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  • Payette NF supervisor decides to end sheep grazing in bighorn country

    Ralph Maughan

    Despite full court press by Idaho woolgrowers, reason prevails- Payette supervisor decides to end sheep grazing in bighorn country. Submitted by Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman. By email I learned about 30,000 acres will still be open, but this is a big victory for Idaho  bighorn over an very entrenched political interest.

  • Payette National Forest Bighorn Sheep Decision Imminent

    Ken Cole

    The Payette National Forest will be releasing its Record of Decision on July 30th After several years of litigation, the decision on how to manage domestic sheep on the Payette National Forest to maintain viability of bighorn sheep populations will be released on July 30. Several options were considered but few actually meet the so…

  • Domestic sheep removed from East Fork Bitteroot

    Ken Cole

    Sheep tested positive for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Bighorn sheep in Montana and elsewhere suffered severe losses this winter at the hands of pneumonia. In the East Fork herd bighorn were seen interacting with domestic sheep near Sula, Montana. Those domestic sheep were relocated earlier this year and another herd has been removed from the area to…

  • FWP kills bighorn sheep to avoid disease outbreak

    Ken Cole

    FWP kills bighorn sheep to avoid disease outbreak. Billings Gazette.

  • Jackson Hole News: WY Elk numbers way above objectives

    Ralph Maughan

    Elk in Wyoming are doing well, even when you look at individual herds- The Jackson Hole News and Guide April 28 reported their analysis of the 2010 Big Game Management Summary of Wyoming Game and Fish. This article is not on-line, so I will summarize. The annual census reported almost 103,000 elk in the 27…

  • Severe pneumonia outbreak kills bighorn sheep

    Ken Cole

    Lamb survival to be closely monitored for several years Another overview story about the bighorn sheep die-offs around the west. Estimates of the death toll have reached 1000 bighorns. Severe pneumonia outbreak kills bighorn sheep. American Veterinary Medical Association

  • Colorado scraps effort on sheepherder wages

    Ken Cole

    Looking for a great career? Do you want a sheepherder’s job? Look for yourself and you can make a whopping $650 – $750 a month! No, that’s right now, not some time in the future like 1950! Type in the word “sheepherder” on the Idaho Works job search page and see for yourself: https://labor.idaho.gov/idahoworks/es/jobsearch/default.aspx It’s…

  • More on the Montana bighorn disease outbreaks

    Ken Cole

    Same pathogen found in bighorn and domestic sheep after contact was observed Here are two stories outlining what happened this winter with the outbreaks of disease in bighorn sheep.  It appears that there are likely two different causes for the outbreaks.  In the East Fork Bitterroot it appears that bighorn contracted mycoplasma from a small…

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