On November 16th and 17th Region VI
conducted it s first net gun capture of bighorn sheep in Unit 22 and 24B. Fifteen
bighorns from each unit were captured to supplement the lingering bighorn sheep
herd in the Mineral Mountains that was established in 2003. There were also two
ewes that were captured in the Superstation Wilderness area of Unit 24B
that exhibited signs of Contagious Ecthyma; these ewes were ear tagged and
released on site. Many individuals and groups were involved in this successful
capture and release operation including: Region IV, Game Branch, Research Branch
, Tonto National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix Zoo, Papillon
Helicopters, and the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society.
On November 16th and 17th Region VI
conducted it s first net gun capture of bighorn sheep in Unit 22 and 24B. Fifteen
bighorns from each unit were captured to supplement the lingering bighorn sheep
herd in the Mineral Mountains that was established in 2003. There were also two
ewes that were captured in the Superstation Wilderness area of Unit 24B
that exhibited signs of Contagious Ecthyma; these ewes were ear tagged and
released on site. Many individuals and groups were involved in this successful
capture and release operation including: Region IV, Game Branch, Research Branch
, Tonto National Forest, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix Zoo, Papillon
Helicopters, and the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society.