K2 Radio » Elk http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:14:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Study: Yellowstone Wolves Don't Harm Elk Pregnancy http://k2radio.com/study-yellowstone-wolves-dont-harm-elk-pregnancy/ http://k2radio.com/study-yellowstone-wolves-dont-harm-elk-pregnancy/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:05:16 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=289990 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A new study says wolves don't startle female elk that winter east of Yellowstone National Park sufficiently to make them lose weight or harm their birthing rates.

Previous researchers theorized that Yellowstone-area wolves frighten female elk into running frequently enough to reduce their ability to stay healthy and reproduce

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]]> http://k2radio.com/study-yellowstone-wolves-dont-harm-elk-pregnancy/feed/ 0 Brucellosis Found In Big Horn Mountain Elk http://k2radio.com/brucellosis-found-in-big-horn-mountain-elk/ http://k2radio.com/brucellosis-found-in-big-horn-mountain-elk/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 11:44:22 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=287507 POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — Two elk have tested positive for brucellosis in the Bighorn Mountains.

However, no cattle in the same area have been found with the disease.

State Veterinarian Jim Logan is recommending a risk assessment of livestock and advised area livestock producers to conduct voluntary surveillance for brucellosis

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]]> http://k2radio.com/brucellosis-found-in-big-horn-mountain-elk/feed/ 0 Bill Schaefer, Getty Images Wyoming Wants Elk Feedground Fed Approval http://k2radio.com/wyoming-wants-elk-feedground-fed-approval/ http://k2radio.com/wyoming-wants-elk-feedground-fed-approval/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:39:45 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=279840 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is recommending renewal of a permit for a Jackson Hole elk feedground operated by the state of Wyoming.

The permit for the 91-acre Alkali Creek Feedground would be good for two decades

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]]> http://k2radio.com/wyoming-wants-elk-feedground-fed-approval/feed/ 0 Bill Schaefer, Getty Images Thousands Of Elk In 24 Seconds [VIDEO] http://k2radio.com/thousands-of-elk-in-24-seconds-video/ http://k2radio.com/thousands-of-elk-in-24-seconds-video/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:08:56 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=278285 Video shows thousands of elk on the move in Wyoming

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]]> http://k2radio.com/thousands-of-elk-in-24-seconds-video/feed/ 0 windrivercountrykid, Youtube Hundreds Of Elk Cross Western Highway [VIDEO] http://k2radio.com/hundreds-of-elk-cross-western-highway-video/ http://k2radio.com/hundreds-of-elk-cross-western-highway-video/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:12:05 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=277837 Living in Wyoming, we are often treated to a look at the wildlife that surrounds us. On occasion, even we are surprised by what we see. Take a look at the hundreds of elk caught crossing the highway between Craig, Co and Baggs, Wy

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]]> http://k2radio.com/hundreds-of-elk-cross-western-highway-video/feed/ 0 Youtube Wyoming Has Record Elk Harvest In 2012 http://k2radio.com/wyoming-has-record-elk-harvest-in-2012/ http://k2radio.com/wyoming-has-record-elk-harvest-in-2012/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:10:53 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=270299 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Elk hunters in Wyoming killed a record number of elk last year.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports that favorable hunting conditions, long seasons and a growing elk population all contributed to hunters killing the highest number of elk ever in 2012

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]]> http://k2radio.com/wyoming-has-record-elk-harvest-in-2012/feed/ 0 Bill Schaefer, Getty Images Supplemental Elk, Bison Feeding Ending in Wyoming http://k2radio.com/supplemental-elk-bison-feeding-ending-in-wyoming/ http://k2radio.com/supplemental-elk-bison-feeding-ending-in-wyoming/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:20:31 +0000 Trevor T. Trujillo http://kowb1290.com/?p=221107 Supplemental winter feeding for elk and bison will soon be ending in northwestern Wyoming.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/supplemental-elk-bison-feeding-ending-in-wyoming/feed/ 0 USFWS Mountain Prairie, Flickr Jackson Hole Elk Herd Populations Steady Last Year http://k2radio.com/jackson-hole-elk-herd-populations-steady-last-year/ http://k2radio.com/jackson-hole-elk-herd-populations-steady-last-year/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:07:43 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=266402 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The latest count of elk in the Jackson area indicates that herd populations have held mostly steady over the last year.

In addition, biologists say the number of calves relative to the number of cows in the Jackson and Fall Creek elk herds also is up

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]]> http://k2radio.com/jackson-hole-elk-herd-populations-steady-last-year/feed/ 0 UW-Led Research Shows Slight Decline in Big Game Antler, Horn Size http://k2radio.com/uw-led-research-shows-slight-decline-in-big-game-antler-horn-size/ http://k2radio.com/uw-led-research-shows-slight-decline-in-big-game-antler-horn-size/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:54:07 +0000 KOWB Staff http://kowb1290.com/?p=213592 A team of scientists led by a University of Wyoming researcher recently reported that the size of trophy horns and antlers of most species of North American big game has declined slightly over the past century, most likely as a result of intensive harvest of males.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/uw-led-research-shows-slight-decline-in-big-game-antler-horn-size/feed/ 0 USFWS Mountain Prairie, Flickr Police Officer Kills an Elk in a Boulder Neighborhood [POLL] http://k2radio.com/police-officer-kills-an-elk-in-a-boulder-neighborhood-poll/ http://k2radio.com/police-officer-kills-an-elk-in-a-boulder-neighborhood-poll/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:24:49 +0000 Rodeo Rick http://k2radio.com/?p=248703 On Tuesday night at 11 P.M. a Boulder Police Officer shot and killed a bull elk in a residential neighborhood. Local residents had named the large bull elk "Big Boy" and he has roamed in Boulder's Mapleton Hill area for several years now. and as you might imagine, many resident's are extremely upset.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/police-officer-kills-an-elk-in-a-boulder-neighborhood-poll/feed/ 0 Game Dept. Offers More Elk Tags http://k2radio.com/game-dept-offers-more-elk-tags/ http://k2radio.com/game-dept-offers-more-elk-tags/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:34:36 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=239478 CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding hunters that general and some limited-quota elk licenses will remain on sale through next January.

The game department says general licenses are valid in several of the late-closing hunt areas

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]]> http://k2radio.com/game-dept-offers-more-elk-tags/feed/ 0 (Photo: banspy, pixlr.com) Elk Hunt Under Way In Grand Teton Park http://k2radio.com/elk-hunt-under-way-in-grand-teton-park/ http://k2radio.com/elk-hunt-under-way-in-grand-teton-park/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:39:19 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=202814 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Hunters killed 24 elk in the first week of this year's Grand Teton National Park elk hunt.

Grand Teton issued 725 licenses this year with the goal of hunters taking 300 elk. In the 2011 hunt, 750 permits were issued and 278 elk were taken

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]]> http://k2radio.com/elk-hunt-under-way-in-grand-teton-park/feed/ 0 Visitors Urged To Keep Distance For YNP Wildlife http://k2radio.com/visitors-urged-to-keep-distance-for-ynp-wildlife/ http://k2radio.com/visitors-urged-to-keep-distance-for-ynp-wildlife/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:10:20 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=119619 YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Elk and other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park are beginning to leave the high country for lower elevations as they do every fall.

The most obvious change in Yellowstone occurs in Mammoth Hot Springs

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]]> http://k2radio.com/visitors-urged-to-keep-distance-for-ynp-wildlife/feed/ 0 Wyoming Elk Hunters Can Now Buy Up To 3 Licenses In One Season http://k2radio.com/wyoming-elk-hunters-can-now-buy-up-to-3-licenses-in-one-season/ http://k2radio.com/wyoming-elk-hunters-can-now-buy-up-to-3-licenses-in-one-season/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:03:27 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=116339 Wyoming elk hunters can now purchase three licenses in a single season.

Effective immediately, Wyoming elk hunters can now have up to three elk licenses in select elk hunt areas across the state

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]]> http://k2radio.com/wyoming-elk-hunters-can-now-buy-up-to-3-licenses-in-one-season/feed/ 0 Bill Schaefer, Getty Images Agency Makes Elk Herd Recommendation http://k2radio.com/agency-makes-elk-herd-recommendation/ http://k2radio.com/agency-makes-elk-herd-recommendation/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:15:50 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=96773 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recommends maintaining population objectives for a popular elk hunting unit south of Jackson.

The recommendation is to keep the Fall Creek Elk Herd at 4,400 head

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]]> http://k2radio.com/agency-makes-elk-herd-recommendation/feed/ 0 davidkoubian, flickr G&F Plans Meeting On Afton Elk Herd http://k2radio.com/gf-plans-meeting-on-afton-elk-herd/ http://k2radio.com/gf-plans-meeting-on-afton-elk-herd/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 11:29:20 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=91001 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans a public meeting in Afton this month to discuss the local elk population.

The game department says it's reviewing its population objective for the Afton elk herd

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]]> http://k2radio.com/gf-plans-meeting-on-afton-elk-herd/feed/ 0 Major Yellowstone Elk Herd Declines http://k2radio.com/major-yellowstone-elk-herd-declines/ http://k2radio.com/major-yellowstone-elk-herd-declines/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:03:32 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=78467 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Scientists say a major elk herd that migrates from Yellowstone National Park has suffered another steep decline due to a hard winter, predator attacks and hunting.

Wildlife agencies said Tuesday the Northern Yellowstone Elk herd is down to about 4,174 animals

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]]> http://k2radio.com/major-yellowstone-elk-herd-declines/feed/ 0 Bill Schaefer/Getty Images Winter Feeding Starting At National Elk Refuge http://k2radio.com/winter-feeding-starting-at-national-elk-refuge/ http://k2radio.com/winter-feeding-starting-at-national-elk-refuge/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:30:41 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=62606 JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Supplemental feeding of elk and bison is starting on the National Elk Refuge near Jackson.

Officers planned to begin by distributing small amounts of alfalfa pellets on Thursday

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]]> http://k2radio.com/winter-feeding-starting-at-national-elk-refuge/feed/ 0 Michael Smith/Getty Images Wyoming Hunters Save Stranded Elk [VIDEO] http://k2radio.com/wyoming-hunters-save-stranded-elk-video/ http://k2radio.com/wyoming-hunters-save-stranded-elk-video/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:38:38 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=49420 I always cringe when I see or hear a story of hunters acting irresponsibly. Breaking laws and mistreating wildlife is not the way that the majority of us act when in the field. Unfortunately most of the news you see only highlights those actions

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]]> http://k2radio.com/wyoming-hunters-save-stranded-elk-video/feed/ 0 Group To Tackle Livestock Disease In Elk http://k2radio.com/group-to-tackle-livestock-disease-in-elk/ http://k2radio.com/group-to-tackle-livestock-disease-in-elk/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:04:00 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=47465 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana officials are turning new attention to elk as the source of the disease brucellosis following a string of infections in livestock, with plans to alter management of the popular big game species in parts of the state around Yellowstone National Park

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