FWP expands study of South Fork elk herds to Bob Marshall Wilderness
Two bull elk roam the Bison Range in the Mission Valley. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News FILE)
KALISPELL — This winter, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is embarking on the second year of a multi-year project aimed at better understanding elk dynamics within the South Fork Flathead River drainage.
FWP biologists are conducting this effort in response to declines in elk numbers and poor calf recruitment, which are raising concerns for the sustainability of the elk population in this drainage that is predominantly within the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
Historically, the South Fork supported robust elk populations but recent decades have witnessed a sharp decline with current documented numbers at their lowest in roughly a century.
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