Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon

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Yakima River Canyon bighorn sheep herd faces pneumonia outbreak - YakTriNews.com
https://www.yaktrinews.com/yakima-river-canyon-bighorn-sheep-herd-faces-pneumonia-outbreak/

[trophyhunt]

Sure wish they had a vaccine for this, hate to see this happen as often as it does.

[Torrent50]

It really sucks.  The ram I took last year was one that had not been captured and tested so the biologist was really interested in getting him out of the herd.  They asked me to take the lungs as well as the other samples if I shot it.  We also saw him and a couple others that were collared coughing during the time we were watching them.  I haven't contacted the biologist yet, but I need to reach out and see what the test results were. 

Pretty sad to see them wiped out.  People need to keep their damn domestic sheep contained.

[Ridgerunner]

It's sad, sheep tags will be even more rare in this state.  Tieton herd got wiped out and never has come back. 

[trophyhunt]

Is it as simple as keeping domestic sheep away from wild sheep? 

[Skyvalhunter]

Rumor has it pnuemonia is in the Chelan Butte herd too.

[MtnMuley]

Rumor has it pnuemonia is in the Chelan Butte herd too.

Source?

[NRA4LIFE]

Guess my 19 sheep points just got a little more worthless.  Hope there is a solution somewhere down the road.

[Skyvalhunter]

Rumor has it pnuemonia is in the Chelan Butte herd too.

Source?

My source is a fishing guide on Lake Chelan who talked to the Biologist there.

[Ridgerunner]

If it is hitting the Butte too then its really bad news for the sheep in this state. 

[MtnMuley]

Rumor has it pnuemonia is in the Chelan Butte herd too.

Source?

My source is a fishing guide on Lake Chelan who talked to the Biologist there.

Interesting, because a week or so ago the bio there was talking about how the Butte and Swak were a couple of the few herds that hadn't been infected.

[Skyvalhunter]

Well it's entirely possible my source could be wrong too.

[HUNTNORTHWEST]

watch this be there year I draw and no sheep left.

[Skyvalhunter]

Its entirely possible he mixed up the Chelan and Manson herd. This article says Manson.
https://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/pneumonia-outbreaks-amongst-bighorn-sheep-in-chelan-and-okanogan-counties-has-state-intervening/article_5b1a7cbc-7a70-11ec-bafa-1b40c7af88bd.html

[Torrent50]

I would be shocked if they had any Umtanum ram tags this year.   I only saw 6 mature rams and know 4 of those were killed and 1 was broken off and had been seen coughing.  Nobody I talked to had seen any others on that side of the river either.   Unless some crossed over the highway,  I don't see there being enough to have any tags.