Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-16 | Page 13 | 1000 Elk in Jackson Hole Area Will be Sold on East Market

1000 Elk in Jackson Hole Area Will Be Sold on East Market Special to The Telegram EVANSTON Nov 16 About 16 About 1000 head of the Jackson Hole HoJe elk will wUl be killed by the state game and flab fish department within the tho next few tew weeks to be sold on eastern markets It is expected that about will be realized from sale salo of the butchered elk The money will willbe willbe willbe be used to defray detray expenses of at tho the state in feeding ceding the remainder of the herd This it Is explained by Frank Cook deputy commissioner from froman froman an authoritative source will in In- In directly assist the tho department In furthering its program for stockIng stocking stock stock- ing streams with fish and fields with birds Slaughter of the 1000 will not damage the herd in any way officials of ot- have advised sportsmen Rather It will give the remaining animals a better chance to survive survive survive sur sur- vive the winter on the teed feed avail avail- able In Its present size the herd Is too large to enter the winter with the feed available The herd now totals animals it Is estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated and the winter teed feed lots have a capacity for