Fri, Sept 15

Rainy and colder.

After a morn in the office, Jill and I went out for cluster searches on 49. One was by the base of Munger by Evans and the other by Red Top Meadows.

The cluster by Munger was an elk that got caught in a fence. 2 ravens and a bunch of BBMA were there. Carcass was at least a week old. Appears to have been shot to put out of its misery.

Cluster by Red Top turned out to be a gut pile. ATV tracks lead to it and there were drag marks out. We found a bit of rumen and a few intestines. We ran into folks at red top and they said it was a moose that was shot on opening day, last Sun. No birds present, but not much left.

Nothing in Y2.

Thurs, Sept. 14

Tried trapping at Moulton, but no go. Laid out til 9 and no ravens showed interest. Three kept flying over, but didn't even thing about coming down. Even the magpies didn't show much interest.

Lunch w/David.

Nothing at Y2.

Wed, Sept 13

Got a new download from 49 and D anD I went to check on a cluster in Spring Gulch. Turned out to be a few week old cow carcass in a ditch that was mostly gone. There were a dozen ravens feeding and hanging around. There was another cluster to the west on the edge of the butte that appeared to be a staging area.

Travis and I went up north to the dump site to grab the bison I heard about last night. Turns out it was a bit older or eaten that I was expecting, but we still got a bunch of meat from it.

We took the bait down to the Moulton dump and set up the dummy. No ravens in sight.

There was one bird in the Y2 trap. Unbanded juvie.

Tues, Sept. 12

Mainly office day. Heard that there was an elk hit on the hwy and put up at the moulton dump. When I went over there, nothing.

Nothing at Y2.

Mon, Sept. 11

Office day.

Sun, Sept. 10

Day off.

Caught 2 birds at Y2. One had BLL of >51 ug/dL. Opening day of hunting season.