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Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« on: February 14, 2022, 08:16:36 AM »
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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/

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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2022, 08:53:57 AM »
Sure wish they had a vaccine for this, hate to see this happen as often as it does.
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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2022, 10:59:44 AM »
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.
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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2022, 12:00:17 PM »
It's sad, sheep tags will be even more rare in this state.  Tieton herd got wiped out and never has come back. 

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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2022, 12:05:50 PM »
Is it as simple as keeping domestic sheep away from wild sheep? 
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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2022, 12:14:13 PM »
Rumor has it pnuemonia is in the Chelan Butte herd too.
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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2022, 02:06:07 PM »
Rumor has it pnuemonia is in the Chelan Butte herd too.

Source?

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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2022, 02:17:42 PM »
Guess my 19 sheep points just got a little more worthless.  Hope there is a solution somewhere down the road.
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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2022, 02:21:38 PM »
Rumor has it pnuemonia is in the Chelan Butte herd too.

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My source is a fishing guide on Lake Chelan who talked to the Biologist there.
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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2022, 02:38:56 PM »
If it is hitting the Butte too then its really bad news for the sheep in this state. 

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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2022, 02:41:46 PM »
Rumor has it pnuemonia is in the Chelan Butte herd too.

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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.

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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2022, 02:57:39 PM »
Well it's entirely possible my source could be wrong too.
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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2022, 03:06:41 PM »
watch this be there year I draw and no sheep left.
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Re: Pneumonia outbreak in Yakima canyon
« Reply #14 on: February 15, 2022, 03:56:11 PM »
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.   
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