At that time there were damn few predators and very little else. This brings up another interesting point....like the anti-hound people. Lot of hunters believe we should get rid of the hound hunters and beleive they will get more chance to get cougar or bear themselves. These animals are territorial and will kill and eat each other when the populations get on the rise. Lewis and Clark ate a lot of bear and horse (not because they thought they were tastey). The elk were planted on the Lochsaw in the late 20's and if you spend some time around Kooskia and Kamiah you'll see the pictures of the first elk being unloaded there. I remember them on the wall of the Kamiah General Store.

I guide the Lochsaw and Selway areas, have watched the declining elk herds and rising predator population. How many days have you spent out in the field this year?