Fish and Game elk trapping operation nets 16 for ‘translocation’ to central Idaho

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    Elk Capture
    A group of elk are chased into the trap by a helicopter during trapping operations north of Mountain Home last week. Idaho Fish and Game captured 16 elk for transport to central Idaho. Courtesy of Idaho Fish and Game.Jerry Painter, Idaho Post Register

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      An unusual operation to capture and “translocate” dozens of marauding elk to a location northwest of Stanley, ended up re-enforcing the notion that the wild animal has a mind of its own.

      The original goal last week was to capture up to 70 cows and calves in an area between Little Camas Reservoir and Anderson Ranch Reservoir north of Mountain Home. Half-mile long fences were installed funneling down to a corral where trapped elk would be tagged, collared and loaded onto a trailer for transport to Bruce Meadows area about 20 miles…

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