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Wildlife Reports
September
10, 2007
Region
5 Wildlife Areas
Klickitat
Wildlife Area: The Washington Conservation Corps continues to work with
the Klickitat Wildlife Area manager on several projects such as posting signs
at the Sondino Unit and painting gates. They also continue to assist with cutting
downed trees and stacking the limbs and log sections.
Game
Management Division
Elk Pre-Season
Herd Composition Surveys: Biologist Holman completed pre-season elk herd
composition surveys in GMUs 554 (Yale) and 556 (Toutle). Foggy weather made
morning flights impossible but the afternoons of September 4 and 5 were suitable
for surveys. Twenty-one elk were observed and classified in the Yale GMU with
a resulting population structure of 42 bulls per 100 cows, 33 calves per 100
cows and a yearling bull percentage (a surrogate measure of bull mortality)
of 40%. In the elk-rich Toutle GMU, 361 elk were surveyed with 341 classified.
The resulting population structure in the Toutle GMU was 31 bulls per 100 cows,
48 calves per 100 cows and a yearling bull percentage of 20%. Thanks to Regional
Habitat Program Manager Rymer and volunteer Renan for their sharp eyes and strong
stomachs during the surveys. Thanks also to Regional Wildlife Program Manager
Jonker, Enforcement Officer Myers, and Fisheries Biologist Weinheimer all of
whom waited patiently while foggy conditions eliminated their chance to help
out on the survey flights.
Land Access Effort: The first of 6 scheduled volunteer orientations for the St. Helens Tree Farm Land Access cooperative effort between WDFW, Weyerhaeuser, and volunteer organizations was held Friday night in Longview. District Wildlife Biologist Miller, Fish and Wildlife Technician Pyzik, and Wildlife Program Manager Jonker signed up 57 volunteers for the effort. Program Manager Jonker provided a presentation on the purpose of the effort, WDFW policies, and safety guidelines, and Weyerhaeuser guidelines were presented by Weyerhaeuser Forester Sheldahl. Volunteers represented several organizations and several questions and discussions about the effort were held. We would like to thank all the volunteers for their effort and time and we look forward to implementing a successful program through the ethical stewardship of the volunteers.
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