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<br />SUMMARY <br /> <br />Table S-l (Continued) <br /> <br />SUMMARIZED COMPARISON OF THE MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES <br /> <br />MANAGEMENT UNDER EACH ALTERNATIVE <br /> <br />RE- <br />SOURCFJ <br />RE- <br />SOURCE <br />USE <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVE A <br />(Continuation or <br />Current <br />Management) <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVE B <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVE C <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVE D <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVE E <br />(Prererred <br />Alternative) <br /> <br />wn.oUPE <br />HABITAT <br />MANAGE- <br />MI!NI' <br />(Cont'd) <br /> <br />Wildlife would be allo- <br />cated use on 198$26 acres <br />of wildlife funded <br />treatments to increase <br />quality and/or quantity of <br />forage. <br /> <br />In GMU 64 soutb and <br />east or Cimarron, per~ <br />maneot reductions in elk <br />and deer numben; would <br />be implemented. <br /> <br />Designate West Antelope <br />(29,060 acres) and East <br />Gunnison (37,503 acres) <br />ACEes to improve <br />capability of habitat to <br />support wintering deer, <br />elk, and bighorn sheep. <br />Land uses would be <br />pennitted that do not <br />remove or damage elk and <br />deer crucial Mnter range. <br /> <br />In unit C.l2, manage <br />resources in GMU 54 and <br />SS for benefit of elk and <br />deer crucial winter range. <br />In GMU 64, east and <br />south of Cimarron, <br />permanent reductions in <br />elk and deer numbers <br />would be implemented to <br />achieve SO% utilization <br />rate of current year's <br />growth of mountain. <br />mahogany. <br /> <br />Maintain/improve habitat <br />to support SOO pronghorn <br />antelope, 50 bighorn <br />sheep, 500 sage grouse, <br />and various non..game <br />species. No measures to <br />prevent disturbance to <br />raptoI1ii or ne&t sites are <br />required. <br /> <br />Wildlife would be allo- <br />A site-specific activity plan cated new fomge in unit <br />(HMP) would be de- C.14, from wildlife treat- <br />veloped for 60,715 acres of ments for pronghorn <br />crucial elk and deer winter antelope. <br />range in unit B-11. <br /> <br />Pence modification (10 <br />Compatible treatments miles) within pronghorn <br />and management per- antelope ranges pennitted <br />mitted on crocial big game to facilitate access to <br />winter range in unit 8-11. yearlong habitat. <br /> <br />Maintain or improve Non-conflicting sage <br />habitat to support 500 grouse habitat improve- <br />pronghorn antelope, 500 ments and treatments <br />bighorn sheep, to harvest permitted in unit e12. <br />1,000 &age grouse, and for <br />various non-game species, <br />including raptors. <br /> <br />Minimize disturbance to <br />wintering elk aDd deer in <br />unit 0-11, 38,315 acres in <br />unit 0-14, 40,812 acres in <br />Unit 0-15, and on 1,900 <br />acres in Unit Oa22. <br /> <br />Intcnsnoely manage and <br />minimize disturbance on <br />big game crucial winter <br />range in unit D-16 and <br />prepare a HMP or <br />CRMAP (1010507 acres). <br />In GMU 64 south and <br />cast of Omarron, per- <br />manent reductions in elk <br />and deer numbers would <br />be implemented. Addi- <br />tional forage to be <br />allocated to wildlife from <br />wildlife habitat treatments <br />in unit 0-16. <br /> <br />Pronghorn antelope forb <br />production would be <br />increased in unit Da15 <br />(420560 acres). <br /> <br />Maintain or improve <br />habitat to support self <br />sustaining populations of <br />bighorn sheep and pronga <br />horn antelope, to harvest <br />1,000 sage grouse, and to <br />support various non-game <br />species. <br /> <br />Maintain existing treat- <br />ments. <br /> <br />In GMU 64 south and <br />cast of Cimarron, per- <br />manent reductions in elk <br />and deer numbers would <br />be implemented. <br /> <br />Designate West Antelope <br />ACEC (uni. E-7, 28,215 <br />acres) to improve <br />capability of habitat to <br />support wintering elk, <br />deer, and bighorn sheep. <br />Land ~ wou~ be <br />permitted that do not <br />remove or damage elk and <br />deer crucial winter range. <br /> <br />A site-&pccific activity plan <br />(HMP) would be <br />developed ror 76,192 acres <br />of crucial elk and deer <br />winter range in unit &12. <br />Compatible wildlife <br />treatments and manage~ <br />ment actions permitted. <br /> <br />Maintain or improve <br />habitat to support 500 <br />pronghorn habitat, 500 <br />bighorn sheep, to harvest <br />1,000 sage grouse annually <br />and for various non-game <br />species, including raptors. <br /> <br />Improve or maintain non- Improve or maintain nOD- <br />game habitat as timber game habitat as timber <br />harvests are implemented. harvests are implemented. <br /> <br />S-B <br />