Crab Creek Guzzlers
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Project ID: 5231
Status: Completed
Fiscal Year: 2021
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: Mark Farmer
PM Agency: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
PM Office: Central Region
Lead: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
WRI Region: Central
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Description:
Install 3 large big game guzzlers on the east side of WMU 16A to provide reliable water for wildlife above Thistle creek.
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Location:
Private land adjacent to U.S. Forest and the Loafer mountain Wildlife Management Area in Utah county. T10S, R3E, sections 3, 15 and 33
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Project Need
Need For Project:
Reliable water is important for all wildlife. This guzzler project will provide water for big game further west near public lands and keep animals from moving farther east to find water and cause problems with depredation on private lands near highway 89.
Objectives:
- Install 3 large big game guzzlers
- Provide perennial water
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
Not applicable
Relation To Management Plan:
The proposed project will address the following goals and objectives of the Division of Wildlife Resources most recent strategic management plan: Resource Goal: expand wildlife
populations and conserve sensitive species by protecting and improving wildlife habitat.
1) protect existing wildlife habitat and improve 500,000 acres of critical habitats and watersheds throughout the state.
This project will help achieve some of the objectives in the most recent mule deer plan for Management unit 16A Central Mountains:
* Continue to improve, protect, and restore sagebrush steppe habitats critical to deer. Cooperate with federal land management agencies and private landowners in carrying out habitat improvements such as pinion juniper removal, reseedings, controlled burns, grazing management, water developments, etc. on public and private lands. Habitat improvement projects will occur on both winter ranges as well as summer range.
* Manage riparian areas in critical fawning habitat to furnish water, cover and succulent forage from mid to late summer.
This project will also help meet the following objectives of the Unit 16 elk plan:
* Cooperate with livestock operators and federal agencies to improve range management practices in such a way to optimize both livestock and elk forage production and thus minimize conflicts.
Fire / Fuels:
Not applicable
Water Quality/Quantity:
This project will provide additional water for wildlife
Compliance:
The guzzler locations will need an archaeology clearance
Methods:
Purchase 3 large boss tank type guzzler tanks, apron materials and fencing. Use volunteers and regional personnel to install tanks,10 ft x 12 ft metal aprons, and post and rail fencing to exclude domestic livestock.
Monitoring:
Trail cameras will be placed on guzzlers to determine wildlife use.
Partners:
This project is being done in cooperation with the Crab creek CWMU. The CWMA is paying for one of the 3 guzzlers and will assist in the construction, maintenance and monitoring.
Future Management:
The property the guzzlers are on will be managed as a cooperative hunting unit
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
This project will help better distribute deer and elk in the area
| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $14,500.00 | $7,000.00 | $21,500.00 | $5,100.00 | $26,600.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Equipment Purchase | Three 1,800 gallon boss tank type guzzler tanks @ $6,000 each | $12,000.00 | $6,000.00 | $0.00 | 2021 |
| Materials and Supplies | Materials for three 10 ft x 12 ft metal aprons, rain gutters, mics hardware and post & rail fencing | $2,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | 2021 |
| Personal Services (seasonal employee) | Seasonal help with guzzler installation and apron construction | $500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2021 |
| Personal Services (permanent employee) | Permanent employee time to locate guzzler sites and install 3 guzzler tanks and build 3 aprons and fencing. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,000.00 | 2021 |
| Equipment Rental/Use | backhoe time and fuel to dig holes for 3 guzzler tanks | $0.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 | 2021 |
| Contractual Services | Volunteer time to install 3 guzzler tanks and build 3 aprons (80 man hours @ $20/hr) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,600.00 | 2021 |
| Personal Services (permanent employee) | Division Archaeologist to clear 3 guzzler sites | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 | 2021 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $14,500.00 | $7,000.00 | $21,500.00 | $5,100.00 | $26,600.00 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Sportsman for Fish & Wildlife (SFW) | S027 | $6,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2021 | |
| Private | cost of 1 Boss tank guzzler tank and materials for apron and fencing | $0.00 | $7,000.00 | $0.00 | 2021 | |
| Volunteers - Dedicated Hunters | Volunteers and Dedicated hunter time to install guzzler tanks and build aprons | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,600.00 | 2021 | |
| Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) | DWR permanent employee and backhoe time | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3,500.00 | 2021 | |
| Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) | S025 | $3,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2021 | |
| Safari Club International | S026 | $5,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2021 |
Species
| Species | "N" Rank | HIG/F Rank | ||||
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| Elk | R2 | |||||
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| Mule Deer | R1 | |||||
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Habitats
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Project Comments
| Comment | 01/30/2020 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Rusty Robinson |
| Big game in this area, especially elk, have to cross large sections of private land to obtain water. Guzzler locations will keep elk on public ground and also keep them at a safe distance from highway and domestic elk facility. | |||
| Comment | 02/03/2020 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Mark Farmer |
| Thanks for the info Rusty. | |||
| Comment | 08/23/2021 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| Thank you for submitting your completion form on time. It looks great. Thanks for uploading pictures! | |||
Completion
Start Date:
07/01/2020
End Date:
10/08/2020
FY Implemented:
2021
Final Methods:
Installed three 1,800 gallon Boss tank guzzlers with 9 ft x 12 ft metal aprons on private land. Guzzlers are located on the east side of the Nebo Wildlife Management unit near the Forest Service boundary. These guzzlers will provide perennial water for big game animals and hopefully keep these animals from traveling farther east to Thistle creek. Each guzzler is fenced with post & rail fencing to prevent livestock from accessing the guzzlers.
Project Narrative:
Guzzlers were installed by Central Region Habitat personnel.
Future Management:
Guzzlers were placed on private land that is part of the Crab Creek CWMU. The land is managed for livestock grazing and to provide quality big game habitat in order to sell hunting permits.
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