Its a 10 year study that started around 3 years ago. There are a number of projects under the umbrella of the study....calf survival/fecundity, habitat selection and usage, behavioral observations etc comparing elk in wolf areas to non-wolf areas among others. Since many of the studies are for...
Haven't posted any of the wildlife projects lately, there have been quite a few this year... deer CWD testing/tonsil biopsy, desert sheep capture and relocation, adult elk and antelope capture and gps collar, even darted an injured pregnant Mexican Gray wolf from the helicopter (please keep wolf...
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Or it could be my son's job, videographer for KUIU and some outdoor companies. this year he has filmed in the Artic (archery polar bear), New Zealand for stag, tahr and chamois and Alaska twice for bear hunts. Will spend the summer on sheep hunts in...
If we are on that side it depends on what trails (if any) have been cleared. Have gone in from Walker Flats, Santa Barbara, Trampas etc. We carry a 5' two-man saw over one of the mules and everybody has a good saw on their saddle. Last year we planned for a 4-5 hour ride from SB and it turned...
we feed 5- 10# cubes/day /animal (not soaked) depending on available graze and workload. When we get to camp and the stock has cooled down, had a drink, the Horses are hobbled, one wears a bell, the mules follow along and the stock is allowed to graze for whatever time period we set then are...
Point well taken Oak and I agree with the potential conflict. We haven't experienced huge congregations of bighorn sheep at any one salt site perhaps because of multiple locations. Another advantage to our sites is when the herd reaches a carrying capacity we put a drop net over a salt site...