. Draft environmental impact statement for the interagency bison management plan for the state of Montana and Yellowstone National Park. American bison; American bison; American bison; Brucellosis in animals; Brucellosis in animals. THE ALTERNATIVES. Stephens Creek capture facility. Eagle Creek/Bear Creek About 23,000 acres of bison winter habitat are located on the Gallatin National Forest in the Eagle Creek/Bear Creek area bordering Yellowstone National Park to the north and east of Gardiner. Bison are able to occupy portions of these lands during the winter (and summer, although most migrat
. Draft environmental impact statement for the interagency bison management plan for the state of Montana and Yellowstone National Park. American bison; American bison; American bison; Brucellosis in animals; Brucellosis in animals. THE ALTERNATIVES. Stephens Creek capture facility. Eagle Creek/Bear Creek About 23,000 acres of bison winter habitat are located on the Gallatin National Forest in the Eagle Creek/Bear Creek area bordering Yellowstone National Park to the north and east of Gardiner. Bison are able to occupy portions of these lands during the winter (and summer, although most migrate back into the park in May and June). In this alternative, agency personnel would maintain a boundary at the Little Trail Creek/Maiden Basin divide by hazing or shooting bison that crossed it. In average winters, no bison approach this boundary. WESTERN BOUNDARY Bison migrate out of Yellowstone National Park along the Madison River corridor, traveling along groomed roads or bison trails inside the park and feeding at riverbanks and pools warmed by thermal features. Most leave by way of Duck and Cougar Creeks to the north of Madison River and travel west to the national forest in the 24,000-acre Horse Butte area. Some of these lands are forested, but the bison prefer open areas where they can find forage under the snow. hazed back into park boundaries in May, well before cattle appear in the summer. Under the provisions of this alternative, bison would be hazed back into the park in the spring 30 to 60 days before cattle occupy land in the area west of the park. The exact number of days, between 30 and 60, would be at the discretion of the state veterinarian. Those bison that could not be hazed back into the park would be shot. The scheduled on-date for cattle on Horse Butte is June 15, and for other allotments in the West Yellowstone area is July 15. Cattle can occupy private land at any time; however, they normally are present from about June 1 to November 15. Two capture fac
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