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<br />-17- <br />~ of the six subspecies of sharptails. Individual states have classified <br />it as rare or endangered, and some states afford it complete protection. <br />Although this bird is not common, neither has it been considered rare <br />i enough to be placed on the Federal "Endangered Species" list. It is, <br />however, included in the list of birds whose status was undetermined <br />when the 1973 edition of Threatened Wildlife of the United States <br />~ was published. The history of Columbian sharptails thrpughout their <br />historical intermountain range shows that drastic local population <br />declines --sometimes even complete annihilation--are generally <br />associated with increasing agricultural development. <br />Colorado has a population of Columbian sharptails which, under proper <br />S management, produces a huntable surplus. In 1974, 1,454 sharptailed <br />grouse were harvested in Colorado. In Moffat County, 223 were taken, <br />and in Routt County, 476 were bagged. During the 3-year span from <br />1968-1970, 27 percent of the State's total was harvested in Unit 14 <br />which includes Slater Creek and the upper Little Snake River. <br />The status of the Columbian sharptail in Wyoming is undetermined, and <br />there is no open hunting season on these birds. There are three known <br />dancing grounds in, or immediately adjacent to, the Savery Reservoir <br />site. <br /> <br /> <br />