Top 5 Signs that Your Elk Hunting Area Needs Habitat Help

MISSOULA, Mont. — Elk season is over, leaving you with another autumn's worth of memories. While you're reminiscing, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation asks you to think about the country where you hunted, how it's changed through the years and how it's likely to change in the future.

Here are the Elk Foundation's Top 5 signs that your elk hunting area may need serious habitat stewardship:

1. Habitat Fragmentation — New subdivisions and ranchettes are eliminating and cutting off key habitat, particularly in winter range and migration corridors. Increased human activity and vehicular traffic compound impacts to elk.

2. Weeds Amok — Knapweed, yellow...