Game and Fish to capture elk as part of an ongoing brucellosis study in the Big Horn Mountains

CODY - As part of an ongoing study to understand the ecology of brucellosis and elk in the Big Horn Mountains, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans to capture and collar elk in early February.

Up to 60 elk will be captured next month using a helicopter net-gunning operation throughout the Big Horn Mountains, south of the lower Greybull River, and portions of the Owl Creek Mountains.

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