2012-08-14_PERMIT FILE - C1996084A (2)

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Rule 2. Permits • 150 to 250 deer were distributed across the study area during 1996. This estimate is equivalent to a density of 5 to 9 deer/mile =. In addition to being the second most common ungulate in the property, the mule deer is also a sought after recreational species. Since 1990, deerharvests have been increasing. In addition, the CDOW indicates that the population within the Hunt Unit is increasing. Small Mammals During September 1996, 300 trap nights were spent in the property, 120 nights in the mountain shrub and grassland and 60 nights in the coniferous forest habitat types. Forty-eight animals were caught. Overall capture success was 16 percent. Capture success for individual habitat types ranged from approximately 7 to 22 percent. A total of four species was caught during the trapping effort. The coniferous forest and mountain shrub type had the greatest species diversity with three species represented. The grassland type had the lowest diversity with two species captured. The trapping results indicate the deer mouse was the most abundant species within the property. Deer mice accounted for approximately 50 percent ofthe total catch. Also, it was the only species caught in all three • habitat types. Within types, capture rates for deer mice ranged from about 25 to 83 percent of a habitat type's total catch. The pinyon mouse was the second- most widely captured species. The least chipmunk and Mexican woodrat accounted for the remaining captures. Together, the two species accounted for about 15 percent of the total catch. Based on the data, these species were considered to be present in relatively low numbers. Additional small mammals observed within the property included Abert, rock, and pine squirrels and desert cottontails. These species were observed within the property but were not captured during the trapping efforts. These species were seen within the mountain shrub and mixed coniferous forest types during the spring and summer. Other species ofsmall mammals have apparentlybeen previously identified within the general vicinityofthe property. However, these species were not detected within the property during 1996. Although the property occurs within the occupied range of the black-tailed prairie dog, no prairie dog colonies or individuals were observed during the 1996 field surveys. • InrcncnaPm~-PMT(<]SUuly_'OOlwyd 2.04-54 (revised 07/25/01) PR~ o ~