Mar 3, 2025 · LEWISTON – A three-year assessment of elk in Washington’s Blue Mountains produced unclear results, leaving wildlife managers contemplating further research and …

Cow Elk. Rifle cow elk hunts are conducted on an as available/on-call basis from August-December. A waiting/on-call list will be established each year for hunters who are interested. …

Jan 28, 2023 · Elk populations in Washington are challenged by human encroachment habitat conversion (closing Canopy) and in some instances predation and disease issues. In …

Survival of adult cows is also crucial for maintenance of the Blue Mountains elk herd. Cow elk survival has also improved in the West Blue Mountains due to the elimination of general …

Manage the Blue Mountains elk herd using the best available science. Provide recreational hunting opportunity consistent with overall elk herd management objectives and specific bull …

Dec 2, 2021 · More details emerged this morning about “exceptionally low” elk calf survival rates in Washington’s Blue Mountains, where it’s increasingly clear cougars are taking a lion-sized …

Apr 29, 2022 · a chart from wdfw’s blue mountains elk herd “at risk” document charts calf recruitment levels since 1991, with the red asterisk showing 2022’s figure of 17 per 100 cows, …

Oct 24, 2021 · Over 80% of Blue Mountains elk calves collared by a the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for a study launched this spring have died, an “alarming mortality rate.”

Mar 2, 2025 · A three-year assessment of elk in Washington’s Blue Mountains produced unclear results, leaving wildlife managers contemplating further research and speculating about what …

Oct 20, 2023 · LEWISTON – Officials from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have released results from the second year of a much-watched elk calf survival study in the Blue …