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Part II: Where to Hunt?
Links to Habitat Photos:
Chapter 4: The Lay of the Land
Chapter 5: National Forests and Hunt Units by State
Links to Photos of National Forests:
Chapter 6: State Licenses, Tags and Lingo
Links to State Regulations, Hunt Season Info, Hunt Unit Maps, etc.:
Part III: Preparation for the Hunt
Chapter 1: Training
Wind Effect on Ballistics
Free Ballistics Calculators:
- Point Blank
- Federal Ammunition
- Hornady (Standard or 4DOF)
- Vortex Optics
- Winchester
Chapter 3: Gear, Camp & Clothing
Pack Animals
How to use dynamite to remove dead horse from trail
Chapter 4: Field Dressing and Packing Out
Following PDF files are from University of Wyoming:
Gutless Quartering Method
You tube videos:
Transport Rules in CWD Areas
Chapter 5: Transporting Meat Back Home
Transport Rules in CWD Areas
CWD Issues:
Aging Elk Meat
Following PDF file is from University of Wyoming:
Aging Game
Part IV: Safety
Chapter 3: Temperatures at High Elevation
Check out actual weather station data here.
Zoom to Area, Click on Site, then Click “Site Page” at bottom of “pop up” to see historical data.
Chapter 4: Safety in Bear Country
Video – Original video removed – another video of guy being stalked by cinnamon colored black bear (watch video here)
Grizzly Bears
Tips for Elk Hunters in Grizzly Country (PDF)
Chapter 5: Gun or Pepper Spray in Bear Country?
FWS Fact Sheet -Bear Spray vs Bullets (PDF)
Part V: Finding Elk and Hunting Strategies
Chapter 1: Elk Habitat Models
Distance from Roads
Study on hunter activity in Montana (Download PDF)
Forest Cover
Abstract of study shows elk moving back into open country
Chapter 6: Elk Sign
Tracks
Compare Elk, Moose & Deer Tracks Diagrams
Scat/Droppings/Pellets
Other Sign
- Elk teeth marks on Aspen, photo 2
- Elk destroyed small pine (higher than human head)
- Mule deer rub on small tree (most of rub is below shoulder height)
- Elk wallow, elk wallow2
Part VII: Resources
EPA download site has changed (click here). Links on page 60 in the pdf do not work (will redirect to this site next update).
Chapter 1: Ecoregion Descriptions, Mountain Ranges & Links to Photographic Examples
- 1 – Coast Range – Low elevation Olympic Mountains and Oregon Coast Range
- 4 – Cascades – High elevation Mt. Rainier
- 9 – Eastern Cascade Slopes and Foothills – Gearhart Mountain Wilderness Area, volcanic cones, buttes and Pumice Plateaus
- 11 – Blue Mountains – Strawberry Range, Greenhorn, Elkhorn, Aldrich, Maury, Ochoco and Wallowa Mountains and Hells Canyon
- 15 – Northern Rockies – Selkirk Range, Cabinet Mountains and St. Joe Mountains
- 16 – Idaho Batholith – Northern Clearwater Mountains, Sawtooth Range, Boise Mountains, Pioneer Mountains, Bitterroot Range, Bitterroot 2 and Centennial Mountains
- 17 – Middle Rockies
- Middle Rockies in Wyoming – Wind River Range, Absaroka Range and Bighorn Mountains
- Middle Rockies in Montana – Tobacco Root Mountains, Big Belt Mountains, Crazy Mountains, Pioneer Mountains, Gallatin Range, Soldier Mountains and Snowcrest Range
- 19 – Wasatch and Uinta Mountains – Wasatch Range, Uinta Mountains, Tushars, Pahvant Range, Monte Cristo Range and Bear River Range
- 21 – Southern Rockies
- Southern Rockies in Colorado – Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Lower elevation PJ habitat in the Sangre de Cristo, Elk Mountains, San Juan Mountains, Sawatch Range, Front Range, Uncompahgre elk in oak brush and Mosquito/Tenmile Range
- Southern Rockies in Utah – La Sal Mountains – North, La Sal Mountains – South, Abajo Mountains and Henry Mountains
- 41 – Canadian Rockies – Glacier National Park, Lewis Range, Flathead Range, Swan Range and Whitefish Range
- 77 – North Cascades – Mt. Baker
- 78 – Klamath Mountains – Klamath and Siskiyou Mountains
- 18 – Wyoming Basin
- 20 – Colorado Plateaus – Book Cliffs, Roan Cliffs, The Grand Staircase and Vermillion Cliffs
- 42 – Northwestern Glaciated Plains
- 43 – Northwestern Great Plains
Chapter 3: Habitat Descriptions & Photos at Altavista.com (formerly at Tarleton State University)
- Intermountain Forests
- Mountain Shrub
- Aspen
- Pinyon Pine- Juniper Woodland (PJ)
- Sagebrush Shrub Steppe
- Southern & Central Rocky Mountain Forests
- Northern Rocky Mountain Forests
- Pacific Northwest Forests
- Alpine
Chapter 4: Additional Information about Forest Types by State
U.S. – Vegetation and Environmental Features of Forest and Range Ecosystems (PDF) – good black & white photos.
Colorado – Go to Website (see Forest Types Overview)
- KMZ files for Google Earth – National Forest, Wilderness and Roadless Areas.
Idaho
- Forest Habitat Types of Central Idaho (PDF)
Forest Habitat Types of Northern Idaho (PDF) - Forest Habitat Types of Eastern Idaho & Western Wyoming (PDF)
- KMZ files for Google Earth – shows roadless areas, but no legend
Montana
Oregon
- Chapter 2 in Wildlife-Habitat Relationships in Oregon and Washington (PDF)
- Wildlife Habitat Types of Oregon & Washington website (scroll down to Wildlife-Habitat Relationships)
Utah
Washington
- Chapter 2 in Wildlife-Habitat Relationships in Oregon and Washington (PDF)
- Wildlife Habitat Types of Oregon & Washington website (scroll down to Wildlife-Habitat Relationships)
Wyoming
Chapter 5: Additional Resources
Printable Federal Land Maps
State by State Google Earth KMZ files for Public Land Ownership
Miscellaneous Stuff
Tuvan people (Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Siberia) hunt elk with lasso on skis or just see photo
