Hunting Elk On Public Land Proposed To ‘Keep The Biodiversity’

By Dillon Thomas
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A herd of elks’ decision to take refuge year-round at Rabbit Mountain has forced the state and county to consider opening hunting on public land.
Boulder County, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, officials said the herd of elk in northern Boulder County killed a lot of the habitat’s plant life, ruining the land for other species.
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“It is absolutely essential to manage herbivore population,” said Larry Rogst