that was 10 years ago. At the time, Sen. Jim Risch was governor of ID. Rammel wasn't having much luck capturing his escaped elk so Risch issued a carte blanche on any eartagged elk. They could be shot on sight, no tag needed. Rammel threatened to sue any hunter who shot one. Even though it was legal, no one wanted the expense of defending himself in court. CWD wasn't the issue, though. They didn't want the farm elk genes diluting the wild elk.
I never heard if Rammel ever captured them all. Tame elk can get wild very fast if pushed. Rammel later ran for governor to get even but was soundly thrashed in the primaries.
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