20 Sheep Nevada bound in relocation

[sneer]

http://hintonvoice.com/index73.htm

Anyone have details on this?

[VanIsleGuy]

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=167134&highlight=Nevada+sheep

Here you go.. I used the search function for ya

[sneer]

Thanks!

[Deer Hunter]

Good to see there is so many sheep in this province that we can actually send them stateside. The subsistence hunters must really be pi$$ed off to lose their traditional food.

[pikeslayer22]

We're sold down the river a long time ago as we pretty much give away all of our natural resource's away so it doesn't really surprise me. Those Ba$?ard's wouldn't take our mad cows but they have no problem with our wild sheep,

[Okotokian]

The subsistence hunters must really be pi$$ed off to lose their traditional food.

The subsitence hunters can go get jobs and buy their tags like everyone else.

I think shipping out game is a great idea. Why make hunters in other jurisdictions jump through silly hopes like hiring outfitters here. Just send the game to them directly and cut out the middleman.

[packhuntr]

The subsitence hunters can go get jobs and buy their tags like everyone else.

I think shipping out game is a great idea. Why make hunters in other jurisdictions jump through silly hopes like hiring outfitters here. Just send the game to them directly and cut out the middleman.

Lolol ya really Oko, burn and bury the outfitter and send our economic benefit and resources direct lol, your on it!
Seriously i see no problem with transplanting seed like this, only problem is all i see is SRD still wants to look like frickin heroes up here with supposed "world class" resources, when all that is seen by everyone, everywhere, is that they are riding this horse into the ground. Its a good lookin pony, but there aint much left in him,,, too bad. Take what ya can while ya can boyz...

[Dacotensis]

Yes, burn and bury the outfitters. I have no problem with this solution Pack. Best line I've seen this year.
If you don't like Alberta get the ____ Out.
Walleys will hold the door for you, I'm sure. I'll buy you a bus ticket or a tank of fuel.

[packhuntr]

Yes, burn and bury the outfitters. I have no problem with this solution Pack. Best line I've seen this year.
If you don't like Alberta get the ____ Out.
Walleys will hold the door for you, I'm sure. I'll buy you a bus ticket or a tank of fuel.

Lol! You need to smarten the ---- up. Edit

[Torkdiesel]

I thought I could smell greed in the air when I logged on.

Nice to see Dacotensis has turned this thread into outfitter bashing as well. I'm sure others will smell the blood soon and chime in :(

[Ronji]

Yes, burn and bury the outfitters. I have no problem with this solution Pack. Best line I've seen this year.
If you don't like Alberta get the ____ Out.
Walleys will hold the door for you, I'm sure. I'll buy you a bus ticket or a tank of fuel.
please............

[.300ultramag]

Why don't they relocate a couple hundred of them to the badlands??? At least keep them in the province, heck, I am sure they would even survive in the Red Deer River valley

[Dacotensis]

please............
Do you have anything to add? Really do you? What do you want to say?
Would you like to be criticized for your support of outfitters? Didn't think so.
I speak out against them. Am I wrong for that? It's an opionion. Why is it that wherever I hunt, farmers ask if I'm affiliated with any outfitter or guide? They mostly don't like them.

The point was brought up about outfitters. Pack did it too himself Torkdiesel, he's well aware what he did when he typed those words. He's not a new poster here.
I can see you want to support the outfitters, there is mention in this thread on Subsitence hunters. Do you have a comment on that? Any quotes? This thread can go any direction you like it too. Just say the words.Start talking about Subsitence hunters if you want this thread locked down.
I still don't like your sig line pack. I can't tell if you are full of it or just mocking Albertans.
Like I said, if you don't like it here, beat it! Really! Maybe if you clarified your position somewhat I could smarted the ---- up. Don't just say it. Live it!
I'm sure the grass is greener over on the other side.

As to the point of this thread, keep them in Alberta. Relocate where the numbers are low.

[walking buffalo]

Why don't they relocate a couple hundred of them to the badlands??? At least keep them in the province, heck, I am sure they would even survive in the Red Deer River valley

Research and planning for Prairie transplants have been put on hold due to recent Disease issues concerning MAP (Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis). MAP has recently been confirmed to have been transfered to Bighorn Sheep from cattle in the Waterton area, and now MAP has been documented in cattle in potential Badland Bighorn habitat.

[.300ultramag]

Research and planning for Prairie transplants have been put on hold due to recent Disease issues concerning MAP (Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis). MAP has recently been confirmed to have been transfered to Bighorn Sheep from cattle in the Waterton area, and now MAP has been documented in cattle in potential Badland Bighorn habitat.

Holee! Thanks for the info! Yeah better keep them away from that, is that the same disease that has been knocking back the numbers in Montana?

[Speckle55]

here is a whats happening down there

David:)


Hunting: Story


Story Posted 04-02-2010
Nevada Bighorn Continue to Succumb to Pneumonia





From The Outdoor Wire
Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) biologists continue to find bighorn sheep that have died due to complications brought on by pneumonia in the East Humboldt Range and in the Ruby Mountains.

"We have found 74 dead bighorn sheep in the East Humboldt's (hunt unit 101) and 28 in the Ruby Mountains (hunt unit 102) for a total of 102 sheep over the last 4 months," says Caleb McAdoo, NDOW big game biologist. "Unfortunately, this disease event isn't showing any signs of abating."

While the numbers make it appear that the East Humboldt herd is doing much worse than the Ruby Mountain herd, McAdoo explains that the mortality detection rate on the winter range in hunt unit 102 is lower due to terrain.

"It is very possible the die-off in unit 102 is just as severe as the event in the East Humboldt's," cautions McAdoo. "We are concerned that as many as 80% of each herd may succumb before the winter is over."

NDOW biologists are also concerned about the survival of any lambs born this spring. In past disease events, young lambs appear to have been exposed to pneumonia that is still present in the adults and then die within the first couple of months of life because they don't have any natural defense to the disease.

Because of issues like this and other concerns, NDOW biologists and veterinarians have put together a plan to monitor and study the sheep for the next few years. They have tagged and placed radio collars on a number of sheep as well as administering a broad spectrum antibiotic to some of the animals.

Biological samples have been taken from dead and healthy sheep for comparison to see if minerals, forage quality or even genetics play a role in determining which animals may live and which may die. NDOW personnel will follow the marked animals trying to see if there is anything that separates those sheep that survive from those that didn't.

Soil and forage samples are also being taken to explore what affect forage quality and trace minerals in the forage may have on both diseased and healthy animals.

"Unfortunately, there is no known cure, or treatment for pneumonia in bighorn sheep," said McAdoo, "but we are going to use the data collected from this disease event to assist in future outbreaks."

To avoid putting more stress on the animals than is necessary, work is being done from the ground as much as possible, as helicopters cause the animals to try to evade and escape using up precious energy. The full extent of the die-off may not be known for months depending on the success of follow-up surveys from the ground or from the air once the sheep have had time to recover from the winter.

So far only one Rocky Mountain goat has been found that has died from pneumonia. Preliminary survey data indicates that the goats have not been as negatively impacted by the disease.

With the coming of warmer weather and snowmelt, the public is anxious to get out of the house. But McAdoo is asking the public to please give the bighorn sheep space and avoid the areas they are in so as not to stress them.

"We are still within a critical time for these animals," says McAdoo, "as the weather warms and forage starts to green up, they have a chance to build some strength. Any extra energy demands placed on the sheep may decrease their chances of survival."

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) protects, restores and manages fish and wildlife, and promotes fishing, hunting, and boating safety. NDOW's wildlife and habitat conservation efforts are primarily funded by sportsmen's license and conservation fees and a federal surcharge on hunting and fishing gear. Support wildlife and habitat conservation in Nevada by purchasing a hunting, fishing, or combination license. For more information, visit www.ndow.org.

Contact:
Joe Doucette 775) 777-2305

Photo from U.S. Firs & Wildlife Service


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[hoyt]

Why so down on the states I don't get it. Do some research the states sent a couple hundred elk from yellowstone to alberta to help bring the elk herds back to alberta. I know it was 1917 to 1920 so a long time ago but you all like to hunt elk right? They won't take our mad cows but the bastards will take our sheep????? Really.....that is one well thought out post

[ww2269]

I was talking to one of the guys from Nevada Bighorns Unlimited during the capture and he was telling me how the previous herd that these were replacing were wiped out by desese spred from domestic goats. Ranchers in the area had either kicked their goats free or they got out of the pasture and roamed freely. All it takes is for a goat carrying the desease to drink from the same water hole as the sheep and it will spread. He tried to assure me that there was now a 10 mile buffer between any domestic livestock and the sheep range.

It seems like a risky second attempt to me but what does Nevada have to loose when Alberta wildlife is paying the price.