Annual elk hunt cancelled
An annual elk hunt held at Ft. Hunter Liggett in Central California has been canceled, state officials announced this week.
The U.S. Army training center has held hunts since 1996 but the area on the 165,000-acre facility where tule elk are generally hunted is being used for training this year.
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Prospective hunters have to apply for a permit. Over the past five years, non-military personnel have killed 80 elk.
Once endangered, there are about 4,300 tule elk in 22 isolated herds, according to state officials.
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