Outfitters and guides in Wyoming vociferously claim that if artificial feeding is phased out in the western part of their state thousands of elk will starve to death. It's a contention roundly disputed by a large group of professional wildlife biologists. In Montana's Madison Valley, thousands of wild elk, equal to the number in the Jackson Herd, pour out of Yellowstone and the Gallatin Mountains in the fall and winter,, without supplemental feed handouts in the high elevation valley between the Madison and Gravelly mountains. Photo courtesy Dave Showalter. To see more of Showalter's collectible work, go to dave showalter.com