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Originally Posted by Donkey Oatey
So it's your OPINION that horses are not to blame. No FACTS to back that up. Just like everyone else.
Would take you up on your offer but don't live down there anymore.
Have I seen sign of horses in the west country? Absolutely. Is it the only cause of the elk decline? Of course not. Could it be part of the problem? I'd say yes. (see what I did there)
Now let us take one of your pictures.
I see over grazing and wallowing. Guess there is some impact from these animals.
Livestock belong behind a fence. I would say the same thing about cattle on ranges as well. |
You see over grazing and wallowing? I see one of many big mineral licks to the right of the horses that Moose, deer, elk and horses frequent at a steady rate. This one can be viewed north of Yara creek on the trunk road. The immediate area around any mineral lick in any of the west country even when completely void of horses are grazed basically to the dirt. In this case it's a couple acre area and does not reflect the whole west or even close to it.