Hunters claim wolves are decimating their elk to slaughter… yet look at these numbers…
Total Elk Harvested in 7 Western States with OTC Tags 2012 – 2015
Yet Hunters Complain their Elk herds are being decimated…. We post these Numbers every year at this time so they cant argue with the truth….
Go back to school hunters… It is you who are wiping out the Elk… not Predators… The Predators focus on the sick and Dying, Hunters focus on the best and biggest….
| State | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 43,490 | 43,606 | 41,900 | 44,852 | 43,462 |
| Wyoming | 26,365 | 25,968 | 25,905 | 24,749 | 25,747 |
| Montana | 20,550 | 20,154 | 25,735 | 30,924 | 24,341 |
| Idaho | 26,269 | 26,084 | 20,076 | 23,847 | 24,069 |
| Oregon | 17,455 | 16,596 | 18,772 | 18,707 | 17,883 |
| Utah | 16,332 | 16,879 | 17,133 | NA | 16,781 |
| Washington | 9,162 | 7,246 | 6,966 | 7,829 | 7,801 |
Total Elk Hunters in 7 Western States with OTC Tags 2012 – 2015
| State | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 215,326 | 219,166 | 217,769 | 221,274 | 218,384 |
| Montana | 102,861 | 107,568 | 107,663 | 113,959 | 108,013 |
| Oregon | 103,176 | 106,639 | 106,982 | 106,884 | 105,920 |
| Idaho | 83,693 | 88,978 | 96,212 | 103,213 | 93,024 |
| Washington | 67,950 | 68,572 | 66,606 | 68,012 | 67,785 |
| Utah* | 59,175 | 66,374 | 69,503 | NA | 65,017 |
| Wyoming | 57,331 | 57,785 | 58,266 | 58,959 | 58,085 |