windymtnman
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Yesterday, I went for a hike West of our ranch in South Central Colorado. We're about 65 straight line miles North of the New Mexico Stateline. As I often do, I carry a bag, as I frequently pick up whatever litter I find. So, when I saw something white laying under a tree, I went over to get it. I was more than a little surprised to see it was an old radio collar off an Elk. The collar was broken from being abraided, not cut off. It was in weathered, old condition, like it had been laying there quite awhile. I couldn't even read the text under the plexiglass battery until I got it home and cleaned up.
I was pretty surprised to see this collar came from New Mexico. I called the phone number given on the collar, however it's not even a working number anymore. I began googling up various internet searches, and the only hits I got were from posts back in 2007. The serial number is 770, so I'm wondering now if the "7" might stand for a 2007 research project? I sent New Mexico Game & Fish an email and some pics of the collar, so I'll await their response, if any.
There is a whole lot of rough country between where I found this collar and the Stateline. It gives one a renewed appreciation of just how tough and mobile Elk are. Anyway, it was a great find for a day out.
I was pretty surprised to see this collar came from New Mexico. I called the phone number given on the collar, however it's not even a working number anymore. I began googling up various internet searches, and the only hits I got were from posts back in 2007. The serial number is 770, so I'm wondering now if the "7" might stand for a 2007 research project? I sent New Mexico Game & Fish an email and some pics of the collar, so I'll await their response, if any.
There is a whole lot of rough country between where I found this collar and the Stateline. It gives one a renewed appreciation of just how tough and mobile Elk are. Anyway, it was a great find for a day out.