Laserfiche WebLink
The pellet group sampling consisted of counting and recording the <br />• number of pellet groups of deer, elk, or cattle within the plot <br />each spring and fall. After they were counted, the pellet groups <br />were swept off the plot to provide a clear base for the subsequent <br />count. <br />Information on pellet counts for deer, elk, and cattle is set forth <br />in Table 3, Pellet Group Plot Transects For Deer, Elk and Cattle; <br />Table 4, Pellet Group Plot Transects For Deer, Elk and Cattle - <br />Habitat Improvement Areas; and Table 5, Pellet Group Plots - <br />Intensive Transects. <br />Observations through six winters have indicated there are more deer <br />on the site when snows are minimal and, therefore, movement has not <br />been limited. As the snows become increasingly deeper and condi- <br />tions more severe, the deer either move to the sagebrush-covered <br />south and southeast-facing exposures above Highway 13 adjacent to <br />the mine site and Streeter Mountain, or they move out of the study <br />area. <br />n <br />r~ <br />~I <br />2.04.11-5 <br />