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Old 08-22-2009, 11:54 AM
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Tule Elk

Just got back from visiting my #1 son in San Francisco. We did some wine tasting in Napa and Sonoma, then headed over to Pt Reyes on the coast north of San Francisco. This is a picture of tule elk somewhere along Tomales Point at the northern end of Pt Reyes National Seashore. You can see sea lions, seals, pelicans, white deer, and tule elk all in one afternoon. No hunting there, of course, but thought some of you might enjoy seeing the elk next to the ocean.

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Old 08-22-2009, 09:08 PM
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MtnMike2, A friend used to be with BLM in Bakerfield and they had some Tule elk in the basin. I don't believe hunting them was allowed.
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Old 08-28-2009, 08:39 PM
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Nice pic, thanks for posting.
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Old 08-29-2009, 12:39 AM
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Sounds like a good time, thanks for the pic!
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Old 08-31-2009, 10:23 PM
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Nice pic! I assume "white deer" means whitetails???

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Old 09-02-2009, 06:09 PM
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gd357,
The White Deer are actually fallow deer. Google "white deer reyes" if you like and you'll get a longer explanation. They're not native and so the Park authority is out to eliminate them so that native species can thrive. Of course, a lot of fornicalians want to save everything so they're against it even if it means the demise of native species and a cost / tax burden to everyone.

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Old 09-02-2009, 10:04 PM
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Mike,

With more than a little experience with California, it's not too surprising to hear that. A state filled with leftist folks absent common sense. Thanks for the explanation. I was curious about that. I've heard that there are whitetails in a small portion of the state, but have nothing to substantiate that claim.

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Old 09-03-2009, 02:56 AM
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The Tules are cool!

I was just north of that area a month ago up above Ft Bragg on a Perch Fishing journey.

We have a large herd of Tules down here on the Central Coast of California, too. The herd that Larry mentioned out of Bakersfield is the La Panza herd. These herds are hunted every year for management. It's pretty much like getting struck by lightening to get drawn but if your after your Grand Slam you can pay upwards of $15k to get on a ranch and utilize a landowner issued tag.

Just yesterday on 9/1 we had our Dove opener. I was hunting on Camp Roberts Army base about an hour from my house and in the dark on our way to our spot we busted a herd of about 30 Tule Elk in the dark. Another 100 yards down the road we stumbled on a smaller group that had a huge what appeared to be a 5x5! They bugeled all morning before sun-up. They're awesome!
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Old 09-03-2009, 11:13 AM
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MtnMike2, In the early 1940s, there were fallow deer introduced in central Nebraska, east of Burwell in the Dismal River valley. There were some on my father-in-laws ranch, but after I left NE I was never eligible for a license. He got mad at them for crapping on the haystacks, which they climbed like goats. I guess they are all gone now, but hopefully some will show up. His place is on the east edge of the sandhills. The fallow deer didn't spread out as hoped and always stayed in that valley.
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