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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mangus, Dax L
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2011
Subjects:
Elk
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/951
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1954&context=etd