Elk grazing in meadow.

Rocky Mountain National Park is implementing the Elk and Vegetation Management Plan. The plan relies on a variety of conservation tools including fencing, elk redistribution, vegetation restoration and culling. Authorized agents, including qualified volunteers may assist the National Park Service (NPS) in culling operations under the direct supervision of NPS personnel. In cooperation with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Rocky Mountain National Park will occassionally seek to recruit and train a group of volunteers to be qualified for the park's elk culling project. Rocky Mountain National Park has adequate numbers of cull team volunteers so no applications are being accepted at this time. 

Learn more about the requirements of becoming a volunteer Elk Cull Team Member.

Elk Carcass Lottery
Rocky Mountain National Park, in conjunction with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, will make available to the public elk carcasses resulting from this year's elk cull.

The lottery will be administered through Colorado Parks and Wildlife and registration for the 2012 Elk Carcass Lottery is open December 10 through midnight December 16. For more information, click here.