Domestic Elk Escape in Oregon

[Washington Hunter]

Buzz, you weren't in Oregon on the 14th, were ya?

Vadalism leads to domestic elk escape


Date: March 14, 2007
Contact: Michelle Dennehy (503) 947-6022 or (503) 931-2748

SISTERS, Ore. – A total of 35 elk escaped from a private elk ranch in Sisters, Ore. this morning through fences that Oregon State Police have determined were deliberately cut.

All 35 elk have been recovered and returned to the ranch , unharmed.

The Oregon State Police is investigating the incident. Individuals with information are urged to contact Sergeant David Pond at (541) 388-6213.

Two fences, both of which were cut, keep the elk inside the ranch boundaries. Of the 35 elk, 27 managed to escape through both fences, while eight were only able to get through the first fence before being captured and moved back into the interior of the facility.

The animals were recovered three quarters of a mile from the ranch and herded back by ranch staff, with the help of Steven George, ODFW district biologist. According to George, the elk were not likely to have interacted with any wild elk or domestic cattle while outside the ranch boundaries.

Oregon is home to several elk ranches that raise the animals for commercial purposes. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission recently organized an advisory group to review the state’s administrative rules governing elk ranching. The group will meet for the first time in April.

 

[noharleyyet]

....nee to hire a Texas fence contractor.

 

[Washington Hunter]

Why is that nhy? Do they build fences that can't be cut?

 

[noharleyyet]

Sorry, thought you'd have your sense of humor back by now.

...carry on.

 

[Washington Hunter]

Got my sense of humor, that's not a problem. Just for some reason didn't get what you meant. Are you a contractor? Forgive me, must be due to only 4 hours sleep when I need at least 7 to function.

 

[Washington Hunter]

Or, another thought, maybe I should go to dictionary.com and look up "nee." Was thinking it was a typo, but knowing you, maybe it's really a word!

 

[noharleyyet]

Or, another thought, maybe I should go to dictionary.com and look up "nee." Was thinking it was a typo, but knowing you, maybe it's really a word!

...friday afternoon typo yips here WH. BTW...we lynch fence cutters here.