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Idaho Elk Population Surges Since Early 1900s
Idaho elk now occupy 40 of 44 counties with earlier scarcity noted in 1900. The state expanded ranges through trapping and transplanting from Yellowstone and Jackson Hole, aiding releases in Adams, Bannock, Boise, Elmore and other counties. The article traces historic counts, 1917-1946 transplant records, and notes shifts in reporting practices.
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Idaho
Snake River
Adams
Bannock
Boise
Elmore
J. B. Gowen
Bonneville
Madison
Fremont
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Gowen
Lemhi
Payette
Bonner
Kootenai
Shoshone
Latah
Nez Perce
Clearwater
Kooskooske
Lochsa
Lewis
Pierce
Yellowstone National Park and
Jackson Hole Elk Refuge
Arrowrock
Pocatello
Bannock County
Bayhill Creek
Grizzly Flats
Hope
Bonner County
Kootenai County
Herrick
Kellogg
Shoshone County
Owyhee County
Panther Creek
Camas Cache Creek
Warden Gowen
Secretary of Interior
Yellow Stone National Park
Weiser National Forest
Weiser Reserve
Washington
Council
New Meadows
Seven Devils Mountains
Homer W. Davis
Blackfoot
Oregon
Bovill
Davis