One of the areas where there is concern about too many elk is what is called the Hells Kitchen area, an area between Cascade and White Sulphur. Hunters on private ground reported herds of hundreds of elk seen where they couldn't be hunted, and the biologists and ranchers confirmed those accounts. Part of the problem is access, as there is very limited public hunting where these elk hang out. They used to come out of the high places to places like the Bear Tooth Game Range, but mild weather in hunting season has changed that.
Another area where ranchers want more elk killed is on the east side of Canyon Ferry. (This area kind of bleeds into the Hells Kitchen area.) Outside of hunting season, its not unusual to see 800 or 1000 in a 20 mile stretch.
Without connections or big money just TRY to get hunting access there.
Let our elk eat their private fiefdoms.
