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f . lyethews, Dan From: Mathews, Dan Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 1:06 PM To: 'Rossi, Liza' Cc: Brown, Sandy Subject: RE: Seneca Mines Aerial Big Game Surveys Thanks Liza, I will relay your comments to SCC The big game survey has been conducted for many years, beginning at some point in the 1980's I believe, and has been reported annually in a wildlife monitoring report that has at times been submitted as a separate report, and at times included as a section within the annual reclamation report. It looks like we have electronic versions of the reports going back to about 1990 in our imaging system. We probably have archived hard copies for pre-1990 reports. In the II-W permit, there is a committment within Tab 23, Fish and Wildlife Plan, that contains the following language. "Because CDOW has defined the mine region as winter range for elk and deer, an annual winter aerial census will be conducted on the Seneca II-W permit area and a two mile perimeter. The census flight will be made during December through early February of each year and species occurrence, total numbers, and distribution will be recorded." It would probably be appropriate for us to forward a copy of the wildlife report to you each year as it is received. This may or may not have been done at times in the past, but if so the process broke down, and I know it has not been the case for several years. f will plan to provide a copy to you beginning this year. If you wish, I could also make arrangements to get previous year's reports sent to you. Let me know if you have additional questions or comments Dan Dan -----Original Message----- From: Rossi, Liza [mailto:Liza.Rossi@state.co.us] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 11:22 AM To: Mathews, Dan Cc: Haskins, Jim Subject: RE: Seneca Mines Aerial Big Game Surveys Dan, I have talked this over with Jim Haskins. It is a bit difficult for us to addresses your question adequately because we do not know the reasoning behind the original permit requirement. However, if the intent was to gather information on WINTER distribution and numbers, then December through early February is probably better. March seems to be getting late to get a good picture of winter use. Normally snow covers the ground in the Hayden area prior to March so it is not necessary to wait until March. Also, if they have been collecting these data for a long period, then it seems to make sense to continue to collect the data during the same time period (December through early February) for consistency. I hope this answers your question. Please let me know if you need more information. Are any of the big game count data ever forwarded to the CDOW? Jim and I were not really aware to the counts prior to now.