Tribes Track Duckabush River Elk Herd with Collars and DNA
The entire Duckabush elk herd is sitting about 100 yards away from Charin Godbolt, who is keeping her eye on…
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Centralia Chronicle: New Elk Control Option Offered
From the Centralia Chronicle: The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has prescribed a solution for controlling the so-called…
Puyallup Tribe’s new tracking method points to smaller elk herd size
PACKWOOD – The South Rainier elk herd is smaller than previously thought, according to a new population model developed by…
Puyallup Tribe wants your signature to help save elk
Last fall, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians took a public stand against a proposal by the state of Washington to…
Puyallup Tribe opposes expanded hunt on weak elk herd
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is opposing a proposed expanded hunt on the fewer than 1,000-animal herd. To decrease the number of human and elk interactions, the State of Washington is proposing an expanded hunt on antlerless elk along state Route 12 between Packwood and Morton. An expanded harvest on the South Rainier elk herd could cause the weak elk population to crash. The herd’s target population is more than 2,100, according to the tribal and state co-managers.
Muckleshoot Tribe Supports Elk Nutrition Needs
The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe has established a temporary feeding program for the White River elk herd, to prevent mass starvation…
Meat salvage returns traditional food to tribal tables
SKAGIT COUNTY (Feb. 8, 2008) – Many North Sound tribes traditionally relied on elk meat for sustenance. But these days…
Elk herd keeps Stillaguamish Tribe fed
The (Everett) Herald recounts Stillaguamish Tribal Chairman Shawn Yanity’s experience hunting the Nooksack herd for the first time in recent…
Commentary: Harvest shows sound wildlife co-management
The (Everett) Herald ran a guest commentary by Todd Wilbur, chairman of the Inter-Tribal Wildlife Committee: After years of state…