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Originally Posted by 6tmile
So your saying it is the hard winter that is causing the Elk population to decline.
Please re read my post. Once the snow is packed down by the horses, elk cannot get down to the feed. Harsh conditions and poor quality feed equals dead critters. More critters competing on one food source becomes a competition.
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As you can see in Sheepguides vids and pics there is no sign of horses being that area for a substantial amount of time but yet the Elk population is down drastically in that area. So it cannot be the fault of horses packing the snow down. so look for the real reason instead of blaming something that is not there. Like possibly harsh winter killing....