![]() ![]() ![]() But in total alpine area, the Goat Rocks are not much larger than Mount Hood (below), so it appears that Mount Hood has the space and habitat for at least 50 goats. The Goat Rocks (above) clearly has more prime habitat terrain at the margins of timberline, thanks to the maze of ridges that make up the range. These images are at identical scale, showing comparative amounts of alpine terrain: Without knowing a specific acreage requirement for individual animals, the following comparison of Mount Hood to the Goat Rocks area helps provide perspective - with an estimated 300 mountain goats thriving at Goat Rocks. The ODFW plan prioritizes sites that can support at least 50 goats, including space for adult males to roam separately from herds of females and juveniles. The renewed interest in bringing mountain goats back to the Cascades, and the notable omission of Mount Hood from the ODFW plan as a release site, raises an obvious question: why not? The plan doesn’t provide details, but the likely arguments are lack of available habitat and the overwhelming presence of humans on Mount Hood. However, with the raffle for a single tag in 2010 raising nearly $25,000 for the program, it’s clear that selling hunting rights will help guarantee funding the reintroduction effort at a time when state budgets are especially tight. This strategy is surprising to some, given the small number of animals surviving in Oregon. The 2003 reintroduction plan is also based on selling raffle-based hunting tags that fund the reintroduction program. The legal actions that have slowed the Gorge reintroductions helped move the Warm Springs effort forward, and are likely to move sites near Three Fingered Jack and the Three Sisters ahead of the Gorge, as well. Forest Service and ODFW to court over lack of adequate environmental review of the plan to bring goats to the Gorge, and the agencies are now completing this work. The new effort to bring goats back to the Oregon Cascades is not without controversy. As you work down the back, the hump will show your greatest reward of conditioning.Members of the Confederated Tribes holding goat kids at 2010 release (Photo by Jim Yuskavitch/ODFW) You'll immediately see that the conditioner makes the longer guard hairs stand while the fluffy wool will puff up around each one. After about 20 minutes, rinse all the conditioner off and spin dry your hide.Īfter you mount it, start at the head and the beard back brushing and blow drying. This will insure that all the hairs get treated and will make a HUGE difference when grooming later. ![]() When you've hosed off the peroxide, I usually pour 1/2 gallon of cheap hair conditioner on the hide and, again, get down and rub it on all areas of the hide. Too much bleach will make the hair very brittle. If not, repeat the process ONE TIME only. If the stain isn't deep seated, that's plenty time and it won't damage the hair needlessly. If I run out, I mix another batch and continue until the entire hide is covered. Then I pour the mix right in the middle and with rubber gloves, move it all over the hide. ![]() I hose the goat down and squeegee off the excess water. I mix on quart of peroxide with 5 heaping scoops of Basic White. I buy a gallon of 40 Volume gel and a can of Basic White. ![]()
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