Calf release
An elk calf is released after it receives an eartag.
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Erik
Erik Maichak records information about an elk he had just bled for brucellosis testing.
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Close up cow
A curious cow elk steps in for a closer look.
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Jill
Pinedale habitat biologist Jill Miller
records data on a blood tube.
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Push to overnight
Scott Werbelow stands back out of sight while partitions are opened to run the elk into the larger round pen for the night.
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Cow alley
A cow elk begins her run down an alleyway into a large round holding pen where the cows will await the
results of their blood testing.
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Deform
This bull elk drew lots of attention for his atypical presentation.
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Deform2
Another view of the atypical bull elk.
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Ken Mills
Ken Mills records data on each elk sampled for brucellosis testing on his personal digital assistant/scanner.
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Muddy blind
A blind sits amid the haystack at Muddy Creek, providing a vantage point from which to trigger the gate to the trap.
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Loading chutes
Partitions are held open so the elk will run down the length of the chutes, with each partition closed as elk as separated into individual boxes and chutes.
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Waiting
These elk are held in a "box" and will be the next group sorted and processed.
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Tyler
Tyler Creech of USGS records data for his elk research project.
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Crew working
Cow elk are worked in each of five squeeze chutes on one wing of the trap. There are another five chutes on the other wing of the trap, which is not pictured.
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Muddy pen
Elk await sorting and processing in the Muddy Creek elk trap.
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Dean
A cow elk pays close attention to Dean Clause's every move.
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Recording
Keeping tabs on elk in five chutes isn't an easy task, but the crew has an excellent system in place to do just that.
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Werb & Bernie
Scott Werbelow and Bernie Holz visit about the day's progress.
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Crew
The crew that worked elk at the Scab Creek and Muddy Creek elk feedgrounds in the final year of the program.
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Todd Cornish
Dr. Todd Cornish of the Wyoming
State Vet Lab got drenched with elk
blood when he hit a vein in a cow elk
that was very troublesome to get a
blood sample from.
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Tim Thomas
Sheridan wildlife biologist Tim Thomas places a collar on the neck of a cow elk.
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Cleanup
Members of the crew get everything packed up and put away at the end of the day Monday at Muddy Creek.
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To round pen
Cow elk head down an alleyway into the larger overnight pen.
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Three ladies
The three women who worked the elk every year: Kate Belinda, Dr. Cynthia Tate, and Jill Miller
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