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Show 2 Thesis eoveunrar ?5 Lakeside 1997 Santa Claus coming to Sheep Froml Bohannon, a Clearfield Tens natne, Mid he MuJbwjs what unvn r when the few the tdond 1 male fahr LwHy weaned from itwir mother, lery year cahe weighing 250 pound or mre are eparated frnro their mother during the roundup in l)e Jail, They m tlien kept Ml the Corral during lU wiwer, htudie miIi other herd have how an extensive relationship between female calve and their rrwMhrrt f.r to three years, Bohannon ut4 One nuJy by Wendy Green al W mdeae National Park. S I) , thawed there are benefit in keeping ihe mother and daughter together. the toid. By keeping them together, the daughter are le often displaced, They are mare often Mind in die center of the herd, where nt eater htvtiOTcally," said lend mu to kUk Other Ihe Hurling out of ihe feeding or wj lowing area if die joungMcr ha been with her mother ilirough the winter. hc aid. Bohannon I completing her field work and entering the data in a bin CHARI II ID - m to NOW YOU CAN AITOItl) THE VICHY ItICST FREE i is Using an antemvio to search for the location of bighorn sheep on Antelope Island. USU graduate student BomodcSo Crahm studying the animals movement The animals have ear togs wah electronic tocahxs on them. When you're ait hoc alone, it's hard to bclicxc dtsLince the bull from the cows when they flood alone. Bulls are more massive in tize and their humps on the back are bigger. As they got closer to the herd a bald eagle skimmed the blue sky. Look a bald eagle, Bern. I didnt know they were out here already," Bohannon said. The bison grazed in a field where alfalfa once grew when it was an operating ranch, Bohan non said. "Oh. look. Theres a old 1 studied last summer," she said. Bohannon spoke in low tones because the truck moved extremely dose to the bison. Their eyesight is not all that good, but they can catch your scent and they can hear you," she said. . The bison rarely travel to the north end of the island w here tourists usually are, Bohannon said. "They dont sec people very much. They may stampede, but Lights Froml old tree. The evergreen was originally planted by Neumanns uncle Robert Neumann, over half a century ago and became the property of Gunter and Moselle when they purchased the historic home 43 years ago. As the Neumann children, which consisted of four boys and two girls, came along and were old enough to help out, decorating the blue spruce became a tradition. "That went on until the last two boys finally took off, Neumann said. "From that point, it more or less came down to our youngest son, Reid, who would ake leave and come home, just o help us decorate the tree. Reid Neumann, an Air Force pilot, has seemed to work out his chedule more times than not over the last several years for this seasonal cause. However, the last wo years his assignments have een such that others have had to ake over the giant job. d to help, said the Neumann of his )rother-in-laand Bountiful resi-en- t. Gene Severin. "Id done this kind of thing before, said Severin. My wifes arents lived across the street Lnd I use to help them decorate leir trees for Christmas. Of course, none of them were quite s big as this one, he said of Neumanns blue spruce. Clearly, stringing lights on a uge tree isnt a job for the faint f heart or anyone in the least bit ueasy in regards to heights, as for one. You have to get up there and stand on one foot. Really, thats the truth. Severin agrees. Boy, Ill tell you, he said. Thats a really funny feeling up inside there. And you have to do this on a pretty calm day, with little wind, otherwise its head over tea kettle. Once up top, Severin tells how he uses two heavier branches that are somewhat offset from one another. I can kind of brace my back against the one, he said. It helps me steady a little more. From that perch, a star with a post is set in place -which isnt as easy as it may sound. You have to be pretty careThat ful, Severin explained. star can throw you off balance pretty easy. "It can be just like a sail in the wind, Neumann explained of an earlier situation with the star. In fact, a number of years ago, the wind caught that star one day and it just started whipping it around and around, pulling lights and everything with it, he said. When the star Finally launched, it not only left behind a mess, but had also snapped off the top 5 feet of the tree, Neumann said. Even at its shortened version, the Neumanns blue spruce, is a huge job requiring more lights 10-fo- ot ...and Gravy. StandardNET not only features all the latest news but our Recipe Exchange Box has hundreds of great things to cook and lets you add your favorite recipes to the list from your home computer. A a off-limi- climb up through its center, Neumann explained. The first one up, either Reid or Gene, have to pretty much go it alone. Theres just not enough room up top for two. Actually, he said, ' theres not even room up there cave with a bobcat bleached bones of a meal. Another time she heard Ive never had one charge me. the island. There were four rams But 1 wouldnt want to push it," and 19 ewes. All wore radio ear the said. tag. Llcvcn lambs were bom in May and 10 have survived, Dunng the summer while hiksaid. Grahm a across came she accidently ing. We want to know where they cow bison with a newborn calf. "I got a little too close and she are and what habitat they like to be in," she said. ran away," she said. Grahm said the bighorns Bohannon lived on the island dunng the summer in a trailer should be rutting and hoped to with Grahm. Now they arc in see some action between the school they travel from Logan to rams. With around 40 fresh observe the wildlife, weather and springs on the cast side and jutclass loads permitting. ting rocks on the west side, the After surveying the bison the sheep could be anywhere, she two women bumped toward the said. Oh, I have a beep," she said. west side of the island, where roads are almost nonexistent and Then disappointment. Its a rocks are many. mortality beep, which means the ts ear transmitter has not moved in Most of the west side is to the public, Bohannon five hours. But Grahm is not too said. Gnthnt stopped and pulled upset because the bighorn have out her radio receiver. Antennae few, if any, predators on the islcoyotes and bobcats. up, she twisted knobs and lis- and-just The beep signals one more ear tened for a beep. "See that rocky slope. Thats tag has fallen out and is hiding in where most of the lambs were a rock on the mountainside. Of the 23 tags, about 1 1 have bom, Grahm said. This spring 23 bighorn sheep fallen out, she said. During the were transported from Canada to warmer months, Grahm hiked to the tree is actually climbed in the decorating process. Basically, we have to just rocks and waited for the bighorn to come to her. While hiking she found chilization is only 20 miles away. - USU graduate student Jennifer Bohannon car-tagge- d Standard Lift AaJl4- tCrrllhruM". - 5 Mv. 2Tlt noise, turned was and with a curious bison. , I just sat really still until he left." she said. No more beeps, so Grahm packed her equipment and drove to Dry Canyon. I hope theyre there, because theyre easier to sec," she said. Within moments after stopping it was obvious there were no sheep. face-to-fac- e Then another stop al Red Rock Canyon. The radio picked up more than one beep. Grahm and Bohannon quickly sat up the tripods and spotting scopes. They d about the rock formations. I havent seen a sheep in so long," Grahm said. Her breathing stopped. I see something," she whispered. Really?" Bohannon said. I dont want to jump to conchit-chatte- clusions but that white spot keeps looking like a sheeps butt, Grahm said. On a shadowy ridge, it was not just one bighorn, but five grazing every year. I really dont know exactly how many lights are on it, Neumann said. "I know it takes 100 amps of electricity to light it up, though. We can just watch that little meter wheel just start spinning, when we turn the switch on, he said. In addition to the sheer number of lights, they are lights that are put on in a specified manner and are not strands of lights that are simply thrown out to dangle over the branches. As this years amazing decorating duo near the completion of their task, its a glorious month they have to look forward to, as the lights will soon blaze every night until Christmas. People kept telling us they 5. And could see our tree from you know what? You can, Neumann said. J 1- -1 - FARMINGTON Far- There are other options for 1 UurtlailrM, Mbm :ini bnirf, They were tough to spot until they moved. Grahm realized hiking to them would be hard. Shadows were long and the temperature had dropped. It doesnt look that far, but its pretty far," she said. Grahm said she spends many days hearing beep, but not seeing the bighorn. Today she felt success. She marked the area where the sheep were on laminated maps. When she returned to the university she planned to enter the data in her computer. Tim Smith, the islands park manager, said park officials plan on reviewing Bohannons data and see if it can be used in managing the bison. Grahms research has dear management objectives. "We want to know very much where the bighorn are and what habitat they use, he said. The state plans to use the herd as a surplus as it reintroduces the bighorn into other areas of the state, he said. 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