Wisconsin Wildlife Policy Team Approve’s Moving Some Elk to Other State Locations 8-19-2010

Hello everyone,Just to let you know, the Wisconsin Wildlife Policy Team has approved Laine Stowell’s plan to move elk within the current Wisconsin Elk Range. There are a number of reasons they want to do that, including getting the elk to expand their range, and to help by moving elk to areas where there are less predators, or predators that haven’t learned to eat elk. Please see Laine’s comments below. We hope to do some work on the new acclimation pen during Bugle Days!

I am sure you will also be happy to hear about the continued great success of the 2010 calves! 87% survival compared to 40% last year!

Kurt Flack | Regional Director                   Bull elk from the Butternut herd.

Southern Wisconsin/Illinois
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
920-651-0502 phone | 920-651-0582 fax

920-420-6019 cell phone
kflack@rmef.org | www.rmef.org |

From: Stowell, Laine - DNR [mailto:Laine.Stowell@Wisconsin.gov]
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 3:01 PM
To: Kurt Flack; Lou George; Jeff Morden; Bernard Lemon; matthew@smith-printing.com
Subject: The Assisted Dispersal Proposal

Greetings Folks,

Good news to share!  First, the Wildlife Policy Team has approved the Assisted Dispersal Proposal.  We’re working out the details now to see if we can get everything worked out so we can work on putting up the fence for the acclimation pen during Bugle Days weekend.

 More good news!  We have not lost any radio collared elk since end of calving, so we’re still at 164 elk and 20 of the 23 calves we found are still alive.  Big change from last year when, by this time, we already had 60% calf mortality by the end of July.  Knock on wood!  I hope our luck continues and we also get additional elk from Elk Island, then you’ll see Wisconsin Elk numbers explode on the landscape.

 Best Regards,

 Laine

     Laine Stowell is the elk biologist for the Wisconsin elk. Laine has been doing a great job since the beginning!  Gary