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A: Privately owned deer, caribou/reindeer, elk, moose, etc that are raised in a domestic setting. Idaho only allows the raising of elk and fallow deer, and in northern Idaho caribou/reindeer.
A: Idaho statutes require the elk rancher to report any escapes within 24 hours to the Idaho State Dept. of Ag (ISDA), and then they are given 6 days to contain the animals. Law-abiding elk ranchers along with ISDA will have health records and inventories on the animals.
A: Yes, ISDA performs mandatory inspections on each domestic elk facility regularly to take inventory on the animals present and to ensure proper fence & facility maintenance. Elk ranchers also report annually their inventory and submit their testing results done by a certified veterinarian and supervised by an ISDA inspector.
A: Law-abiding Idaho elk ranchers test for Tuberculosis (TB) & Brucellosis regularly. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is tested for in each deceased animal, as there isn’t currently an approved live-animal test. Domestic elk are also preventatively treated for parasites on a routine basis and are given vaccines similar to those given to cattle.
A: Where domestic cervids are concerned, yes. Idaho statutes require all domestic cervidae that is to be imported to have a clean bill of health including tests for TB & Brucellosis. Idaho elk ranches only bring in elk from certified CWD-free herds.
A: Idaho’s domestic elk are not cross-bred with or born of “Red-Deer," or "Red Stags.” Idaho statute also prohibits the raising of “Red-Deer/Stags” in Idaho. All of Idaho’s domestic elk are pure.
A: Most North American domestic elk come directly from Yellowstone elk herds that were reduced in the early 1900’s by the government and were sold/given to private citizens. Some come from sales of elk by Native American tribes per-government allowance, of which are tested and quarantined before being raised along with other domestic elk. All domestic elk today are born and raised domestically as livestock.
A: Not without an ISDA approved facility inspection of fencing and handling facilities. Elk ranchers must meet minimum requirements set forth by the State of Idaho under ISDA. |
