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RULE 2 PERMITS <br /> <br />Rule 2 Permits 2.04-63 Revision Date: 6/4/25 <br /> Revision No.: MR-264 <br />at considerable distance. This technique helps to minimize undesirable or unnecessary flushing of <br />the animals. By not driving the animals into the heavy cover, more accurate counts can be made. <br /> <br />By establishing a baseline for numbers of calves and fawns born each spring, average reproductive <br />rates, and identification of desirable calving and fawning locations, potential or actual impacts can <br />be evaluated. Appropriate mitigation measures (as discussed in Section 2.05.6) have been <br />implemented. <br /> <br />The deer and elk observations are summarized in Table 2.04.11-7, Sex and Age Ratios. <br /> <br /> <br />1980 Observations <br /> <br />Observations were conducted along a 15.6 mile road transect during the summer of 1980. The <br />transect was divided into eight segments to more accurately, determine distribution of animals. <br />The counts were made in early morning and late evening during June through August. All species <br />observed along the transect were noted, together with location and vegetation type. Information <br />on sex, age, condition, etc. were also recorded. The information will be used to compare calving <br />and fawning activity, brood site, etc. in the spring with population numbers, sex and age ratios, <br />etc. through the end of the summer to determine the condition of the potential breeding populations <br />and what impacts, if any, have occurred. Winter aerial counts will also be used to supplement the <br />summer observations. The results of the observations and location of the transect are summarized <br />in Table 2.04.11-8, Wildlife Transect Observations. <br /> <br />Rodent Studies <br /> <br />The purpose of the rodent studies was to determine densities of rodents within the various habitat <br />types on the site. From the data collected, the diversity, density, and the potential influence by <br />rodents on the revegetation program were evaluated. <br /> <br />Small mammals (rodents) were sampled using two methods.' First, two grids each 120 by 135 (72 <br />traps) were set on two different locations on the site. Grid No. l was located in sagebrush-grass <br />habitat type. The conditions at this site were conclusive to a large rodent population. Grid No. 2 <br />was located. near -the revegetation study plot, the sagebrush-grass-serviceberry type of less <br />quality. The grids were trapped for five consecutive night using oatmeal as bait in the traps. <br />Rodents trapped were eartagged using Monell No. 1 tags for positive identification and released. <br />Records of the species, age conditions, sex, trap location and capture - recapture were kept. From <br />these data, species diversity and densities were calculated. This information is set forth in Exhibit <br />11, Wildlife Information. <br /> <br />To supplement data collected from the grids, a 24 station trap transect was located adjacent to each <br />of five browse transects. These transects were trapped for three consecutive nights, each spring <br />and in the fall through the spring of 1976. The transects were designed only to give supplemental <br />data on species diversity and relative abundance within the various habitat types. No absolute <br />numbers or abundance were generated; only an indication of abundance was derived. In addition, <br />24-station trap transects were located in habitat improvement areas two and three. As with the