Research from BYU wildlife sciences professors finds that when hunting season starts, elk in Utah move off of public lands — where they can be hunted — and onto private lands — where they cannot be hunted. And then, when hunting season is over, they shift right back to public lands.
That would require all the farmlands to be restored. There’s only like .01% left of the original tall grass prairie. Depressing stat.
Look up Midewin tall grass prairie and national tall grass prairie in Kansas. Beautiful places I love.