Article discussing elk populations in Oregon, including hunting seasons and the transfer of an elk herd from Jackson Hole, Wyoming to the Wallowa National Forest.
A large group of men gathered around large crate containing elk being lifted by a pulley. Part of the elk transplant program into the Wallowa Mountains.
Two elk (labeled as Nolan and Risne) loaded in an animal crate in the back of a wagon waiting to be transplanted in the Wallowa Mountains. Note on the envelope credits image to Vargore.
A herd of elk standing in the snow at Billy Meadows after being released at the end of their journey from Wyoming. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
A herd of elk standing in the snow at Billy Meadows after being released at the end of their journey from Wyoming. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
Men standing by a fence watching elk as they are unloaded from crates into a holding corral at Billy Meadows. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
A young elk standing in the snow at Billy Meadows after being released at the end of its journey from Wyoming. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
A young elk standing in the snow at Billy Meadows after being released at the end of its journey from Wyoming. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
Men standing by a fence watching elk as they are unloaded from crates into a holding corral at Billy Meadows. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
A young elk standing in the snow at Billy Meadows after being released at the end of its journey from Wyoming. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
A herd of elk in the snow at Billy Meadows after being released at the end of their journey from Wyoming. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
A herd of elk standing in the snow at Billy Meadows after being released at the end of their journey from Wyoming. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
A young elk standing in the snow at Billy Meadows after being released at the end of its journey from Wyoming. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
A cow elk and several yearlings standing in the snow at Billy Meadows after being released at the end of their journey from Wyoming. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
View of men camped around the elk crates in the middle of a snowy clearing in the Wallowa Mountains. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
Horses pulling a line of sleds loaded with elk crates through the deep snow. Men are standing on top of the crates to help balance them from tipping. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
Horses pulling a line of sleds loaded with elk crates through the deep snow. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
Horses pulling a line of sleds loaded with elk crates through the deep snow. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.
Horses pulling a line of sleds loaded with elk crates through the deep snow. Men are standing on top of the crates to help balance them from tipping. The elk were part of a transplant program to bring a herd of elk from Yellowstone Park in Wyoming to the Wallowa Mountains in Oregon.