Elk herds increasing in Catron County

Elk graze in Catron County, New Mexico, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Elk graze in Catron County, New Mexico, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Elk graze in Catron County, New Mexico, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Elk graze in Catron County, New Mexico, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Elk graze in Catron County, New Mexico, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Elk graze in Catron County, New Mexico, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Elk graze in Catron County, New Mexico, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Elk and cows graze in Catron County, New Mexico, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Elk and cows graze in Catron County, New Mexico, on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

David Parnell shows a fence battered by elk on his ranch in Saliz Canyon, Catron County, N.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

David Parnell's fence to keep out Elk is pictured in Saliz Canyon in Catron County on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

David Parnell's fence to keep out Elk is pictured in Saliz Canyon in Catron County on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

David Parnell talks about protecting his land from elk in Saliz Canyon in Catron County on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

David Parnell talks about protecting his land from elk in Saliz Canyon in Catron County on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

David Parnell, center, talks to a Sun-News reporter about protecting his land from elk in Saliz Canyon in Catron County on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

David Parnell is shows off his peach tree on his land in Saliz Canyon in Catron County on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

David Parnell is shows off his peach tree on his land in Saliz Canyon in Catron County on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

David Parnell shows off a peach tree on his land in Saliz Canyon in Catron County on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Kalvin "Zeno" Kiehne talks about joining a lawsuit over elk herds while at his ranch in Reserve, N.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

Kalvin "Zeno" Kiehne talks about protecting his land from elk in Catron County on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

The Reserve Combined School sets up a wire over their fence to keep out elk in the village of Reserve, N.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2021.