Great video. Native Texan here and have never seen or heard of elk in TX. I have seen them personally in Colorado and Montana though. A trophy bulk elk in the wild is a majestic sight indeed.
Elk are frequently spotted in the Texas Panhandle. There are a lot of exotic game ranches in the Rocksprings area and european Red deer escape and might get identified as elk.
In Texas most ranches with free range elk do a draw and then a trophy fee. They might as well have a season because they are under strict rules even low fence places in west texas. It cost 15k to shoot one on a ranch in Texas. Even if you have a lease the trophy fee is seperate most places. ask how i know. Owners dont go out and shoot the elk. When ive seen them its been way too hot and too far away from ice to be able to deal with the meat. Guys arent killing these things off. They are making a comeback all over with no season.
There are elk across the road from me. I hear them bugling every September. And sometimes I can hear the clash of horns, when they are fighting. I live in East Tx. Not sure if there is a ranch over there or not.
That is utterly insane that Texas does not consider a native game species (the greatest North American games species). People need to demand they protect these animals with proper harvest regulations. Need to bring them back to a healthy population like Kentucky has.
I don't think they've ever been classified as a game animal due to the fact that they're not native to this. There are exotic and the only way that they are here is from game ranches that they have gotten out of
They were a game animal in Texas until 1997 until the legislature changed their status. They are native and we've always had native herds west of the Pecos River. They were native to the whole state but the East Texas herd was wiped out by early 1900s.
They're native for sure. Spanish and French explorers, trappers, soldiers documented them in the trans Pecos long before high fences. My lease outside of Alpine has pictographs drawn by native Americans in a couple of caves that have been aged by TTU researchers at over 1000 years old. Elk at one time were native to the majority of what is now the USA. I wish they still were!
@@jeffhunter69They just said, European explorers noted their presence ALL OVER Texas, that is the early 1800's, Elk were native to the vast majority of the current US, only absent from the far SE corner of the US.
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Great video. Native Texan here and have never seen or heard of elk in TX. I have seen them personally in Colorado and Montana though. A trophy bulk elk in the wild is a majestic sight indeed.
Elk are frequently spotted in the Texas Panhandle. There are a lot of exotic game ranches in the Rocksprings area and european Red deer escape and might get identified as elk.
We have elk in the northern Texas panhandle have seen them many times
Nice recap Chester, Red Stag is my favorite to eat.
Yes, stag is great! My Dad shot one years ago. Thanks for your kind words. This is just the beginning on this topic! Got new info.
Elk meat is the best, I much prefer it to deer venison. A local bar & grill here has awesome elk burgers.
In Texas most ranches with free range elk do a draw and then a trophy fee. They might as well have a season because they are under strict rules even low fence places in west texas. It cost 15k to shoot one on a ranch in Texas. Even if you have a lease the trophy fee is seperate most places. ask how i know. Owners dont go out and shoot the elk. When ive seen them its been way too hot and too far away from ice to be able to deal with the meat. Guys arent killing these things off. They are making a comeback all over with no season.
There are elk across the road from me. I hear them bugling every September. And sometimes I can hear the clash of horns, when they are fighting. I live in East Tx. Not sure if there is a ranch over there or not.
What county?
Anderson County, Tx
@@tommieharris1178 Thanks!
Low fence on my 10.6 acres. All elk welcome
There is a story, I think from last fall of a girl shooting one near Tyler.
That is utterly insane that Texas does not consider a native game species (the greatest North American games species). People need to demand they protect these animals with proper harvest regulations. Need to bring them back to a healthy population like Kentucky has.
I don't think they've ever been classified as a game animal due to the fact that they're not native to this. There are exotic and the only way that they are here is from game ranches that they have gotten out of
They were a game animal in Texas until 1997 until the legislature changed their status. They are native and we've always had native herds west of the Pecos River. They were native to the whole state but the East Texas herd was wiped out by early 1900s.
They're native for sure. Spanish and French explorers, trappers, soldiers documented them in the trans Pecos long before high fences. My lease outside of Alpine has pictographs drawn by native Americans in a couple of caves that have been aged by TTU researchers at over 1000 years old. Elk at one time were native to the majority of what is now the USA. I wish they still were!
@@lsquare6572 maybe in the ice ages..
@@jeffhunter69They just said, European explorers noted their presence ALL OVER Texas, that is the early 1800's, Elk were native to the vast majority of the current US, only absent from the far SE corner of the US.
Dude, read a book!@@jeffhunter69