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Elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) that utilize the Buffalo Valley as winter range have an accessible option of supplemental winter feeding at the nearby National Elk R efuge near Jackson, Wyoming. However, many elk choose to stay in the Buffalo Valley a nd utilize native winter habitat. Habitat projects in the form of prescribed fi r have been implemented to improve native winter habitat in the brucellosis endemic area of Wyoming in an effort to reduce elk dependency on supplemental winter feed. A reduction in elk dependency on supplemental feed would reduce the occurrence of high elk densities on feedgrounds; thereby decreasing the risk of transmission of dise ases uch as brucellosis. We used GPS collar data from 15 female elk to investigate w nter habitat selection in the Buffalo Valley at the study area and within-home rang e scale, with respect to burned and unburned habitat in the area, as well as presence of supplemental feed. Elk were selective for physical, habitat, and disturbance characteri sti s at the study area scale of analysis. No habitat treatments conducted within 5 years we re included in elk home ranges when supplemental feeding was present and less than 5% were included when supplemental feed was not present. Elk showed a limited amount of fidelity to winter ranges in successive years including areas with and without suppleme ntal fe d. This study will aid in the implementation of management techniques regarding elk, supplemental feeding, habitat treatments, and disease management.

Elk winter habitat selection and movements in the Buffalo Valley of Wyoming with respect to habitat treatments and supplemental feeding