The Sun River Elk Herd. Wildlife Monographs, A Publication of The Wildlife Society, No. 23.
Wildlife Monographs, October 1970. This study is sponsored by The Montana Fish and Game Department, which is responsible for de
by Knight, Richard R.
Wildlife Monographs, October 1970. This study is sponsored by The Montana Fish and Game Department, which is responsible for defraying the cost of publication. Octavo, paperbound (stiff, stapled wrappers), 66 pp. Good+, with sunning to edges and light underlining. From Introduction: The elk, Cervus canadensis nelsoni (Bailey) which range in the upper Sun River drainage along the Continental Divide in west-central Montana were one of the state’s more important elk herds. It was composed entirely of native stock that built up from a small remnant left at the turn of the century. From an estimated population of 200-300 animals in 1910, the herd increased to a peak of approximately 5,000 in 1930 (Cooney 1940). It presently numbers between 2,000 and 3,000 animals (Lovaas et al. 1966). As described by Picton (1960a) most of these animals migrated between summer ranges along the Continental Divide and winter ranges in valley bottoms and foothills at the eastern edge of the mountains. (Inventory #: 61071bd)