Idaho posses hunt on the lam elk

By CORY HATCH
JH News & Guide

Filed 9.09.06

Aided by a helicopter, seven teams of Idaho wildlife officers were scheduled Saturday morning to track down and kill roughly 160 domestic elk that escaped from a ranch near Tetonia last month.On Friday afternoon, officials in Idaho held off on Gov. Jim Risch’s request to allow a wider depredation hunt on the animals. But Idaho Fish and Game Director Steve Mealey could call for such an action in the next few days if the weekend’s hunt is unsuccessful.

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Photo Captions & Credits: "Mt. St. Helens Elk Herd" by C. Tonn courtsey of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service