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SUMMARY OF ELK TRAPPING (1985) <br />Calves <br />Trap Total % Trap Total Cows <br />Nights Captures Success Escapes Recaptures (Yearlings) Total Males Females Undetermined Bulls <br />246 39a 16b 5 4c 16d 20 3 4 13 (2) <br />(2) <br />a In addition to the 39 captures of elk, one deer and six sheep were captured. Traps were also sprung but empty <br />43 times. The evidence indicated that deer were responsible for most of these sprung traps. The deer <br />evidently sprung the traps and then escaped through the rabbit run. <br />b 16% represents elk trap success. If the above is taken into account, overall capture rate approaches 36%. <br />c All four recaptures were of adult cows captured in previous years. The true number of calves recaptured is not <br />known because most calves were not tagged in 1985. <br />d 2 of 16 (13%) cows were yearlings <br />-7- <br />