. Bull Mountains coal field study : progress report, 1975 : research conducted by Montana Department of Fish and Game, Environment and Information Division, and Consolidation Coal Company. Coal mines and mining; Animal ecology; Wildlife management. timber. Only during fall 1974 were elk observed at distances greater than 600 feet from the nearest stand of timber. This yearlong pattern appeared at least partly related to the pattern of use of vegetation sub- types. However, during periods when large openings, dominated by the agricultural type, were used, elk were seldom observed at distances g
. Bull Mountains coal field study : progress report, 1975 : research conducted by Montana Department of Fish and Game, Environment and Information Division, and Consolidation Coal Company. Coal mines and mining; Animal ecology; Wildlife management. timber. Only during fall 1974 were elk observed at distances greater than 600 feet from the nearest stand of timber. This yearlong pattern appeared at least partly related to the pattern of use of vegetation sub- types. However, during periods when large openings, dominated by the agricultural type, were used, elk were seldom observed at distances greater than 300 feet from the nearest stand of timber. During winter 1974-75 when the grassland park subtype received its greatest yearlong use (Table 12), nearly three-quarters of the elk observed occurred within 0-100 feet of the nearest stand of timber. In the Little Belt Mountains, Coop (1971) reported an average distance of 224 feet from elk to the nearest timber, but elk ran an average distance of 374 feet to reach escape Use of Slopes Seasonal use by appears in Table 14 elk of the six classes of topographical features in iable 14. More than 50 percent of the elk observed during all seasons occurred on flatlands, although the greatest yearlong use occurred during fall 1974 (Table 15). This was influenced largely by use of plateaus and creek bottoms during fall, which appeared related to use of the agricultural type. Plateaus received heavy use during all seasons ex- cept winter, while the only significant use of creek bottoms by elk occurred â 30-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Dusek, Gary L; McCann, Steven A; Consolidation Coal Company; Montana. Department of Fish and Game. Environment and Information Division. [s. l. : s. n. ]
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