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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:48:03 -0600
From: Alfred Hovdestad <alfred.hovdestad@usask.ca>
Subject: Saskatchewan Elk Hunt
http://www.se.gov.sk.ca/media/saskatchewan environmentnewsreleases/hunt elk.htm
News Release
December 11, 2006
Environment - 897
HUNTERS GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HUNT ELK
Saskatchewan Environment is asking hunters to help reduce the number of
elk in the Cypress Hills.
There will be two special elk management hunts in the Cypress Hills and
the immediate area from January 15 to 27, 2007 and from February 12 to
24, 2007. Management hunts are a tool that Saskatchewan Environment
often uses to reduce the number of animals in an area.
There will be 100 antlerless elk management licences available for each
of the two hunts in the Cypress Hills area in what is called Wildlife
Management Zone 6 and in part of Zone 7. An antlerless elk is a cow or
the young of the year.
"We currently have 775 adult elk in and around the Centre Block of
Cypress Hills," Saskatchewan Environment's Manger of Wildlife Management
Shawn Burke said. "Our population objective for this area is about 300
adult animals. The animals move into the nearby farm and pasture land
where they damage crops and animal forage while feeding. If their
numbers continue to rise that damage will increase. Removing adult
female animals is one of the most effective methods of reducing the
number of animals."
The $20 elk management licences go on sale on January 2, 2007 and are
available, in person only, and on a first-come-first served basis, from
the Saskatchewan Environment office in Maple Creek. Effective January
17, 2007 licences that have not been sold will also be available by
calling (306) 778-8205. To be eligible for an elk management licence
hunters must be Saskatchewan residents and possess and produce a valid
Wildlife Habitat Certificate.
The elk management hunt was developed after consultations with local
landowners. As the hunt is outside of regular hunting season hunters
must obtain written permission from landowners before hunting on private
land. All other hunting regulations apply to the elk management hunt.
The heads of all animals taken during the hunt must be submitted for
testing for chronic wasting disease.
Environment will examine the impact the elk management hunts have on the
elk herd in Cypress Hills and will use that information to help
determine the next steps necessary to control the number of animals.
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For More Information, Contact:
Art Jones
Environment
Regina
Phone: 306-787-5796
Email: ajones@serm.gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-536-8452
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:48:03 -0600
From: Alfred Hovdestad <alfred.hovdestad@usask.ca>
Subject: Saskatchewan Elk Hunt
http://www.se.gov.sk.ca/media/saskatchewan environmentnewsreleases/hunt elk.htm
News Release
December 11, 2006
Environment - 897
HUNTERS GET ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO HUNT ELK
Saskatchewan Environment is asking hunters to help reduce the number of
elk in the Cypress Hills.
There will be two special elk management hunts in the Cypress Hills and
the immediate area from January 15 to 27, 2007 and from February 12 to
24, 2007. Management hunts are a tool that Saskatchewan Environment
often uses to reduce the number of animals in an area.
There will be 100 antlerless elk management licences available for each
of the two hunts in the Cypress Hills area in what is called Wildlife
Management Zone 6 and in part of Zone 7. An antlerless elk is a cow or
the young of the year.
"We currently have 775 adult elk in and around the Centre Block of
Cypress Hills," Saskatchewan Environment's Manger of Wildlife Management
Shawn Burke said. "Our population objective for this area is about 300
adult animals. The animals move into the nearby farm and pasture land
where they damage crops and animal forage while feeding. If their
numbers continue to rise that damage will increase. Removing adult
female animals is one of the most effective methods of reducing the
number of animals."
The $20 elk management licences go on sale on January 2, 2007 and are
available, in person only, and on a first-come-first served basis, from
the Saskatchewan Environment office in Maple Creek. Effective January
17, 2007 licences that have not been sold will also be available by
calling (306) 778-8205. To be eligible for an elk management licence
hunters must be Saskatchewan residents and possess and produce a valid
Wildlife Habitat Certificate.
The elk management hunt was developed after consultations with local
landowners. As the hunt is outside of regular hunting season hunters
must obtain written permission from landowners before hunting on private
land. All other hunting regulations apply to the elk management hunt.
The heads of all animals taken during the hunt must be submitted for
testing for chronic wasting disease.
Environment will examine the impact the elk management hunts have on the
elk herd in Cypress Hills and will use that information to help
determine the next steps necessary to control the number of animals.
- -30-
For More Information, Contact:
Art Jones
Environment
Regina
Phone: 306-787-5796
Email: ajones@serm.gov.sk.ca
Cell: 306-536-8452
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