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1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />determined by using Chi-square analysis. Selection was defined as the statis- <br />tically significant utilization of a habitat greater or less than its avail- <br />ability. Significance levels used were a( = 0.10 for Chi-square analysis. <br />For use in determining selection, two different methods were used to <br />determine available habitat. The first involved determining what vegetation <br />types were available over the entire 650 mil area over which transmittered elk <br />were found during the spring and summer. One thousand (1,000) random points <br />were placed on vegetation maps. The second method was more specific as to <br />what was available within calving home ranges. It involved taking the average <br />percent of each vegetation type within calving home ranges of that specific <br />group of elk. <br />' RESULTS <br />Trapping <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br />Elk trapping for the study was initiated on January 6, 1981. Trapping <br />was scheduled to take place during the first 3 years of the 5 year study and <br />was completed. In addition, in order to redistribute relatively new transmit- <br />ter collars lost due to mortality of elk, some limited trapping was done <br />during the 4th year of the study. No trapping was done during the final year. <br />A total list of all captures is given in Table 1 (Elk Trapping Results). A <br />total of 409 captures have been recorded during the study. A summary of trap <br />success is given in Table 2 (Summary of Elk Trapping). Of the 409 captures, <br />314 individuals were classified. In addition, there were 77 recaptures and 24 <br />escapes prior to tagging. Six of the 24 escapes were classified and included <br />in the 314 total individuals classified (Table 2). Table 3 (Summary of Recap- <br />tures) gives a breakdown of recaptures. Only three elk were injured as a <br />result of trapping efforts (< 1%). <br />A total of 284 individual elk were tagged; 58 cows received transmitter <br />collars, 79 cows conventional collars, and 5 yearling bulls and 142' calves <br />received ear tags only. In addition, 6 cows which had been tagged with con- <br />ventional collars or ear tags were later recaptured and received transmitter <br />collars. As a result, a total of 64 elk were involved in radio telemetry <br />work. <br />-~- <br />t <br />