Do you have any peer-reviewed papers from Hutto on this topic? I just did a quick search and couldn't find any. I'd like to read them if they exist.
Wild sheep and disease
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Irrelevant
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No.
Bighorns > pack goats
COVID transmitters should be allowed everywhere. The healthy people will be just fine. The risk of transmission is astronomically low. Survival of the fittest. DOH!!!
Quilomene bighorn sheep test positive for lethal bacteria
"WDFW wildlife biologists received reports of sick bighorn sheep near Wenatchee and collected samples to test for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (Movi), a bacteria that causes fatal pneumonia in bighorn sheep. Given the widespread occurrence of bluetongue in eastern Washington this year, a lamb was also tested for the presence of bluetongue virus. Both tests came back positive."
"WDFW wildlife biologists received reports of sick bighorn sheep near Wenatchee and collected samples to test for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (Movi), a bacteria that causes fatal pneumonia in bighorn sheep. Given the widespread occurrence of bluetongue in eastern Washington this year, a lamb was also tested for the presence of bluetongue virus. Both tests came back positive."
New paper just dropped on the National Bison Range die-off that occurred in 2016-2017. This is a really big puzzle piece that wasn't really a mystery. It's like one of the solid blue sky pieces at the top of the puzzle. It's no surprise what it is when you find it, but it's nice to have a complete puzzle.
Natural history of a bighorn sheep pneumonia epizootic: Source of infection, course of disease, and pathogen clearance
Natural history of a bighorn sheep pneumonia epizootic: Source of infection, course of disease, and pathogen clearance
Decision puts bighorns at risk
"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a proposed decision that threatens both bighorn sheep populations and Gunnison sage-grouse habitat. The project will reauthorize domestic sheep grazing in areas that overlap with bighorn herds, increasing the risk that sheep will transmit a deadly respiratory disease."
"The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a proposed decision that threatens both bighorn sheep populations and Gunnison sage-grouse habitat. The project will reauthorize domestic sheep grazing in areas that overlap with bighorn herds, increasing the risk that sheep will transmit a deadly respiratory disease."
elkduds
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Oak, terrible news. @ the moment I am along the Taylor River, looking up @ the canyon sheep habitat. As you probably know, the sound of crickets is the usual reply when the topic of segregating domestic and wild sheep is raised @ CPW's Round Table meetings.
Irrelevant
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Quilomene bighorn sheep test positive for lethal bacteria
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed the presence of a pneumonia-causing bacteria in the Quilomene bighorn sheep herd last month.
If I were a proponent of pack goats, I certainly wouldn’t post photos of all the close range bighorn sheep I come across on my live “2021 elk w/ pack goats” thread on a forum such as this where there is such a strong wild sheep vs. pack goats controversy. It does nothing to help the case for pack goat use in wild sheep areas.
Hammsolo
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There are so many unanswered questions. Why are the wild sheep still so susceptible to these diseases? Why aren’t they building immunities? Usually there are other factors affecting the system too. Mineral and/or vitamin deficiencies in these areas?
The politics… I hate asking, but what are the system issues? How is the system responding to experts, public opinion, financial influences? Is it responsible to take pack goats into these areas? Can you get them tested before the trip? I don’t know.
The politics… I hate asking, but what are the system issues? How is the system responding to experts, public opinion, financial influences? Is it responsible to take pack goats into these areas? Can you get them tested before the trip? I don’t know.
BigHornRam
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Kurt Alt has an interesting write up in this newsletter on page 4 and 9. They are going to look at a number of angles with the struggling Highland herd including nutrition and mineral deficiency. Hope they get some answers.
GF&P reports pneumonia outbreak among Badlands bighorn sheep
Trenton Haffley, terrestrial resource supervisor for the department, told members of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission Thursday that in August was when the first bighorn sheep tested positive for pneumonia complex, and by Oct. 7 the department confirmed 24 dead sheep. The pneumonia complex is highly contagious and lethal among the sheep, and is usually passed to the native wild animals from domestic sheep.
“At this point we’re working with Badlands National Park, but we really feel that it is kind of spread through the herd,” Haffley said. “So it’s unfortunately just a sit and wait situation.”
Trenton Haffley, terrestrial resource supervisor for the department, told members of the Game, Fish and Parks Commission Thursday that in August was when the first bighorn sheep tested positive for pneumonia complex, and by Oct. 7 the department confirmed 24 dead sheep. The pneumonia complex is highly contagious and lethal among the sheep, and is usually passed to the native wild animals from domestic sheep.
“At this point we’re working with Badlands National Park, but we really feel that it is kind of spread through the herd,” Haffley said. “So it’s unfortunately just a sit and wait situation.”
Irrelevant
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Are their any herds in the lower 48 that aren't at risk? Sure seems like we could see BHs functionally go away in my life.
warmer
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Auction tag is valid in any unit, so he/she can always go to the Hills and shoot a 170" ram like the rest of us deplorables. The Governors pheasant habitat is gonna take a beating next year at the auction, unless she figures out a way to steal all the tag money. I'm sure someone's already working on that.
BigHornRam
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It happens. I've seen a few guys buy an auction tag, and immediately donate it back to be re-auctioned. Some of the guys that buy are conservationist, and unfortunately some are not.
How about you? Would you cut a check to a British Columbia outfitter if they could not provide you a tag?
My experience is that there are a LOT of checks cut. Maybe not in increments of $200k like for a tag, and not from everyone, but there is a lot of support that most never see.
We had some stats floating around from the ECWSF that broke down ticketed( prize/ hunt/tag Ect ) donations vs non ticketed donations. I found it interesting at the time and surely it was put to good use for future fundraising. Even from other life members i have been more often hearing that they felt our organization’s fundraising efforts are pricing out segments of our membership.
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