1987-12-01_PERMIT FILE - C1981017 ‎(229)‎

• Permit No: C1981017
• IBM Index Class Name: PERMIT FILE
• Doc Date: 12/1/1987
• Doc Name: Fish and Wildlife
• Section_Exhibit Name: Chapter III Appendix III-I
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

and easy access to water . (See Figure III-I-3 , Elk Calving
and Migration Route, Coal Basin Area)
During the winter , deer and elk migrate
out of the basin because the severe weather and snow condi-
tions provide little forage and an unfavorable environment .
Mountain goat were introduced into the
area during the early 1970 ' s . In 1978 , two were sighted on
the west rim of Coal Basin. They remained in the area all
summer . The winter of 1978-79 was severe, however , and the
goats have not been sighted since .
In 1979 the State Division of Wildlife
conducted a wildlife flyover elk count of the areas around
Placita , Helgate Mesa and Redstone which produced the
following results :
. 1979 Elk Count
Bulls 12
Cows 89
Calves 49
Total 150
The Thompson Creek Land Use Plan of the
U . S . Forest Service identified six "Ecological Land Units"
(ELU) within Coal Basin, which might provide habitat for the
following big game species :
ELU #1 ELU #2 ELU #3 ELU #4 ELU #8 ELU #9
Elk Deer Elk Deer Elk Elk
Elk Deer Elk Deer Deer
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