Share this:In the coming months, thousands of elk will migrate onto the National Elk Refuge, just outside the town of Jackson, where the Jackson Elk Herd winters. Migrating animals in the Jackson Elk Herd travel an average one-way distance of 39 miles, with journeys topping out at 168 miles. Thousands of elk hoofprints dot a snowy slope in November 2022 at the National Elk Refuge, where part of the 10,000-strong Jackson Elk Herd has made its annual migration. (Mike Koshmrl/WyoFile)The “Judas elk” will help wildlife managers point hunters toward the so-called suburban elk when they do arrive. The elk will be tracked this winter as part of a broader effort to equip 150 members of the Jackson Elk Herd with GPS collars.