A magical place where wildlife congregates. Welcome to The Campsite.

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There is a place on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front that attracts all that is wild. It just so happens that this place is on the Boone and Crockett Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch. The place is called the campsite, and it’s truly special. Here, grizzly bears chase moose, mature mule deer bucks plow through snow drifts, mountain lions slink by at night, bull elk literally run into trees, and so much more. And perhaps the most beautiful thing? It’s all caught on video.

The distribution of wildlife throughout the year is relevant to private lands management, providing hunter access to wildlife, and ensuring the sustainability of wildlife populations. In collaboration with staff at the Boone and Crockett Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, the Boone and Crockett Club University Program at the University of Montana has initiated a project to better understand the conservation implications of sustainable ranch management on big game communities on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in Montana.

By using motion-triggered trail cameras, and a rigorous study design, we will assess big game distribution as it relates to land ownership and management strategies, habitat features, and the presence of other wildlife species. A unique component of the research is the integration and consideration of sustainable ranch management techniques and how ranching relates to big game distributions. Ultimately, the research goals are to better understand how wildlife distribution changes throughout the year and to help inform management and policy related to the important role ranch management plays in wildlife sustainability.

Trail cameras are being used to answer these research questions because they are non-invasive, relatively inexpensive, and effective at monitoring far-ranging and elusive species. Trail camera photos are also a great education tool. Thus, another component of the study will be the development of teaching modules for K-12 and university students related to ranch management and wildlife sustainability.