tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post9105512102889587788..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Grazing & GrouseSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-4227800233711353802014-05-19T10:14:44.701-07:002014-05-19T10:14:44.701-07:00....and I highly recommend those books!....back to.......and I highly recommend those books!....back to the grouse doing better with grazing animals around--makes perfect sense since they used to be in Bison territory, and modern livestock has taken on that role in the ecosystem now. One of the great tragedies here in the East is the demise of the once incredibly common Bobwhite Quail--my own childhood days were filled with their piping calls, now rarely heard. Lots of things have been proposed for this--more modern farming, avian diseases, pesticides, feral cats, etc. etc. I just recently read another theory I hadn't before heard--that the introduction of fescue grass everywhere in the East prevents the Bobwhite chicks from maneuvering easily, and they don't survive beyond chickhood because of it. You often just never know how things are connected, until somebody does a study!....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-89045971881197943362014-05-15T07:05:20.332-07:002014-05-15T07:05:20.332-07:00Tom, my husband pointed out that I neglected to me...Tom, my husband pointed out that I neglected to mention that I've written two books about life with the burros. Excuse the personal plug, but I wrote an adult book about life on the range with my sheep herd, burros and livestock protection dogs:<br />http://www.amazon.com/Shepherds-Coyote-Rocks-Private-Natural/dp/1581571577/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1400162535&sr=1-5&keywords=cat+urbigkit<br />One of the burros, Roo, was the scraggliest wild burro in the adoption corral, and I teamed her up with the runt of the guardian dog litter, and 6 orphan lambs and it became an award winning kids book, The Guardian Team: On the Job With Rena and Roo. All my books are available at regular book sellers.Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-30727864920010405142014-05-14T15:40:07.244-07:002014-05-14T15:40:07.244-07:00cat, that's great that you utilize blm range b...cat, that's great that you utilize blm range burros. your comments about natural aversion to canines is an echo I hear too. and from my xperience it is true. I adopted the blm burro as a pack animal to hike with. been hiking with her since 1992. I also like to hike with canines and the best for me are Australian cattle dogs. they do not see "eye to eye" at the homestead, (I had to "dog proof" the burro's corral) but once on the hiking trail it is pure harmony....thx, tomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-25610438302803285162014-05-13T05:10:12.378-07:002014-05-13T05:10:12.378-07:00Tom, yes. We have three burros, all of which came ...Tom, yes. We have three burros, all of which came from the southwest in BLM roundups. They are easy to work with, and have a natural aversion to members of the canine family. It took a while to get them to trust the guardian dogs, but they work really well together. Our older two are in their mid-20s now, and we have a five-year old as well.Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-47878347405171287282014-05-12T12:18:38.003-07:002014-05-12T12:18:38.003-07:00howdy cat, I follow steve bodio's blog from Ar...howdy cat, I follow steve bodio's blog from Arizona. do you utilize blm wild burros by any chance as guardians? I'm a volunteer (in Arizona) for blm's wild horse and burro program and we're always trying to get people to adopt. blm is in hot water in more ways than one, bundy and rounding up wild horses and burros, but I would say the adoptions are the most accepted means of reducing their numbers off the pub rangelands....thx, tomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-19142582862448583272014-05-12T11:27:04.152-07:002014-05-12T11:27:04.152-07:00Sure. Here's the press release from Montana Fi...Sure. Here's the press release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The link to the report is at the bottom of that page:<br />http://fwp.mt.gov/news/newsReleases/fishAndWildlife/nr_0639.htmlCat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-39038181329363290002014-05-12T09:53:20.025-07:002014-05-12T09:53:20.025-07:00Could you post a link to that report.
Thank youCould you post a link to that report. <br />Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com