Tracking elk hunters with the Global Positioning System

L. Jack Lyon; Milo G. Burcham

doi:10.2737/RMRS-RP-3

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Tracking elk hunters with the Global Positioning System

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Authors:

L. Jack Lyon, Milo G. Burcham

Year:

1998

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-RP-3

Source:

Res. Pap. RMRS-RP-3. Ogden, UT: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 6 p

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Abstract

Global Positioning System (GPS) units were used to record hunter locations at 15 second intervals during elk hunting expeditions. This information allowed us to examine the influence of roads on hunter behavior, and along with associated time and distance data, provide a solid foundation on which a hunter density and elk vulnerability model can be developed.

Keywords

behavior, Cervus elaphus, GPS, Montana, vulnerability

Citation

Lyon, L. Jack; Burcham, Milo G. 1998. Tracking elk hunters with the Global Positioning System. Res. Pap. RMRS-RP-3. Ogden, UT: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 6 p.