The disease, known scientifically as treponeme-associated hoof disease (TAHD), can cause hoof … Evan Abell / Yakima Herald-Republic, file … Cooperate with the U. S. Fish Wildlife Service and U. S. Department of Energy in the management of elk on the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, and with the U. S. Army on the Yakima Training Center. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today that test […] Federal officials were trying to relieve elk overpopulation in the area, which resulted in elk dying during the previous three winters. to preserve, protect, perpetuate, manage and enhance elk and their habitats to ensure healthy, productive populations and ecosystem integrity; to manage elk for a variety of recreational, educational and aesthetic purposes including hunting, scientific study, cultural, subsistence, and ceremonial uses by Native Americans, wildlife viewing and photography; and. The Rocky Mountain elk had originally arrived in Yakima, Washington in 1913, … Olympic elk herd, one of 10 herds identified in the state. It is an important resource that provides significant recreational, aesthetic and economic benefit to Washington citizens. On Monday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that elk hoof disease has been confirmed in a Yakima area herd. �($�F�1C?����� t-Aka4�^��sBp��;���#k��Ŝ �]dPM���3/X�T�6q9[����r�[\�T�� ؋����j�&�N2�K���U�>~���T�y����Goo�����cп���=�(N8�Q�A ���[n�� F�#8Az'zP� �n����i����Tz���a8�櫸�29�is54vf�N31�TO�����b_��K���F����2�Fg}�q������̲����Λ8G5D�R�ӝOX,^� :N�. This change, as with previous permit reductions for hunts with modern firearms and muzzleloaders, is designed to meet and sustain population objectives for those herds. The Oak Creek Wildlife Area is managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Low 33F. The Yakima Elk Herd is the largest of ten herds identified in the State. The Yakima Elk Herd is one of the largest of ten herds identified in the State. Washington State Elk Herd Plan: Yakima Elk Herd, Draft Washington State Elk Herd Plan: Yakima Elk Herd. 7Y �l�"lyS-J� h�'%��,F��TO�2�\��VĊ��o�X����N�c�Pi6C�tD�K���� ��P���38�U�Ž�YRNI��. 0000005132 00000 n Peripheral rangelands include the Hanford Site, the Rattlesnake Hills west of State Route 241, the Yakima Training Center, and southern Grant and western Franklin Counties. Share elk population data with the Yakama Indian Nation, The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and Medicine Creek Treaty Tribes. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recently completed its survey of the Yakima elk herd and it appears that the population is about 1,000 head over management goals. The supplemental winter feeding of the Yakima elk herd can service up to 1,200 animals, including 90 branched-antlered bulls! 0000001036 00000 n 0000005368 00000 n Pc�� H��V Tg�rB�r5Aw]� *„KQB�% ��L�@��� E�E��"^PQ,�z�v�. 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