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buy a tag, wear camo, carry a bow... its been keeping the elk away from for years now!!!
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Where I live the local herd is protected, and they know it. I've watched them get in my neighbors porch and toss furniture around just for fun. It's not uncommon to hear of them breaking big picture windows in homes when they feel like it and tall fences with barbed wire don't keep them out. You can stand in the middlenof the herd and shoot and they don't pay any attention to it. The tribe that claims them as theirs doesn't thin them they way they should be so the problem is out of control. Last season I counted 35 calfs plus one fawn (they adopt a fawn every year). They have decimated my garden too many times to count, but the grandkids love the garden so I continue feeding the damn elk. F&W will "reimburse" you for the damage, but you need to mark the offending elk with a paintball gun as well as provide proof. I do not want to have to go out and purchase a paintball gun to mark the elk and then sit up and wait for them to show up in the middle of the night/wee hours of the morning. I also suspect that you could potentially be charged with molesting the elk by shooting them with a paintball gun, even if that's what you were told do do by F&W.In Wa. State it is legal to use dogs to chase away any wildlife that interferes with your livestock or farming, ON YOUR LAND! You have the right to protect your crops and livestock from all wild animals that are not listed as endangered species. We use Anatolian Shepherds because they only chase what is perceived as a threat.They're a Turkish breed that is bred specifically for that purpose. That being said, if a bear,coyote, or raccoon is in your chicken pen you can kill it. On the other hand they really frown on shooting deer and elk without a tag. There is a process to get tags for deer and elk if they are damaging your crops. You have to show F&W the damage and they will assess the best way to stop it including special seasons and tags in your area to thin out the herds. I've not gone that far as I try to avoid any and all interaction with the state if possible.
Almost got me excited until I saw non lethal. I know a few that would me more then happy to help you out, and fill the freezer at the same time.There's an elk herd that I'm told uses part of my(soon to be purchased) property and I want an effective - non lethal - way to keep them off my plants. My uncle used to use bird bangers for crows in his fields, but I really would prefer something like a plant they despise the taste or smell of.
Putting a high enough fence around the plot won't work. Damn that's expensive! Putting in some forage they like isn't out of the question. I've got enough space that I can put them out in the corner of the property.
Where I live the local herd is protected, and they know it. I've watched them get in my neighbors porch and toss furniture around just for fun. It's not uncommon to hear of them breaking big picture windows in homes when they feel like it and tall fences with barbed wire don't keep them out. You can stand in the middlenof the herd and shoot and they don't pay any attention to it. The tribe that claims them as theirs doesn't thin them they way they should be so the problem is out of control. Last season I counted 35 calfs plus one fawn (they adopt a fawn every year). They have decimated my garden too many times to count, but the grandkids love the garden so I continue feeding the damn elk. F&W will "reimburse" you for the damage, but you need to mark the offending elk with a paintball gun as well as provide proof. I do not want to have to go out and purchase a paintball gun to mark the elk and then sit up and wait for them to show up in the middle of the night/wee hours of the morning. I also suspect that you could potentially be charged with molesting the elk by shooting them with a paintball gun, even if that's what you were told do do by F&W.
regularly pee all around your property line.
That does not work! I've tried that here and Portland to keep the antifa's out and it doesn't work. I think they wear it like patchouli oilregularly pee all around your property line.
+1,That does not work! I've tried that here and Portland to keep the antifa's out and it doesn't work. I think they wear it like patchouli oil
I hate posting on a 10-year old thread but the story demands to be told.+1,
It won't work for Deer or Elk...
I urinate around my hunting grounds and stands, makes no difference...
I don't where I hunt mainly because I don't want to smell it or step in it...
I do know of a guy that claims to have harvested while dropping a load, he's never been proven to be a liar, yet...