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<br />' However, the reverse is true for Control 2 elk (20% of the elk in the study). <br />Most other vegetation types were selected against except reclaimed areas which <br />were used in proportion to availability. <br />' Monthly Habitat Utilization and Selection <br />Habitat utilization and selection was also determined for the entire <br />' year. Analysis of 3,242 locations over 5 years, where habitat type could be <br />readily determined, revealed the following general selection patterns (Table <br />' 20). <br /> During the summer (June - September), aspen is selected for (approxi- <br />' mately 64% o f all locations) and mountain shrub is used in proportion to its <br /> availability (approximately 21% of all locations). Grasslands, although minor <br />' portions of available habitat, are also used in proportion to their availabi- <br /> lity. Late summer is the only time when conifer is used in proportion to its <br />' availability. It is selected against at all other times. Other types are <br />selected against. <br />' During the fall (October - December), reclaimed sites (approximately 17% <br />' of all relocations) and cultivated lands predominantly grain fields (approxi- <br />mately 25% of all relocations) are selected for. Mountain shrub is used in <br />proportion to its availability. There is decreasing use of aspen and other <br />' types are selected against. <br />' During the winter (January - March), mountain shrub is selected for (ap- <br />proximately 70% of all relocations). Reclaimed and cultivated sites are used <br />' in proportion to their availability at times. Other types are selected <br />against. <br />' During the spring (April - May), use shifts from mountain shrub to aspen. <br />This is also the only period when sagebrush areas are used in proportion to <br />' their availability. Reclaimed areas are also used in proportion to their <br />availability. <br />1 <br />1 <br />-15- <br /> <br />