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Some thoughts on wildlife and livestock management

Sep 03, 2019

There’s been a long-running controversy in the Western United States. This involves three factions. They are wildlife enthusiasts, the cattle industry, and those that champion the wild horse and burro populations.

Some thought experiments on bighorn sheep and minerals

Sep 03, 2019

For a large healthy individual or large healthy population proper minerals are crucial. There are many issues that one can explore when dealing with bighorn sheep and minerals. Some of these are in the realm of established science but few if any have been applied.

Some thoughts and ideas on the new style guzzler “the rain catcher”

May 20, 2019

By design there are significant differences from the old style guzzler and the new one. The new design is a purpose built wildlife water source as opposed to the old-style which is essentially an agricultural design.

Some thoughts and ideas on desert bighorn sheep habitat in the information age

Mar 19, 2018

The digital information age that we live in allows us to see and discuss various attributes of Bighorn Sheep habitat that was once largely hidden.

A view on the effects of minerals on the population, distribution, and health of Desert Bighorn Sheep

Jan 01, 2018

We will explore this issue through some thoughts and theories I have developed through many years of observation. Many of these thoughts and ideas stem from my comparison of the desert bighorn sheep population in the Newberry Mountains to populations in other mountain ranges.

Me and Bigfoot

Aug 07, 2017

In the past Bigfoot’s existed exclusively in the myths and legends told around the glow of the campfires of North America. Now “Bigfoot / Sasquatch” lives like the rest of us in the glow of the electronic campfire that is television and computer screens around the world.

Newberry Cave Site

Nov 04, 2016

Newberry cave was not a tomb or burial site. What was there, was the physical remains of a human- bighorn sheep relationship that was uniquely specific to time and culture.

Icons of a Lost Society

Mar 20, 2016

Native American rock art of the great basin has long been viewed as largely mysterious. With a debate as to whether it was art for art's sake or a symbolic language that had a universal understanding when it was made.

Vision quest

Jun 11, 2015

All hunter gatherer cultures throughout the world past or present inculturerated a tradition of a vision quest in one form or another. They usually culminated in a dream or vision that was interpreted as a message from the spirit world. These dreams and visions derive much of their power and influence from the animal imagery and symbolism they contained.

Some thoughts and ideas on the thermal landscape of the desert and its effect on the behavior of desert bighorn sheep.

Mar 31, 2015

One of the most important adaptations that all desert animals have in common is their use and understanding of the thermal environment. Desert bighorn sheep are no exception to this, indeed they have mastered it.

Some thoughts and ideas on terrain manipulation for desert bighorn sheep

Feb 27, 2015

For many years environmental organizations have concentrated their efforts on maintaining and improving natural and artificial water sources for desert bighorn sheep.

Some thoughts on Desert Bighorn Sheep and the relationship to water and natural mineral licks.

Nov 11, 2014

The thoughts and ideas here took me a long time to formulate and have been influenced by spending a lot of time watching desert bighorn sheep and talking to people who do the same. I also worked closely with The Society For The Conservation of Big Horn Sheep, and in particular their photo survey.

Presence and Awareness

In this video lecture we learn and experience how to understand one's presence in the environment and maximize your awareness. And we do this with some of the old Masters of presence and awareness the desert bighorn sheep.

The Grid

Apr 22, 2014

For many years I have worked in power plants that generated electricity for "the grid". "The grid" refers to the electrical distribution system that supplies electrical power to our homes and factories, sometimes from power plants more than 1000 miles away.

Hunting in the Human Way

Jan 27, 2013

In order to understand hunting in the human way one must understand humanity's past and present and this will give insight to those who wonder about its future. In our modern day and age it is passionately debated as to whether hunting and killing are proper and useful components of human activity.

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