Today is the last day for the public to comment on a plan to ween the elk on the national refuge off of supplemental feed. Currently, the initiation of supplemental winter feeding occurs when available forage drops to 300 pounds per acre along transects in areas with highly preferred grasses. The plan is to delay the initiation of feeding. The strategy of delaying the start of supplemental feeding is to encourage elk and bison to use native winter range, especially those individuals that have not previously received a food reward on the Refuge. As of yesterday, Elk Refuge Deputy Manager Cris Dippel says the plan has drawn only seven comments from the public with agency and interest group comments anticipated at the last minute. Comments on the plan will be accepted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service until the end of the day.
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