Young Elk and Ocotillo
Posted by Chris Gill in ELK CRISIS on May 17, 2011
-
It is springtime at Circle Ranch, and even though there has been no rain since October and none expected until July, desert plants are blooming, lambs and fawns are appearing and young elk are starting new antler growth.
This beautiful, young, free-ranging bull is standing behind a Giant Dagger, surrounded by blooming ocotillo.
This young native animal will be ‘eliminated’ (shot) at anytime he wanders onto the Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area adjoining Circle Ranch by staff of Texas Parks and Wildlife, either by rifle fire on the ground, or automatic weapons from aircraft.
One Comment on “Young Elk and Ocotillo”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
-
Cows and Plows: Transformation Solutions
May 13, 2013
Commercial Farm Projects, Courses/Workshops, Land, Livestock, Rehabilitation, Soil Conservation, Water Harvesting — by Owen Hablutzel May 3, 2013 Though too often vilified, both ‘cows’ and ‘plows’ have proven to be among our most effective and...
-
Savory Institute: Holistic Management Research Portfolio
May 3, 2013
Allan Savory at Circle Ranch, June 2009 Almost every American wildlife agency, conservation organization, university, wildlife and range scientist is pledged to the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. The Model lists its Core Principal #6...
-
Cows and Quail (Food)
April 26, 2013
Circle Ranch is in the high-mountain deserts of far-West Texas, where we get about 11 inches of rainfall annually. Generally, our lower country like this desert is very dry, but the ranch has big draws...
Wonderful Photo