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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4260216
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They’re already in Tennessee so be patient and grow old and they’ll eventually migrate further south


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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BrandonClark] #4260224
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Originally Posted by BrandonClark
They would wipe out some corn piles





Be like that many more bears and hogs tearing up stuff.

Last edited by Frankie; 01/07/25 03:37 PM.
Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4260254
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What they gonna eat in the winter?


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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: cartervj] #4260256
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Originally Posted by cartervj
What they gonna eat in the winter?



Corn and Clorox stumps


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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: RidgeRanger] #4260270
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Originally Posted by RidgeRanger
Originally Posted by Skinny
I-65 and Elk will not mix well.


A 750# bull elk would make a mess of a Kia...


He'd total an F350 lol

Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4260282
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Don't care. I'm smart enough to not shoot something my big behind can't tote or drag.


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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: dave260rem!] #4260292
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Originally Posted by dave260rem!
Don't care. I'm smart enough to not shoot something my big behind can't tote or drag.

And that’s a big ass. No on elk.


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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4260344
01/07/25 07:23 PM
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I've called in bugleing elk on public land out west and those are my favorite hunting memories. As much as I love hearing and watching them I can't see it ever being the same in Alabama.







Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4260808
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I can’t afford for an elk to find my corn piles.

Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4260829
01/08/25 05:57 PM
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If Gamecheck annoys you now... add some Elk to the app.


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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4260832
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No- if you think coons getting into your trash is aggravating, wait until an elk tears the deck off your camp rubbing their antlers... and I agree with the statement not enough big open country.


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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4260863
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I met with a representative from the RMEF one time to evaluate habitat condition for elk reintroduction in north AL. We spent most of the day riding around Bankhead and surrounding private land. My answer was a resounding NO, and I never heard back after they left. Don’t have a clue whatever became of that visit.

Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4260900
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Hell no.


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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4261182
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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: Mbrock] #4261193
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Originally Posted by Mbrock
I met with a representative from the RMEF one time to evaluate habitat condition for elk reintroduction in north AL. We spent most of the day riding around Bankhead and surrounding private land. My answer was a resounding NO, and I never heard back after they left. Don’t have a clue whatever became of that visit.


That's awesome that you were involved in some discussion on this. What were your reasons for saying no? I assume mostly the factors laid out by others on here? Btw, I enjoy your podcast a great deal, even as someone without a ton of experience.

I appreciate everyone's thoughts and the discussion on this. Good stuff.

Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: Frankie] #4261255
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Originally Posted by Frankie
Originally Posted by BrandonClark
They would wipe out some corn piles





Be like that many more bears and hogs tearing up stuff.


They tear up more than hogs/bears. They are nosey and mess with everything lol. I put flag markers in fiends to see if elk are coming in and they yank them right up. Saves on cameras

Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4261264
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Originally Posted by BurningBright
Originally Posted by Mbrock
I met with a representative from the RMEF one time to evaluate habitat condition for elk reintroduction in north AL. We spent most of the day riding around Bankhead and surrounding private land. My answer was a resounding NO, and I never heard back after they left. Don’t have a clue whatever became of that visit.


That's awesome that you were involved in some discussion on this. What were your reasons for saying no? I assume mostly the factors laid out by others on here? Btw, I enjoy your podcast a great deal, even as someone without a ton of experience.

I appreciate everyone's thoughts and the discussion on this. Good stuff.

The area being looked at was Bankhead.

Three reasons:
1. Our culture is not ready for a large ungulate weighing several lbs that herds and travels in groups.
2. The Bankhead forest, and especially the Wilderness Area supports a low deer density due to the way the forest is managed. It is not capable of providing for animals that consume what they require.
3. The human conflict dimension would be astronomical in the adjacent TN River Valley.

Without expounding, that’s it in a nutshell shell.

Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4261286
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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: BurningBright] #4261319
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I would like to see a couple dozen released down in the Walls 0f Jericho area.


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Re: Would you want Elk reintroduced to Alabama? [Re: Mbrock] #4261384
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Originally Posted by Mbrock
Originally Posted by BurningBright
Originally Posted by Mbrock
I met with a representative from the RMEF one time to evaluate habitat condition for elk reintroduction in north AL. We spent most of the day riding around Bankhead and surrounding private land. My answer was a resounding NO, and I never heard back after they left. Don’t have a clue whatever became of that visit.


That's awesome that you were involved in some discussion on this. What were your reasons for saying no? I assume mostly the factors laid out by others on here? Btw, I enjoy your podcast a great deal, even as someone without a ton of experience.

I appreciate everyone's thoughts and the discussion on this. Good stuff.

The area being looked at was Bankhead.

Three reasons:
1. Our culture is not ready for a large ungulate weighing several lbs that herds and travels in groups.
2. The Bankhead forest, and especially the Wilderness Area supports a low deer density due to the way the forest is managed. It is not capable of providing for animals that consume what they require.
3. The human conflict dimension would be astronomical in the adjacent TN River Valley.

Without expounding, that’s it in a nutshell shell.


That makes a lot of sense. Thank you for the reply.

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