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NI 1 ' LYBBUilII.B||~,WJIR ~ 8B Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter On elk, crabs and concealed weapons CALIFORNIA OUTDOORS CARRIE WILSON California Dept. of Fish & Game CalOutdoors@dfg.ca.gov Tejon Ranch elk Question: I live in Stallion Springs, a rural community about 15 miles west of Tehachapi, and we have bands of elk that roam in the neighborhood. They move freely between the adjoining huge Tejon Ranch and the neighboring Bear Valley Springs community. I have been told by a born- and-raised Tehachapi native that the elk escaped in the early 1970s from a high fence operation located in the nearby Cummings Valley. Are they Rocky Mountain elk or the Roosevelt sub- species? How does the Tejon Ranch conduct hunts for these elk when we never see anything in the hunting regu- lations about this? And, since their rutting season usually runs from late October into November in other areas, why do these animals go into the rut from the end of August to the very beginning of October? Fur- thermore, deer hunt zone D10 is all on private land and that zone is open to draw. Thanks for any light you can shed on these questions. --Ron A. Stallion Springs Answer: In 1966, the De- partment of Fish and Game (DFG) issued a permit for the release of 300 Rocky Moun- tain elk imported from Yellowstone National Park into a fenced compound on a game farm ranch in southern Kern County. By 1967, 290 elk had been shipped from Yellowstone, but due to the stress of transport and possibly other causes, only 277 survived to be released inside the ranch enclosure. Many elk died within the en- closure from several diseases brought on by stress induced by confinement, as well as a new and different diet. Later that year elk began escaping because of the lack of fence maintenance. It is not known exactly how many animals escaped to the wild (Califor- nia Fish and Game, 61(4):239- 241. 1975). According to DFG's elk and pronghorn coordinator, Joe Hobbs, approximately 200 animals currently reside in this area in and around the Tejon Ranch. Elk game farming is no longer allowed in California. The Tejon Ranch runs their elk hunting through the DFG's Private Lands Management (PLM) program. In exchange for conducting habitat improve- ment projects on their land that benefit wildlife, land- owners can receive special PLM elk tags each year. The numbers and types of tags correspond to the population level of elk and the current conditions on the ranch. Elk in this area may have an earlier rutting season due to the warmer weather in Southern California. Crabs with black spots Question: I just bought two crabs and found one with black spots on the outside shell. I've seen these before and usually avoid them, but this time the seller sneaked it into my package. When I called him about it, he said he didn't know what it is, but it doesn't permeate the shell. • This isn't true -- I've seen this stuff on the flesh at the joints, It looks like oil, Can you enlighten me? Besides being ugly, is it unsafe? --Marl V. Berkeley Answer: According to our senior fish pathologist Jim Moore, black spots on the shells of crustaceans are typically composed of melanin, which is the end product of a series of immunological reactions. This means the crab was likely responding to some shell damage that could be caused by physical trauma or a disease agent. In this case, the black spotted crab is probably safe if cooked correctly. However, if the discolored shellfish tissue has an unpleasant taste or texture, or looks or smells unusual, we always recom- mend not eating it. Concealed weapons Question: I have a question about carrying a concealed weapon (pistol/ revolver) while engaged in hunting/fishing in California without a CCW permit. My understanding of Penal Code 12027 is that if I'm engaged in hunting/fishing, I can carry a loaded concealed weapon, but when en route to and from, I need to unload the firearm but it may be concealed. --David F. Lake Almanor Answer: This is correct. Licensed hunters or fisher- men can carry loaded and concealed pistols, revolvers or other firearms capable of being concealed upon their person while engaged in hunting or fishing. When going to or returning from the hunting or fishing expedi- tion, or when transporting those firearms, they must be unloaded (PC, section 12027(g)). Unwanted shotgun shells Question: Where can I dispose of old unwanted shotgun shells and rusted bullets? --Frank G. Answer: Check with your local police or sheriffs department. DFG has no laws or regulations regarding disposal of unwanted ammu- nition. Carrie Wilson is a marine biolo- gist with the California Depart- ment ofFish and Game. Contact her at CalOutdoors@dfg.ca.gov. Oregon gray wolf appears headed for California Recent news accounts have reported a gray wolf has been wandering in southern Oregon. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) this animal is a 2-1/2-year-old male formerly from a pack in northeast Oregon. Since the animal has been collared with a Global Posi- tioning System (GPS) device that periodically transmits its location, biologists have been able to document its travels since early September. Based on the GPS data, he is now more than 300 miles from where his journey began. As of yet, there are no direct observations con- firming his presence, or that of any other wolves, in ,~,C,~ffornia .... "It's too early to say with any certainty whether wolves will again become a resident species in California," De- partment of Fish and Game (DFG) Director Charlton H. Bonham said. "But it is defi- nitely an historic predator surrounded by legend and lore." Any wild gray wolf that returns to California is pro- tected as endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). DFG has been following the recovery and migration of gray wolves in western states with the expectation that at some point they will likely reach California. The last confirmed~ gray wolf in California was killed in Lassen County in 1924. The available historic informa- tion on wolves in California suggests that while they were widely distributed, they were not abundant. DFG has been compiling historic records, life history information, reviewing studies on wolf populations in other western states, enhancing communi- cation with other agencies and training biologists on field techniques specific to wolves. This effort is to ensure that DFG has all necessary information avail- able when needed, it is not a wolf management plan and DFG does not intend to reintroduce wolves into California. There are more than 1,600 wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains following a federal reintroduction effort which occurred in the mid-1990s. In 1999 a single wolf crossed into Oregon from Idaho, after nearly a 60-year absence in that state. There are now at least 23 wolves in Oregon in four reproducing packs. It has taken an addi- tional 12 years for the first wolf to now approach the California border. This particular animal is exhibiting normal dispersal behavior for a young male and there is no way to predict whether he will enter California, stay in Oregon, or travel east into Nevada. Eventually, DFG expects that wolves will reach California. Whether this will lead to the establishment of packs or simply transient individual animals is unknown. Gray wolf recovery in other western states has been controversial, particularly regarding impacts on prey populations, livestock depre- dation and human safety. There have been instances where gray wolf predation has contributed to declines in deer and elk populations, however, in most cases, pre- dation has had little effect. Some gray wolves have killed livestock mostly cattle and sheep while others rely entirely on wild prey. In other western states the impact ofdepredation on live- stock has been very small, certainly less than predation by coyotes and mountain lions, although the effect on an individual livestock producer can be important, particularly when sheep are killed. Concerns about human safety are largely based on folklore and unsubstantiated in North America. In recent years there was one human mortality in Canada caused either by wolves or bears and one confirmed human mortality in Alaska by wolves. Based on experience from states where substantial wolf populations now exist, wolves pose little risk to humans. 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