Reducing Reliance on Supplemental Winter Feeding in Elk (Cervus canadensis): An Applied Management Experiment at Deseret Land and Livestock Ranch, Utah
Wildlife managers have fed elk in North America for nearly 100 years. Giving winter feed to elk can compensate for a shortage of natural winter range and may boost elk populations while also helping prevent commingling with livestock and depredation of winter feed intended for livestock. In contra...
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DigitalCommons@USU
2011
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/951 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1954&context=etd |