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Title: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: crusader rabbit on April 09, 2011, 11:53:25 AM
Maybe it's just me, but I can think of a really effective, low cost solution to this elk problem.    MMMMmmmmm...  Elk jerky. ;)
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: Pathfinder on April 09, 2011, 12:06:10 PM
.30-06 ought to do it. Lots of it.

Take out some of the 2-legged idiots as well. Sheesh, what maroons!

When my son and I camped in Alberta some years ago, we had elk coming through the campground constantly. You learned if you did not know to stay away from them. I knew and stayed well out of their way. But, one time, even though I was off to the side and next to a tree, a bull came after me to protect his small herd (2 cows and their wee bairns). He must have known I was thinking of elk jerky . . . . .  ;)
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: warhawke on April 09, 2011, 12:16:05 PM
Your suggestion of using a 30-06 on these wonderful animals is offensive in the extreme, shotguns are much less likely to over penetrate and injure innocent bystanders.  ;D 
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: Hazcat on April 09, 2011, 01:00:37 PM
WHERE IS THIS LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN?

As a patriotic citizen I volunteer to help these unfortunate people with their problem.  All I require is plane fare and a hunting license. ;)

I figure my 454/45 carbine will work just fine. ;D
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: Pathfinder on April 09, 2011, 01:37:31 PM
Your suggestion of using a 30-06 on these wonderful animals is offensive in the extreme, shotguns are much less likely to over penetrate and injure innocent bystanders.  ;D 

Please refer back to my original post, 2nd sentence. . . . .    ;)
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: Big Frank on April 09, 2011, 03:26:44 PM
Elk steaks and elk chilli. Yum. 
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: TAB on April 09, 2011, 05:07:23 PM
ice cube and a wrist rocket...

stings like a SOB, makes almost no noise and no one will know you did it.   ;)
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: twyacht on April 09, 2011, 05:11:21 PM
(http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n27/Ignerence/S6308436.jpg)

.338 Lapua Magnum...

Or if over penetration in an urban environment causes problems,....a BIG FAT SABOT SLUG 8)

Big Crock Pot, smokers, grills, deep freezer, beer, taxidermist, what am I forgetting,.... ::)
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: kmitch200 on April 09, 2011, 05:51:46 PM
Big Crock Pot, smokers, grills, deep freezer, beer, taxidermist, what am I forgetting,.... ::)

Friends with knives and some time on their hands.  :)

As a golfer, seeing what they do to the course, (and the pace of a round), would make me hit a low drawing 5 iron.

and a golf buddy that runs slower than me
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: ratcatcher55 on April 09, 2011, 06:27:07 PM
ice cube and a wrist rocket...

stings like a SOB, makes almost no noise and no one will know you did it.   ;)

Direct hits with Rubber Shotgun slugs would not get them to move in PA. PGC went to scarcrow round, flash bang to chase them away from homes
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: tombogan03884 on April 09, 2011, 07:42:55 PM
Direct hits with Rubber Shotgun slugs would not get them to move in PA. PGC went to scarcrow round, flash bang to chase them away from homes

With 30-06 or shotgun you can carry them away in small grill size pieces   ;D
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: fightingquaker13 on April 09, 2011, 08:22:53 PM
With 30-06 or shotgun you can carry them away in small grill size pieces   ;D
Or a bow. On serious note, back in the late '80s early '90s you could bowhunt in DC suburbs in Virginia. I'm talking Falls Church and Fairfax. There were all these orphaned developments that got cleared but never built due to the S@L crisis and deer were a nuicance. It was wild you were deer hunting a 15 minute drive from very pricy realestate.  I could be o my treestand in the morning and at work in DC by 9:30. ;D No noise, no overpenetration and a ton of deer. It seems like what these folks need. 
FQ13
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: sledgemeister on April 09, 2011, 08:45:12 PM
after reading another thread I would have thought the answer is obvious. Reintroduce wolves to the area!
Title: Re: Elk problem. Any solutions?
Post by: fightingquaker13 on April 09, 2011, 09:20:20 PM
after reading another thread I would have thought he answer is obvious. Reintroduce wolves to the area!
ROFL!
FQ13
PS I wonder if that golf course has tried to hire Bill Murray as greenskeeper? ;D