Home range size and home range diameter estimates for selected large ungulate species. The estimates relate to female individuals where possible.
| Species |
Home range (ha) |
Diameter (m) |
Source(s) |
| White-tailed deer |
70 ha |
944 m |
70.5 ha for adult females in summer49, <80 in summer50, 60-70 ha for females in summer51, 89 ha (range 17-221 ha) for females in summer and 115 ha (range 19-309 ha) in winter52 |
| Mule deer |
300 ha |
1,955 m |
301 ha on average for males and females in winter53, 90-320 ha for adult females in summer and 80-500 ha in winter51, 617 ha (range 25-4,400 ha) for females in summer and 1,267 ha (range 32-9,070 ha) in winter52 |
| Elk |
5,000 ha |
7,981 m |
3,769 ha (range 820-9,520 ha) for females in summer and 181 ha (range 152-210 ha) in winter52, 5,296 ha for adult females in summer and 10,104 ha in winter54, 8,360-15,720 ha for elk populations55 |
| Moose |
2,500 ha |
5,643 m |
2,612 ha (range 210-10,300 ha) for females in summer and 2,089 ha (range 200-11,300 ha) in winter52 |
| Mountain goat |
300 ha |
1,955 m |
280 ha for adult males, 480 ha for adult females56 |
| Bighorn sheep |
900 ha |
3,386 m |
541 ha for females57, 920 ha (range 650-1,140 ha) for females in summer and 893 (range 880-1,320 ha) in winter58, 640-3,290 ha57 |
| Pronghorn |
2,000 ha |
2,523 m |
1,200-1,400 ha in summer 58), 2,259 ha59, 2,841 in winter60 |
Home range size and home range diameter estimates for selected carnivores. The estimates relate to female individuals where possible.
| Species |
Home range (ha) |
Diameter (m) |
Source(s) |
| Weasel |
180 ha |
757 m |
52 ha (males) and 180 ha (females)61 |
| Pine marten |
500 ha |
2,524 m |
200 ha (range 0.7-2.3 ha) for females62, 1,300-3,900 ha63 |
| Fisher |
10,000 ha |
5,642 m |
18,900 ha for females and 33,700 for males64, 5,400 ha (females) and 9,200 ha (males)65 |
| Badger |
4,000 ha |
7,138 m |
240-1,700 ha63, 3,400 ha66, 4,150 ha (range 1,800-7,900 ha) for females67 |
| Wolverine |
20,000 ha |
15,962 m |
16,700 ha (range 7,600-26,900 ha) for females68, 10,500 for adult females69, 38,800 for females70, 32,500-40,500 ha for females71 |
| Bobcat |
2,500 ha |
5,643 m |
1,780 ha for adult female72, 1,930 ha for females70, 3,120 ha for females73 |
| Canada lynx |
15,000 ha |
13,823 m |
2,800 ha (range 1,110-4,950 ha) for adults74, 9,000 ha (range 5,800-12,100 ha for adult females75, 20,600 ha (range 7,700-40,800 ha) for females76 |
| Cougar |
4,000 ha |
7,138 m |
3,500 ha (range 1,900-5,100 ha) for adult females in summer and 2,600 ha (range 1,400-4,300 ha) in winter77, 6,730 ha for females70, 9,700 ha (range 3,900-22,700 ha) for adult females in summer and 8,700 (range 3,100-23,900 ha) in winter78 |
| Fox1 (V. vulpes, Urocyon) |
1,500 ha |
4,371 m |
Red Fox (V. vulpes): 350 ha79, 1,611 ha (range 277-3,420 ha)80 |
| Fox2 (V. macrotis, V. velox) |
8,000 ha |
505 m |
Kit fox (V. Macrotis): 4,300-11,600 ha81 |
| Coyote |
2,500 ha |
5,643 m |
1,130 ha (range 280-3,200 ha)82, 2,010 ha (range 1,600-2,420 ha) for females70, 2,420 ha (range 880-5,460 ha) for adult females83, 3,186 ha (range 670-9,140 ha) for females84 |
| Wolf |
50,000 ha |
25,238 m |
6,250 ha (range 700-6,800 ha)70 26,000-67,500 ha for a large pack63 |
| Black bear |
4,000 ha |
7,138 m |
1,960 ha for females85, 5,960 ha (range 2,300-16,000 ha) for adult females86 |
| Grizzly bear |
25,000 ha |
17,846 m |
22,700 ha (range 3,500-88,400 ha) for adult females87, 28,500 ha (112-482 ha) for adult females88 |
