Show elk become too numerous ogden february 20 the rapid increase of elk in several place on the national forest in utah where they have beet been plan teil has brought about abour corn competition petition forfar for forage between th them em and the cattle using these rinses rang les states district forester rutledge several plantings plan lings of elx elk made from froin 10 to 12 years ago I ie have e increased from 15 to 20 times the inal number at present the hearts heards are not subject to winter winer losses anil ire are free from serious damage by b predatory animals so that their lien num bers about double every three berrs where there is is no intensive grazing the elk tend to scatter and no MCI ous us conflict occurs there are actions however hov over in in which tho the inget ranges are rest riched and the elk ek do not scatter where competition ic be coms comps intense such stich an example is is on the cache national Nn forett farett whore head of elk occupy range used in in spring by head of cat cattle tie owned hy by 47 per permit mitLee Lees unless the elkari elk are scattered or reduced in nuner bumler nl these ebitt f e must be removed mod te to prevent the rne rn e being I 1 larn aged there is ia room loom on the national forests of utah tor for considerable consider obe oble numbers lumex is of eln elk and in in older to caie fur fir them berti in in in the of domestic stock tire are arv aara and justifiable JD liSs af I 1 0 r 1 fe 17 R R state E t I 1 I 1 hat r her e t lie lands occupied by bv ire intensively vel grazed by domestic lom estic stock so thata that a large num her ber of fa famili milles pi ars depend n nl en the th razing for a livelihood d the foi I oi abt service behwen measures should be taken aken to 0 o restrict the alie elk such finch actions to be done by the state game ame warden under liu t graft t ed id him by the the legislature |