Here is you guys chance to pick up a big elk in Southern Idaho. I'd like to know how to identify them from our local elk. Hay Shawn is this anywhere near you?

Risch authorizes shooting E. Idaho elk that escaped reserve

September 7, 2006 4:45 PM
The Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho Idaho Governor Jim Risch today signed an emergency order authorizing the "immediate destruction" of more than 100 domesticated elk that escaped from a private eastern Idaho hunting reserve near the Yellowstone National Park border.

Risch says the farm-raised elk mingling with wild herds could spread brain-wasting disease and hurt the genetic purity of big game animals in Yellowstone.

Risch authorized Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers to immediately begin shooting any domestic elk they find and also said any licensed Idaho hunter or private property owner may shoot the trophy-sized farm elk without a tag under special emergency state hunting rules.
The Chief Joseph private hunting reserve bred the elk to have extra-large antlers and clients paid six-thousand dollars to shoot them.

But their escape was not reported to state officials and Risch says his emergency action is needed to protect Idaho's wild elk herds.

Interesting, Bob! It's about 3 hrs east of me. Yeah, seems like identification would be an issue here. Maybe they have ear tags or something, or, maybe you call them up with a bucket of oats!

Interesting, Bob! It's about 3 hrs east of me. Yeah, seems like identification would be an issue here. Maybe they have ear tags or something, or, maybe you call them up with a bucket of oats!

Shawn you might want to give fish and game a call, says no tags and doesn't look like no limits nor bulls only thing. Your close enough to do a weekend hunt.

Boy, that be some ruff country in unit 62 for us ol guys. I agree, how would you tell one from a wild Elk if there is no ear tag?
This is about 45 minutes from me so I might have to go check it out.

Boy, that be some ruff country in unit 62 for us ol guys. I agree, how would you tell one from a wild Elk if there is no ear tag?
This is about 45 minutes from me so I might have to go check it out.

tybo, I'm hearing that they have some kind of marking on them, I'm not sure if it's an ear tag or a coller or ??? Anyway where your that close I'd sure give fish and game a call and fine out what the deal is. Might be able to put a little of that elk in the freezer. Boy I like that elk meat.

tybo, I'm hearing that they have some kind of marking on them, I'm not sure if it's an ear tag or a coller or ??? Anyway where your that close I'd sure give fish and game a call and fine out what the deal is. Might be able to put a little of that elk in the freezer. Boy I like that elk meat.

I think I will Bob. They have been out since the 14th of August so I bet they are all over up there by now. I hunt unit 60 not that far away anyway and with my disability sticker I can cover that area preaty well of my 4wheeler.

I will call fin and fur in a while and let everyone know what they have to say.

UPDATE!!

Something awful fishy going on. Just called fin and fur in Pocatello and the lady said no they won't know untill they meet at 3 oclock if people can shoot them. It is a little late. All of the papers said today we can shoot them!

UPDATE!!

Something awful fishy going on. Just called fin and fur in Pocatello and the lady said no they won't know untill they meet at 3 oclock if people can shoot them. It is a little late. All of the papers said today we can shoot them!

Sounds like somebody stepped in it pretty good at Fish and Game.

I looked on the IF&G site today, and there was no mention of this. My sister-in-law works at F&G in Boise, so I'll quiz her about it.

Well, this is just new today I think. Here's the story:

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/cms/news/top_story/topStory_9_8_06.cfm

I don't know about you guys, but having to identify a metal tag in the ear would add a bit of difficulty to the hunt!

I agree with you Shawn, it would be mighty tuff to spot that lil tag.

I think this is one mess to completely stay away from. With what came out in the papers yesterday you probably have more people than they got tress up their looking for Elk.