Arizona Strip Water question?

cantkillathing · Apr 28, 2015

I am meeting with DWR and BLM and we are looking to try and put some water systems through out one of our areas. My question is from those of you that are familiar with the strip, what are the designs of the man made water holes, any pictures or suggestions where to get the information would be appreciated.

RutCrazed · Apr 28, 2015

What kind of water system? Like a guzzler to catch rain and snow or......?

Rut

cantkillathing · Apr 28, 2015

What ever systems they have across the strip, either the guzzlers, wells, a lot of the pictures you see of trail cameras are of mule deer by some kind of man made water systems. Just like to get an idea from what they are using.

Homer · Apr 28, 2015

....running out of places for cameras huh????

elkassassin · Apr 28, 2015

Gonna take more than water cant to bring them SJ PISSCUTTERS back!

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AZMIGHTYMULIES · Apr 29, 2015

Give me a call 435-216-8126 . I'll provide you all the info you need .
Mike.

sagebrush · Apr 30, 2015

I think these are the best guzzlers we have in AZ. A concrete pie shape water collector draining into a 5400 gallon tank feeding two concrete drinkers with float valves and surrounding by a sucker pipe fence to keep the cattle out.

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sagebrush · Apr 30, 2015

Same concept but using corrugated metal for the collector. The storage tank is under the tin roof and the drinker are the only things inside the pipe fence.

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cantkillathing · Apr 30, 2015

Thanks guys, and thanks Mike for the number and offer. Our DWR biologist isn't into the idea of guzzlers on winter ranges, tends to think it will keep the deer down low when they should be moving up the mountains. So he is more on board with putting guzzlers on the summer ranges, so we have to work with forest service, So have to see if forest service will work with us.
Thanks,

Homer · Apr 30, 2015

.....older concrete apron and newer poly apron.....with float box drinker

stillhunterman · May 9, 2015

This might help out with some ideas including logistics and materials. Good luck...

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1024&context=usblmpub

downsouth · May 12, 2015

LAST EDITED ON May-12-15 AT 12:26PM (MST)[p]I know one thing to consider as well is to get rid of the float system and go to a gravity system for the drinkers. From what I understand in the past in Nevada the float itself was the biggest single component to fail the most and require the most maintenance. A gravity system gets rid of the float and if built correctly you can monitor the water level in the tanks by just looking at the water level in the drinker. I didn't read the full link provided in the previous post but I would assume it spells out building the updated setup without floats. You may know that already, but I just saw floats mentioned in a couple post above and thought I would caution on the use of them. Good luck in your build.