Whole Elk herd to be destroyed

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09-25-2009, 11:19 AM

mr.mc54

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Whole Elk herd to be destroyed

Hear about the Elk Herd in S/E MN that must be destroyed because of CWD? As I heard it, they must destroy over seven Hundred Elk. I heard , this is the largest herd in MN.

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09-25-2009, 02:33 PM

tazman7

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Better hope they dont do that. They did that with deer around here, came in and wiped out 3000 of them in a state park 10 miles from where I hunt and hunting hasnt been that same since...

09-26-2009, 07:42 AM

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This is an Elk Farm (High Fence) operation. I have seen it from the hwy on the way to Rochester, MN. I wonder what they will do with the land after the Elk are gone? CWD stays in the soil, at least that is what I have heard. There's alot of land that held that many Elk.

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09-28-2009, 01:03 PM

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that really is a shame. I wonder more, how the CWD got into the herd. They must have purchased an infected elk and moved it into the herd or something.

10-01-2009, 07:41 AM

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The article also said that MN doesn't have a confirmed CWD case in the wild deer herd. I find that hard to believe! I think it's out there, they just haven't found it yet.