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There is no question one of the hottest topics going right now is the confusion of elk preserves and high fenced hunting. Over the last two years nothing can equal the interest that this has caused as the most popular posts made on the King’s Outdoor World Blog have been our posts about elk taken in high fence hunting preserves and the confusion they are causing the misinformed public. Honestly, I would rather post about something else, but we do it to help provide some answers and I don’t think you are going to find another place on the web that has more active discussion about this topic than here due to everyone’s comments.
Idaho has defintely been the center of much of this attention. Last year in 2005, a huge 502 SCI bull was doing the rounds on the Internet and email that we posted here to help clear up the confusion. It was a bull taken on an Idaho high fence hunting preserve. Then in 2006 things took a bad turn as we reported that 160 domesticated elk escaped into the wild from an Idaho game farm. This is a very heated topic and pretty bad situation that the the land owners, Fish and Game, local sportsmen and the Governor’s office are all involved in. Of course we can’t forget our recent stint of confusion as the “claimed” Selway-Bitteroot 575 Idaho elk turned out to be a high fence elk from Quebec.
So Idaho needs a little PR. Recently there has been a new web site created by the Idaho Elk Breeders Association to help educate and inform the public about the high fence elk operations in Idaho. There are 78 domesticated elk ranches located all throughout Idaho. This web site is a way for the Idaho Elk Breeders Association to provide information to the public about what really goes on behind the fence. Take a look at their web site :
Link: www.thetruthaboutelk.org
