WAFWA Pronghorn Workshop

[brocksw]

Some cool research and information being shared. I thought some HT folks would appreciate the “State Status Report”

 

[BuzzH]

From what I hear, Montana could see a reversal in "trend" after this hunting season.

 

[Brittany Chukarman]

Oregon has nothing on population yet trending stable.

 

[Wild Bill]

Oregon has nothing on population yet trending stable.

A paradoxical anomaly.

 

[westbranch]

Oregon has nothing on population yet trending stable.

At least Oregon provided info, no listing for Idaho...

 

[WyoCoalMiner]

What is the time line for the trend?

 

[Bryerific]

At least Oregon provided info, no listing for Idaho...

Yeah it’s unfortunate there isn’t more data from Idaho. I just looked up the most recent Idaho Pronghorn Management Plan and it estimates 13,000 in the state (published July 2023). Brett Panting is one of the good ones looking out for Idaho pronghorn and I think about the chart he referenced in his recent survival rates study. The population estimates stop in 2000, but if we add a point for ~13k in 2023, we are still at about half of the peak estimates in the late 1990s.

 

[Wyoming270]

Oregon has nothing on population yet trending stable.

No population with no plans to stock would be stable.

 

[Mountain Mule]

There are more antelope in Wyoming than the rest of the country??? Wild.

 

[brocksw]

What is the time line for the trend?

3 years

 

[TLowell02]

Nothing for New Mexico?

 

[Roebuck]

Curious if anyone knows how Montana has only 40% of the population when comparing to Wyoming, but has more land range? Why isn’t Montanas pronghorn pop a little bit more comparable in terms of numbers with Wyoming?

Does the Montana landscape not provide the right type of forage to hold larger quantities of antelope?

 

[westbranch]

Yeah it’s unfortunate there isn’t more data from Idaho. I just looked up the most recent Idaho Pronghorn Management Plan and it estimates 13,000 in the state (published July 2023). Brett Panting is one of the good ones looking out for Idaho pronghorn and I think about the chart he referenced in his recent survival rates study. The population estimates stop in 2000, but if we add a point for ~13k in 2023, we are still at about half of the peak estimates in the late 1990s. View attachment 414863

Hi Bryan, this is Tad Good info, I was just skimming the most recent ID pronghorn management plan a few weeks ago.