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NDOW reports survey wins, habitat work and ongoing concerns about South Railroad project
Summary
NDOW staff told the Elko County CAB that recent flight surveys found strong mountain goat numbers in Unit 102 (265 goats; 185 adults, 78 kids), ongoing antelope tracking/tagging efforts (22 track tags deployed), and habitat work including seeding ~4,000 acres and an NDOT fence project at Dunphy; staff also flagged potential impacts from the South Railroad mine project.
NDOW area staff presented field updates across eastern Nevada. Josh Kirk reported extensive flight work and survey results: 265 mountain goats counted in Unit 102 (185 adults, 78 kids) and other areas showing stable or increasing counts. He also described deployment of 22 antelope ear 'track' tags to monitor movement.
Travis Allen and Matt Jeffress summarized pronghorn and elk survey challenges, habitat seeding and fire rehab seeding between Jake's Creek and Cottonwood Peak, and an NDOT bid to install funnel fencing near Dunphy to improve wildlife crossings. Jeffress said the South Railroad mine project schematics currently lack breaks for big-game movement and could create a 3.5-mile disturbance corridor affecting mule deer migrations.
