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<br />WILDLIFE
<br />HABn-AT
<br />MANAGE-
<br />MENT
<br />(Cool'd)
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<br />Existing projecta and facilities
<br />in riparian zones for uge
<br />groUIO broodrearing habitat
<br />would be maintained; planning
<br />area open to .dditioDliI aage
<br />groule habitat UnprtHcme.n\
<br />projec1.a.
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<br />range to help rmpport COOW
<br />Jong range herd gotla of 9,000
<br />elk and 16,600 deer. Meamre.
<br />(treatmenll:) would allo be
<br />implemented through activity
<br />plans on upland. and riparian
<br />areal to help achieve CDOW
<br />long-range herd goall for elt.
<br />.nd deer.
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<br />Maintain existing trcatmcdls,
<br />generally.
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<br />Wildlife would be .Uocatcd UIIC
<br />on 198,526 l!Icrel of wildlife
<br />funded trealmentJ to incruse
<br />quality .nd/or quant.ity of
<br />forage.
<br />
<br />In GMU 64 aoutb and cast of
<br />CimalTOn, temporary reduCtiolUl
<br />in elk .nd deer numbcn would
<br />be recommended.
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<br />elk. .nd deer.
<br />
<br />Ne..... available forage
<br />developed from wildlife
<br />treatment. in uniu C-4
<br />(316.735 acres) and C-ll
<br />(25,102 acrea crucial winter
<br />range) would be u5Cd for
<br />w.tenhed nuda then .lIocated
<br />for wildlife.
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<br />On crucial big game winter Tempol"llt)', long.range berd TCmponlry, long-range herd goal
<br />range, intensively manage goal reductions in certain reductions in certain GMU,
<br />riparian zonea in uoit D-ll for GMUa recommended, to recommended, to increase vigor
<br />increased production and increase vigor and production and production on clUcial big_:J
<br />divenily of vegetation for big on crociaJ big game: winter game winter 1"BDp. BLM would, .1
<br />game and non-gamcwilcllife:. range to help IUpport Crx:NI ....ithin proper u.e lcvcl.t~.1
<br />long-range herd goal. of9,OOO continue to manage aad providc,- ~'
<br />elk and 16,600 deer. wildJife habitat on public landa. .....
<br />MeaIU[c1 would .r.o be to help lUpport CDOW long-c:n
<br />implemented (treaements) range big game herd goaIl.
<br />through activity plam on Mcuure. would bo implemented
<br />upland. aDd riparian are.. to (treatmcnll) through activicy
<br />help achien CrxNI long- plant on uplands Ind riparian
<br />range bero goal. for elk. lad area. to impr<We wildlife habi.ta"
<br />deer. qualicy.
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<br />Minimize di.turbance 10
<br />win1cring elk and deer i.o unit
<br />D-I1, 38,315 acre. in unit D-
<br />14, 4O,812acrel in UPit 0-15,
<br />and on 1,900 Icre' in Uoil 0-
<br />22,
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<br />In unit C- J 2. manage rclOurtel
<br />in GMU 54 and 55 for benefit
<br />of elk and deer crucial wi.n1er
<br />range. In GMU 64. eaSl: and Inten.ively manale and
<br />JOUth of CillllrroD, temporary minimize dilWrbaace on big
<br />rcductioDJ in elk and deer ,ame cl'1lcial ....inler caDie in
<br />numben would be implemented unit 0-16 and prepare a lIMP
<br />\0 achieve SOti utilization rate or CRMAP (101,507 acre.). In
<br />of ClllT'CDC year'l growth oC OMU 64 aouth ami eall of
<br />mountain mahogany. CiDllnon, temporary rcductioDl
<br />in elk and deer numben would
<br />be implemented. Additional
<br />forage. to be. allocated to
<br />...ildlife from ...ildlife babitat
<br />trcatmcob in unit 0.16.
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<br />. Mainlainlimprove habitat on
<br />public land 1.0 support SOO
<br />Duignate Weat Antelope pronghorn antelope, SO bighorn
<br />(29,060 acre.) and Ea.t sheep, 6,000 sage grouse, and
<br />Gunnilon (37,503 acrn) various non-game !pecic.. No
<br />ACEC. to improve capability of mealUre. to prevent dillUrbance
<br />habitat \0 IUpPOI\ winte.rlna to npton Of DC. aite.1 arc rcqu-
<br />deer, elk, and bighorn sheep. ired..
<br />Land UIC. ....ould ~ pennittcd
<br />that do not remove or dama.ge
<br />elk and deer crocial winter
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<br />noac,
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<br />A .ilo-apccitic plan (lIMP)
<br />would be developed for 60,715
<br />acre. of ct\lcL.1 elk and deer
<br />wimer range in unit 8-11.
<br />
<br />Maintain exiatioa lrcatmentl.
<br />
<br />Maintain exiwoa ttealmeDtl.
<br />
<br />In GMU 64 aouth Ind cut of In GMU 64 aculh and c.aSl of
<br />Cimarron, temporary Cimanon, leMpOnlry n:dUCtiODl
<br />rcductiOQl in elk. and deer in elk. aad deer numben would
<br />n u m b e r. wou Id be be rccomrneoded.
<br />recommended.
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<br />Delignate We.t AlItelope
<br />ACEC (unil E-7, 28,215
<br />.cre.), and manage to improve
<br />Pronshorn .ntelope forb capability of habillt to aUpport
<br />production would be incre..ed wintering elk. deer, aod
<br />ill unit D-IS (42.568 acrel). bighorn sheep. LaDd uae.
<br />...ooId be pcrmiUcd that do DOt
<br />Maintain or improve habitat on degrade elk. and deer c;:rocial
<br />publio 1aPd 10 IUpport .aclf- wiDtcr range.
<br />IUltainin, populationl of
<br />bighorn aheep md proo&bom Improve or maintain oon-game
<br />antelope, 9,000 uge grouse. habital al timber barvelll arc
<br />Fence modificatioo. (10 milea) and to IUpport variout. non- implemelUd.
<br />within pronghorn antelope,.me speeje..
<br />J'llDICI pennittc:d to fac;:ilitate
<br />accea to yearlong babital.
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<br />Wddlifc would be aJl~.ted Q8W
<br />fOnlge in unit C~14, &om
<br />wildlife treatment, for
<br />pronghorn Antelope.
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<br />Compatible trelbmnll and
<br />management ~rmitted on Non-confli.cting age grouse
<br />crucial big game winler range habitat improvement. and
<br />in unit 8-11. IrclbDcDll pcnniaed in unil e-
<br />12,
<br />Mainlain or improve habital 011
<br />public land to IUpport 500 SaJebru.sb tre.at.menu for "Je
<br />pronghorn antelope. 500 gTOUac babitat .mai.nteoaDC'e aad
<br />bighorn sheep, 9,000 Nge impl"OY'emenl to be cODlidered
<br />grouae. and for variOUI lIOn- in all ac;:tivicy pLana or
<br />game 'Pccie., jnc;:luding rapton. CRMAPa. AU leb ~Id bo
<br />protected and lel.lonal IUrUCe:
<br />dillUlbatlce reltrictioDl .pply
<br />within J /4 mile of III lebo
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<br />Improve or ma.intain noP-Iamc
<br />habitlt .. timber harvesta are
<br />implemented.
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<br />Dolianatc Wotl Antelope ACEC
<br />(unit 7, 28,215 ac;:re.) and
<br />manaJC to impl"OY'e capability of
<br />babitalto support winlcring elk,
<br />deer, and biBhom sheep. LaDiI
<br />UlCI 'WOUld be permitted 1ha:1 do
<br />DOt degrade cnacial eft aDd deer
<br />wi.atcr nnae.
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<br />A aile-Ipccific ac;:tivity plan
<br />(lIMP) would be d.v.loped for
<br />76.192 ac;:rc. oC crucial elk and
<br />deer wimer nDle in unit 12.
<br />Compatible wildlife II'ea\meDll
<br />and madagemenl action.
<br />A .ite-lpecific activity plan permiucd.
<br />(HMP) would be dev.loped
<br />for 76,192 aCrel of c;:rocial elk Ml.iDtain or improve habitat 011
<br />and deer wimer raDle ~ unit public land to auppoJt 500
<br />E-12, Comp.tible wUdlif. pnqhom habilal, 500 bipo",
<br />trcatmCntI a.od ID&DI.gemcnl Ibcep, and 9,000 UBC grouse.
<br />acuOQl permitted. aod 10 BUppOrt. wrioI.u tli01l-ptDC
<br />speciea, i.ocludina npton.
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<br />Uni' 0.17 (22,365 .....) would
<br />be managed 10 Illinimiu
<br />dillurb.DCe to bi,pom sheep
<br />habitat, and latnbm, bigborn Maiotain or impl"OY'e babital
<br />aheep ICllOnaUy, md to prevent on public land to IUppOrt 500 Cooaider the lmpl"OY'emeDt or
<br />diaeaac tnnafer from domeatic pronJhom anlelope. 500 mAinlenaoce of dOD-gIfDC habital
<br />aheep to bighQtu ahcep. Forage bisbom Iheep, aDd 9.000 uac-" timber harvClt. are
<br />would be allocated to wildliCe. grtlU.ac, and to IUpport various implemonted.
<br />non-game If'"ie., inclucUn,
<br />rapton.
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<br />Sage IfOUIe lek areal protected
<br />from lurface di.turbance
<br />.euonal1y for maul3I grou.ac.
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