Tag: wildlife management
State of Texas – Resolution H.R. No. 2159
Elk are a Texas native which , before Europeans, roamed our state from north to south and east to west. For years a group of us have attempted to remove the “exotic” classification which has …
Parks and Wildlife Begins Reducing Deer Population at Texas Mountain Ranch
CWD and high-fenced deer go hand in hand. Chronic Wasting Disease was created in a government-funded, high-fenced experimental wildlife facility near Fort Collins, Colorado. They won’t say what was being done to these confined animals, …
Deer Hunted in Medina, Uvalde Counties Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease
“The rules developed by TPWD to deal with CWD accelerate the proliferation of high fences and their associated industrial deer raising methods. These practices both caused, and now spread CWD.” NOTE: post initially appeared on …
Game Videos Spring 2015
These videos were taken at what we call Sheep Tank, a water point that overlooks one of our largest canyons. Many species share this water, with no visible conflict with each other, or harm to …
Excellent Numbers Highlight Quail Season
The winter of 2015-2016 was the best in many in Hudspeth County, far-West Texas NOTE: post originally appeared on SAExpressNews.com on January 7, 2016 Excellent bird numbers attributed to wet weather
Restoring Desert Grasslands with Intensive Grazing
There are lots of ways to get animal impact onto ranges.
Circle Ranch Game Cameras – Winter 2015
Below you will see many wildlife photos showing our mixed species sharing range and water. Note the areas frequented by different species. Elk do well everywhere, particularly in the desert, which means elk are potential …
Restoring Grasslands with Planned Grazing: Soil Carbon Curious
Adaptive Multi-Paddock grazing (AMP grazing) is regenerating soils around the world, producing healthy grass-finished beef. But the science on AMP grazing is sparse, to say the least. Now, a group of leading soil, rangeland, bug …
Animal Impact Made Easy #1
Join a a “pasture walk” at Circle Ranch in far-West Texas to observe how we use cattle to restore grasslands in our high-desert mountains. Animal Impact Made Easy #1 from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.
Wildfire Danger Grows on Destocked Public Lands in Far-West Texas
When animals are removed, wildfire risk is increased. Cattle, burros, aoudad and elk will reduce this risk, and help deer, pronghorn and sheep in the process. NOTE: Post initially appeared on SAExpressNews.com on February 3, …