Bighorns being released into the Catalinas

[JimmyLyding]

http://azstarnet.com/news/science/envir ... 0adb5.html

Very cool

----- links added from thread -----

Jun 7th 2013 'A taste for bighorn sheep': Mountain lions threaten wildlife project
http://www.jrn.com/kgun9/news/210658811.html

Jan 24th 2014 Game and Fish reports 3 more bighorn sheep deaths
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/2454 ... eep-deaths

Jul 18th 2014 second transplant of bighorn sheep to the Catalina Mountains this fall, but no final decision has been made
http://tucson.com/news/local/bighorns-f ... deac1.html

Nov 18th Another Reintroduced Bighorn Sheep Dies Near Tucson
http://arizonahighways.com/blog/another ... ear-tucson

Nov 19th 14 bighorns captured, set for release in Catalinas
http://tucson.com/news/local/bighorns-c ... 7c41c.html

Nov 20th They killed 3 bighorns in the relocation process! No joke.
http://tucson.com/news/local/bighorns-r ... 59a8a.html

[mazatzal]

This is almost a year old but I was surprised to learn 43 mountain lions killed in Aravaipa-Galiuro Hunt Area in the last few years:

http://tucson.com/news/local/column/ste ... 3f103.html

[chumley]

@mazatzal
Complicated. I generally support hunting. Unfortunately we have to trust that AZGFD makes wise decisions on tag quantities in specific geographic areas based on current populations and does so without being influenced by outside interests. I think I'd have to read an awful lot to have any kind of educated opinion since the little that has been published is probably influenced by people with very strong opinions on one side of the issue or the other.

[rwstorm]

@mazatzal
The spirit of Eddie Lackner lives on.

[big_load]

Bighorns being released into the Catalinas

Any parole violations yet?

[mazatzal]

@chumley
I agree except I think AZGFD is being lobbied and influenced by others. It's too bad they can't just do their job.

[Jim]

Spotted another one! This time a collared female walking the Finger Rock Trail. I saw her tracks for about 1 mile down the trail. I ran into her coming up the trail at a distance of no more than 50 feet. She turned and ran as soon as I spotted her, and her me.

[chumley]

She turned and ran as soon as I spotted her, and her me.

That happens to me a lot too.

[Jim]

Yes, but this one had a RACK on her!

[azbackpackr]

Oh, you boys...