Ron Stewart Preserve Elk Management. Boulder County manages elk at Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain using limited hunting and other resource management tools. Learn More

Dec 17, 2019 · Although there are still far too many elk on Rabbit Mountain, radio-collar data shows that the herd is less moored to the pine stands of the park. With their safety on the refuge shattered, they seem to be scattering farther east into neighborhoods and farmland.

The easternmost point of the foothills in Boulder County, the Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain is rich with human history, geological features, and an abundance of plants and wildlife. The park was closed Monday and Tuesday from Oct. 7 through Jan. 31 for elk management through limited hunting.

Jun 21, 2017 · As of Tuesday, Boulder County commissioners approved a measure that'll allow limited elk hunting in a 500-acre section of the mountain. Limited hunting will begin the day after Labor Day (Sept....

May 31, 2022 · This elk herd is the result of five years of intensive elk management on the Ron Stewart Preserve at Rabbit Mountain Open Space that included such measures as non-lethal hazing, fencing off key natural resources, and the ultimate establishment of a …

Apr 1, 2017 · Have you ever sighted an elk as you ride the trails at Rabbit Mountain? Have you noticed an increase in the number of elk up there over the past decade? BCPOS has done some elk telemetry studies that indicate the herd has not only increased dramatically but has ceased to migrate from Rabbit Mountain to the high country.

Dec 19, 2019 · Elk are heavy grazers, and everything around us has been trimmed to hip height. Branches of the mountain mahogany, a key player in Rabbit’s ecosystem, can take a century to reach full span; here, they have been nibbled to woody clubs.

Aug 30, 2017 · The elk population has grown ten-fold in the past several years, buoyed by enhanced survivorship of more and more elk. The current nature of the use and travel patterns of this elk herd is causing issues across the northern part of …

Dec 18, 2019 · "The Curious Case of the Rabbit Mountain Elk" "From the bulging peak of Rabbit Mountain, at 6,000 feet on the edge of the foothills north of Boulder, Colorado, you can watch a transition unfold. To the east, a tabletop of pasture and farmland spreads out to the horizon.

Apr 23, 2017 · The elk herd on Boulder County's Rabbit Mountain Open Space has ballooned to 350 animals that have stopped migrating, so a hunting season has been proposed to reduce the size of the herd and...