Audio comments on recent Wyoming antelope hunting and fishing.

Subj: Wyoming antelope hunting
Date: 10/9/2004 6:22:12 PM Mountain Daylight Time
From: Donnie T
To: Glenn

HI GLEN, JUST A NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW WE HAD ALL OUR ANTELOPE DOWN BY 9 SATURDAY MORNING, SAW LOTS OF BUCKS BUT NONE THAT KENNEY THOUGHT WAS BIG ENOUGH. DONNIE

South Park elk herd & Kenosha Mountains (the cones)
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MORE ON THE ELK HUNTER'S ENCOUNTER WITH A GRIZZLE BEAR

KENNEWICK man helps elk hunter after Wyoming head biting grizzly attack
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald - Mid-Columbia,WA,USA
... said he and Tolkacz were together and had just met the other members of their hunting party, who had brought horses in to pack out the elk Warehime had shot. ...

You'll be sorry you messed with Tom's lunch
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TARRYALL ELK HERD - BEN TYLER NEAR THE COLORADO TRAIL
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More Elk & Antelope Stories

Snow on the Peak (9/22/04)
Pikes Peak received a dusting of snow down to timber line last night and some mountain communities are reporting snow and nighttime temperatures well bellow freezing and some ski areas reporting 10 to 17 inches of new snow. Rifle Elk hunting must not be far off.

Seasons first Big Game hunter death reported

A hunter missing since Saturday was found dead in southwestern Colorado, authorities did not know at the time if weather was a factor. The body of Jesse Heath of Grand Junction was spotted from the air Tueday in LaPlata County. Rescuers had been looking for Heath since Sunday, September 19th. Weather had grounded search aircraft until Tuesday. Archery, Muzzleloading and some Private Land Rifle seasons were open for beig game hunting at the time.

Wyoming hunter hears crunching sound as bear bites his headESPN - USA... Cash was part of an elk hunting party about 30 miles north of Jackson, Wyo., Tuesday. Cash was alone, scrambling to the top of a steep ridge. ...

BUCKSKIN NETWORK HELPS HUNTERS DURING FAMILY EMERGENCIES

Families who need to reach hunters due to life-or-death situations during the Hunting season may call any one of the Colorado State Patrol's five regional communication centers. The Craig center, which is a clearinghouse for the Buckskin Network, can be reached at (970) 824-6501 . Hunters who hear their names, hometowns and states during radio and TV broadcasts should call the Craig center to retrieve personal messages. For a complete listing of Colorado State Patrol communication centers, visit http://csp.state.co.us/ComCtrs.htm.

ELK license numbers may double The Casper Star Tribune - Casper,WY,USA... Game and Fish had already authorized a total of 100 elk licenses for hunting areas 113 and 126 for the season this fall. The special ...

FEE proposal targets hunting preference
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... The specifics are these: ...Under the latest plan, a bull elk license would cost $45, a ... fees haven't been adjusted since 1992 for any form of hunting or fishing. ...

FEE proposal targets hunting preference
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... Similar, it would cost $30 for a buck or either-sex antelope license, $20 for ... resident fees haven't been adjusted since 1992 for any form of hunting or fishing ...

WYOMING digest
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
... RAWLINS - Despite the deaths of up to 500 elk in the Red Rim area southwest of Rawlins last winter, elk hunting in south-central Wyoming is expected to be good ...

NEED MORE OLD PICTURES
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MORE ELK STORIES

DISEASE detection prompts hunt changes
The Casper Star Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
... and Fish director, said Thursday the hunt area where the outbreak of the disease occurred in cattle earlier this year will be closed to regular elk hunting. ...

CAMO green, bright orange are current rage as hunting seasons are ...
Wet Mountain Tribune - Westcliffe,CO,USA
... Licenses for elk hunting can be purchased over-the-counter for the last three seasons and are available locally at the Country Store, Westcliffe Super Market ...

SAND Dunes' woes not over
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... Elsewhere in Colorado, elk are controlled by letting humans hunt them. But federal law bans hunting in national parks, so the Park Service faces a dilemma. ...

TWO BC men escape grizzly attack alive
CTV - Canada
... hunting in British Columbia earlier this week are lucky to be alive after being attacked by grizzly bears. Jay Stafford, 28, was packing up a butchered elk in ...

DA to be sentenced in G&F license case - by Jami Badershall
Cody Enterprise - Cody,WY,USA
... Using his parent's Cody address, he obtained six resident fishing licenses and eight elk, seven deer and one black bear resident hunting license. ...

STUDY: Wolves have little impact on moose
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
... on 14 of the 22 state-operated feedgrounds and have displaced elk at several ... The Game and Fish Department averaged about 500 moose hunting licenses issued each ...

HUNTER gets probation in shooting death of lifelong friend
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... Doug Jones, who also pleaded no contest to a charge of hunting in a careless ... Prosecutors said Jones thought he saw a six-point elk that dim and foggy morning ...

BULL'S-EYE!
Field and Stream - USA
... strong legs, big lungs, and a keen understanding of habitat Locating elk becomes easier once you move a mile, or farther, from areas of high hunting pressure. ...

WILDLIFE commissioners OK lion study
Durango Herald - Durango,CO,USA
... Recreational hunting will be allowed to the extent possible in the second five ... It's large, relatively isolated and has an abundant population of elk and deer ...

Audio comments on the Alaskan trip and Wyoming Antelope hunting

Audio comments on Jason's big Catfish

Alaska 2004
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Click here to see Jason's big Cat
Steph and J's Place

DOW TO HOLD ANTLER AND HIDE AUCTION

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) will auction off deer and elk antlers that have been acquired through seizures and road kills.

The antlers will be available for public inspection from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Sept. 18, and from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the old DOW office at 2126 N. Weber St. in Colorado Springs. Sealed bids must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Sept. 24.

At the auction, several bear and mountain lion hides will also be available. The hides were acquired from road kills and as a result of livestock depredation. The public will not be allowed to inspect the hides because they will remain frozen, but the condition of the hides will be described on the bid sheets.

Bull Elk Bugle

The Bull Bugle has been placed under LINKS OF INTEREST. I've found a better clip and will post it at a later date.

Audio comments on Alaska and Powderhorn trip

Audio comment on the below picture of Henry

POWDERHORN PICTURES

More of Melanie's Powderhorn pictures can be found in the September 2004 ARCHIVE file.
Click on the picture to enlarge it for viewing or printing.

Henry - No cook-No eat
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Robert - (Trail Boss) - Powderhorn - 2004
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Lower Powderhorn Lake
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Henry with his Great-Granddaughter and
Granddaughter Holly - Powderhorn - 2004
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Cal and Henry - If we sit here long enough it will surely wamr-up
(Click to enlarge for viewing or printing)
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Brothers Three - Powderhorn -2004
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INFORMATIO ON SETTING UP A BLOG

Several have asked how to setup a Blog.

Check the LINKS OF INTEREST at Tarryall Elk Camp

1) You must first setup a BLOGGER ACCOUNT.
2) To upload pictures you must setup a HELLO ACCOUNT.
3) To setup audio on your Blog you must setup AUDIO BLOGGER.
4) To use a hit counter on your Blog you must go to BLOG HIT COUNTER.

If you have any idea how HTML tagging works, setup will take just a few minutes each. If not it will take a few minutes more -- step-by-step instructions are easy to follow. All are free.

The best information I've found on HTML is at W3 Schools W3Schools Online Web Tutorials --it's free also. A great site.


Glenn

CWD Test Reimbursements

WILDLIFE COMMISSION REQUIRES CWD TESTS MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS IN COLORADO

Hunters whose deer, elk or moose test positive for chronic wasting disease this fall will only be reimbursed for the cost of their license and game processing if the test meets federal approval.

Audio Blogger

I wont be able to run the AUDIO BLOGGING feature for a while, http://audioblogger.com , is down for maintenance. Hopefully they will be back on line this next week.

Glenn

Powderhorn Group 2004
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Henry - 4 Generations
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Cal - 4 Generations
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End of TheTrail - Powderhorn 2004
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Brothers - Powderhorn 2004
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Alaska

Cole,

Received your post card today, thanks, looking forward to seeing your pictures. I've been to Mt McKinley a number of times but only seen the top of the mountain once and that was for just a few minutes.

I keep wondering why I haven't moved to Alaska, it's a great place. What a life that would be to have a small airplane up there.

Glenn

PS

Henry and his brothers made it to Powderhorn OK, some good stories and no incidents of any consequences. Said the ground was hard as hell and had about four inches of snow. He had four generations of his family this trip. Said the next time he goes it will be in a little two pound box.

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BULL ELK SHEDING VELVET FROM HIS HORNS - RMNP 2004
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MONAHAN and CR-77 - 2003
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LOOKING WEST FROM 2003 CAMP
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BULL ELK AND HIS HAREM
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2003 L2 Season - FR826
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TARRYALL ELK CAMP
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All previously posted photos that were posted on this Blog can be found in the ARCHIVE files (no photos were posted prior to May, 2004). You can click on the photos to enlarge the photo for viewing or printing.

I have other photos on: www.hooperfamily.blogspot.com
DOW RESERVATIONS: http://wildlife.state.co.us/hunt/Small_Game/reservations.asp
Get paid to Hunt and Fish

CAMP

Tarryall Elk Camp is located in the South Park area of Colorado. In most hunting seasons the camp is located in the Rock Creek drainage area at an elevation of 9,000 to 10,000 feet. The Camp consists of the third and fourth generation of friends and a group that is loosely related that have been hunting the area for over 70 years. The Spielman's, Brough's and Sutter's worked cattle ranches in the Tarryall's, worked with the Forest Service, CCC Camps, owned and operated sawmills, prospected and mined in the area from the early 1900s to the 1940s. In the 1930s Roy Voorhees grandparents had a home and raised potatoes near the current town of Tarryall. It's possible Corral Creek near Goose Creek and the Platte River is named after that family. Glen Brady worked for the Pike National Forest from about the 1940s to the 1960s. Some of the other old-timers names that come to mind are Walter Zanzig, Ray Dunaway, Ray LaVera, John Crouch, Norm Steinberg, Larry Fishinger, Bernie, Curtis and Ryan . This is not an outfitter sponsored group but a group that has enjoyed Colorado's God given breathtaking beauty and camaraderie only experienced by devoted hunters, and those that have a love affair with "Colorado's Winter Wonderland" and a nice warm tent. Well, most, nowadays that is, have their Motor Homes and Campers and all the creature comforts and gadgets that come with them. I sure don't hear much yearning for the good old days from that bunch. They prefer their GPS's and ATV's over the old compass and pack horses. If that's what it takes to enjoy this great outdoors so be it. The most important thing is just being there and enjoying one of Colorado's most picturesque wilderness and its abundant wildlife with your good friends and family. The evenings around a camp fire will always be remembered where old stories are told and retold with all the excitement as though they had happened yesterday, always getting a laugh or chuckle even from those that have heard the same stories every year for a good many years.

ELK IN THE FALL

By late August the bull elk's antlers stop growing. The blood vessels inside the velvet dry up, causing the velvet to fall of, and the bulls rub the velvet off on trees and brush. In the fall, elk also begin to shed their thin summer fur and grow warm winter coats. This is when the calves lose their spots. Beginning in September, elk group together to mate during a four- to six-week period called the "rut". During that time, bulls begin to bugle and form "harems," or groups of about 15 to twenty cow elk. Bulls bugle to let the cows know they are there and scare other bulls away. Each bull tries to convince the cows that he's the healthiest and mightiest elk around because the cows want to mate with the biggest and healthiest bull. This mating ritual will also help propagate healthey herds for the future. When two large bulls cross paths, they wage violent battles for control of the harem. Most of the time one bull will know he is outmatched and will simply run away --but sometimes they fight to death. During the rut, the elk are so busy that they can't eat much, and the bulls use up lots of energy chasing cows and fighting. So in the weeks after the rut, the elk must eat constantly to build up fat in order to survive the on coming winter. In an environment where the wolf exists, the wolves will stock the bull and break up the herds in smaller groups forcing the elk to graze in other areas, preventing range over grazing. This is also where the wolf will make his kill.With his head down while constantly eating to restore the fat lost during the rut the bull is easy prey for the wolf. Of course we do not have the wolf in Colorado or the South Park area, however, just recently a wolf was found on I70 west of Denver that had been run over by a vehicle. They claim this was most likely a lone wolf that had migrated to Colorado from packs that had been transplanted in Yellowstone National Park. If we had the wolf in Colorado we would have healthier elk herds and another tool to manage our elk population. We now have more elk in Colorado than what some experts feel we should have. The problem is greater than just issuing more elk licenses to the hunters.

See Postings/Links elsewhere on this Blog concerning the introduction of the Wolf in Colorado and the beneficial effects it might have on Rocky Mountain National Park and the Elk herds within the Park and surrounding area.