antlerrick
New member
We helped transplant a bunch of birds onto a new hunting unit in South Central Utah 4 or 5 years ago. They were supposed to be Rio's. We see them in the bottom of the canyons all thru the winter, but now we have drawn a permit, they have dissappeared! We have looked high, low, and in-between and can't even seem to find any tracks or sign. We have cottonwood creek bottoms, cedar and pinon hillsides, going up into oak and mahogany at higher locations, and then into the aspen and pine forests on top. There is still a ton of snow on top, so I don't think they are up that high yet. Where should we be looking? What type of country would you search to find the birds? Later in the year, they all hang on top of the mountain. Do they need to be near running water this early in the season, or what tips can you give us to find these birds?