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<br />Overall, 393 captures have been togged during the study (77 of those have <br />been recaptures). <br />Monitoring <br />Ground and aerial surveys between September 1, 1983 and July 31, 1984 <br />yielded 925 locations of 54 transmitter collared elk. Locations of 36 of these <br />elk were mapped (Maps 1-22). Eighteen (18) elk with transmitters were not <br />mapped due to early mortality or transmitter failure (Table 2). There were also <br />39 relocations of conventionally collared elk and 12 relocations of ear tagged <br />elk (Table 3). ' <br />Mortality <br />Eighteen (18) elk with transmitters were lost between September 1, 1983 and <br />July 31, 1984. Five (5) transmitters failed (2 known failures and 3 suspected <br />failures; possible illegal harvest). Five (5) elk with transmitters died during <br />the winter. Three (3) elk with transmitters were legally harvested and 3 were <br />illegally harvested (1 known illegal harvest and 2 suspected). One elk with a <br />transmitter died due to wounding (muzzle loader suspected). One elk presumably <br />slipped the transmitter collar off. <br />Overall yearly mortality for transmittered cow elk during the first 4 years <br />of the study averages approximately 19%. This is based on: <br />1. 20. surviving transmitters beginning in September 1981 and 4 <br />mortalities during the following 12 months; <br />2. 35 surviving transmitters beginning in September 1982 and 4 <br />mortalities in the following 12 months; and <br />3. 48 surviving transmitters beginning in September 1983 and 11 <br />mortalities during the following 12 months. <br />A break down of mortality indicates approximately 5% legal harvest, 5% <br />illegal harvest, 3% wounding loss, and 6% winter mortality. Winter mortality is <br />4 <br />