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Wood Hollow Bull Hog Treatment and Guzzler Install
Region: Southern
ID: 4624
Project Status: Completed
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2018
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Final Methods
Boss Tanks Guzzler kit was funded by WRI sources. We picked up kits it Elko, NV and delivered the kit to the site. We rented a mini excavator to help prepare the site for the guzzler. We also used a Fishlake NF mini-excavator and a Bobcat with a 6-way blade for site preparation. Guzzler kit was installed and site was fenced to prevent livestock but allow wildlife.
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Project Narrative
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and The Mule Deer Foundation have come to the Fishlake NF for several years to hold their annual work day and Summer Rendezvous. With their help we have installed 17 guzzlers over the past 8 years. We had the site prepared with the tank set and the apron site prepared for laying out the fabric. On June 23 we had approximately 48 volunteers including some local Dedicated Hunters, arrive on the site to help install not only this guzzler but a second one. The two guzzlers were approximately a mile apart. We had to split the equipment and labor to accomplish the guzzler install and fencing all in 6 hours. The project was completed and was rain ready when the volunteers left that evening.
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Future Management
Approximately 550 acres of mastication and hand thinning of PJ on Wood Hollow ridge was completed in the month of August 2018. This was our future management project but was able to be completed this season because of extra Forest Service Fuels money. We will monitor the use of the treatment and guzzlers with trail cameras and visual transects. Some seeding will occur in treatment areas late fall. Livestock will be restricted from using this area for a minimum of two years. Very few cattle every use the area because it is low elevation and most cattle when turned into this spring pasture migrate to mid-elevation where feed and water are readily available.
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Kreig Rasmussen
Submitted Time
08/29/2018 09:58:06
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