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Fish and Game Seeking Volunteers to Help Mule Deer
Posted on: September 24, 2007
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is joining forces with area sportsmen groups like Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife and Southeast Idaho Mule Deer Foundation to help with a fencing project to benefit mule deer.
On Saturday, September 29th, Fish and Game and volunteers will be headed to Stone in southern Idaho to remove approximately 4 miles of fence on BLM land near the Black Pine area. The fence which stands over 8 feet high is currently impeding access to habitat by mule deer.
“With the recent onslaught of fires in critical habitat areas in southern Idaho, creating access to this area for mule deer is essential,” says Toby Boudreau, Mule Deer Initiative Coordinator for Fish and Game. He adds, “We hope we can get as many as 100 people out to help with this important project.”
If you are interested in helping with this project, please contact the Idaho Department of Fish and Game at 232-4703. Volunteers are to meet in the Sportsman’s Warehouse parking lot in Chubbuck at 7:00 am on the 29th. Fish and Game will provide transportation to the project site, though it may be necessary for some individuals to drive their own vehicles if seating space becomes limited. Lunch will be provided to all participants.
Volunteers and Fish and Game staff will remove approximately 8 feet of woven wire over a four-mile stretch. A shorter fence will then be established at a later time in order for livestock grazing operations in the area to continue while still providing access for mule deer.
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