Split Rock Bighorn Sheep?

[elks96]

I heard mention that they are thinking about transplanting sheep into the Split Rock area and towards Jeffery City.

Anyone have any information? Status of the proposal? Where is it heading etc.?

I was curious as this weekend we spent time in the Sweet Water Canyon Wilderness Study ares and it feels like a good area for some sheep as well. But I think they still domestic sheep too close…

 

[Bookhead]

I heard mention that they are thinking about transplanting sheep into the Split Rock area and towards Jeffery City.

Anyone have any information? Status of the proposal? Where is it heading etc.?

I was curious as this weekend we spent time in the Sweet Water Canyon Wilderness Study ares and it feels like a good area for some sheep as well. But I think they still domestic sheep too close…

Allot of lions in those rock piles...

 

[jm77]

I heard mention that they are thinking about transplanting sheep into the Split Rock area and towards Jeffery City.

Anyone have any information? Status of the proposal? Where is it heading etc.?

I was curious as this weekend we spent time in the Sweet Water Canyon Wilderness Study ares and it feels like a good area for some sheep as well. But I think they still domestic sheep too close…

Daryl Lutz the Wildlife Management Coordinator in your local G&F office can fill you in a lot better than this forum.

 

[elks96]

Daryl Lutz the Wildlife Management Coordinator in your local G&F office can fill you in a lot better than this forum.

Yeah I will track him down and see what he has to say…. I was just hoping there was a quick link or article I did not know about…

 

[elks96]

Allot of lions in those rock piles...

There are a few. We cut a track on the sweet water in the WSA this weekend as well…

 

[Bookhead]

There are a few. We cut a track on the sweet water in the WSA this weekend as well…

yea they're tough to catch in there. Rough country to run dogs in. They'll put a hurting on them sheep if they do that I'm sure

 

[wytex]

How different is it from area 19? Lots of mt lions in there too and sheep are doing fine.

 

[Bookhead]

How different is it from area 19? Lots of mt lions in there too and sheep are doing fine.

It's just rock piles out in the prarie no where else
for the sheep to really go not much other terrain. Same for catching the lions not much easy terrain for the dogs to get the jump on them its a rough run the whole time. It can and has been done but the conditions are always rough the rocks don't hold snow well and it's always windy

 

[Bookhead]

I'm all for more sheep but I don't think that's the best area to put them. My opinion which doesn't mean much ?

 

[wytex]

Got it.
Some Montana genes would be interesting if they do it.