Washington State Elk Herd Plan: Rattlesnake Hills (Hanford) Elk …
A rapidly expanding population of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) on the Fitzner- Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology (ALE) Reserve of the Hanford Site, resulted in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) development of this plan.
A return after seven decades: Inside the Yakama Nation’s elk hunt …
Mar 25, 2024 · Many restrictions are even in place today. This past December, some 40 Yakama Nation people and staff tracked a massive herd of elk that roams those federally protected lands. The gentle folds of...
History of Elk — Washington State And Hanford Reach
In 1972, a band of five elk were spotted on the Hanford Site. From this small beginning, the herd has grown to upwards of 2,000 animals. One of the early elk to Hanford was a bull that came to be known as Melvin.
While most of the land around the Hanford Monument is private, hunters can pursue elk in Benton County on WDFW’s Thornton and Rattlesnake Slope units of the Sunnyside Wildlife Area during Modern Firearm season.
Yakamas to have first ceremonial elk hunt on Eastern Washington ...
Dec 27, 2023 · The Yakama Nation will hold its first ceremonial elk hunt since World War II on the Rattlesnake Mountain area of the Hanford Reach National Monument in Eastern Washington. No date has been made...
Provide background information about the Rattlesnake Hills elk population on the Hanford Site and Game Management Units (GMUs) 371 and 372. Identify the issues associated with the Rattlesnake Hills elk population.
Before and after Hanford: Indigenous ties to the land
Sep 23, 2024 · Long before the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the land all around here belonged to Native American Tribes. We’re going to start today with three representatives from the Yakama Nation.
A return after seven decades: Inside the Yakama Nation’s elk hunt …
Mar 21, 2024 · A group of elk runs from Yakama Nation hunters on the Hanford Reach National Monument in December 2023. A video captured the moment that a maroon Toyota 4Runner paused along a rough gravel road on the Hanford Reach National Monument this past winter.
Elk herd thrives around Hanford | The Seattle Times
Dec 26, 2010 · About 670 elk continue to roam the Hanford nuclear reservation, including Rattlesnake Mountain, but they are doing less damage to nearby Tri-Cities farms than in the past.
Elk herd prospers on Hanford, WA nuclear reservation
Dec 26, 2010 · There is no discussion of the Hanford elk herd, other than a quick table reference indicating it is a sub-herd of the 10,000 Yakima herd 40-50 miles to the west. Hanford/Rattlesnake Hills is likely too isolated to be of much interest to in-migrating wolves, but you never know.