Antelope Island Sheep

grizzly · Jan 20, 2020

Does anybody know the status of the sheep transplant? A DWR biologist told me in September he thought they'd be here around January but I haven't heard any more about it. He said they were working on NM and MT Rockies instead of California's.

Also, it looked like the fence was being constructed near the lake on the east side... Is it completed or still under construction?

mtnrunner260 · Jan 21, 2020

With them getting rockys instead of cali's I hope antelope island can challenge wild horse island for biggest sheep.

middlefork · Jan 21, 2020

They haven't worked on the fence in awhile. There were still fence posts in the parking lot at Fielding Garr.

I don't know if they are done or on a weather stop.

mtnrunner260 · Jan 28, 2020

First load of sheep arrive tomorrow per uwsf. be cool to have them on the mtn again.

Cooper · Jan 28, 2020

I remember hearing something about them getting a disease? Is that what happened to them?

grizzly · Jan 29, 2020

They got pneumonia and died or were euthanized. The transplant was today. 25 true Rockies from Montana!

smokepoll · Jan 30, 2020

TV clip last night said KUIU helped with a donation towards this effort.

treedagain · Jan 30, 2020

I can only imagine how much SFW will get for that tag? I would think there will be some huge rams in the near future

grizzly · Jan 30, 2020

smokepoll said:
TV clip last night said KUIU helped with a donation towards this effort.

From what I heard, they paid for the sheep. If that's true, great for them!

hossblur · Jan 31, 2020

KUIU needs to up their game. If $fw paid for them(with welfare cash) there would be a plane circling the island with a banner. Billboards on the freeway. Signs covering the causeway.

Doesn't Kuiu understand PR?

Props to companies like them, Sitka, First Lite, etc who put THEIR money where their mouths are.

bighornhunter · Jan 31, 2020

I was lucky enough to be at the release Wednesday. The 25 Rockies (17 ewes 3 lambs 5 rams) were from the Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana. We should be thrilled by this release because the reservation has been harvesting 190 class rams that aren't real old. The plan is to use these sheep as a source herd to supplement and expand other rocky herds in the state. This was the same idea with the previous California bighorns on the island but the Newfys herd can and will take on that role now. Kuiu and Brendan Burns paid and coordinated getting these sheep from the Res. But there were many who made this project work.

BradA · Feb 1, 2020

That’s awesome!

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wstrntines · Feb 1, 2020

Way to go to Kuiu and anyone else involved. Sheep are very cool and fragile animals. I hope this herd does well.

Vanilla · Feb 1, 2020

Very cool to see a private company step up and do something like this without demanding dozens of tags they can sell in return. Very cool indeed!

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Vanilla said:
Very cool to see a private company step up and do something like this without demanding dozens of tags they can sell in return. Very cool indeed!

I guess I ought to go place an order as a thank you to their company.