Iowa elk herd eradication is causing an uproar
Courtesy of GrandViewOutdoors.com
A small herd of elk roaming southern Allamakee County in Iowa is causing an uproar.
Jim Jansen with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources told the Cedar Rapids Gazette that the state has shot some of the elk and there are plans to take down the rest.
But several residents think the state should consider allowing the elk to roam free and re-establishing Iowa's wild elk population.
Tim Mason of rural McGregor says the animals should be nurtured, not shot.
The herd has been seen along the Yellow River.
Estimates of its size vary from five to 12. Jansen says the elk likely escaped from a captive facility. He says they threaten the health of the local whitetail deer population.