A management plan for the Douthitt Ranch Sterling County, Texas /
accessible in all weather conditions. Fences and water
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1996.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | accessible in all weather conditions. Fences and water and recommended food species for planting. Ranch maps, April through 15 October is recommended with an initial be limited to 85% in quail emphasis areas and 45% in deer being most significant. Gravel roads make the ranch brush control with roller chopping, disking, dragging, by mixed-brush/grass communities consisting primarily of canyons and breaks (south). The major soils are sandy custom stocker operation grazing war-rn season forage from 15 development is recommended to increase livestock and wildlife development. Wildlife management is aimed at producing developments permit livestock use. Proposed habitat dove, fur-bearers, and other wildlife. However, dry winters and hot summers. Average annual emphasis areas. Habitat management practices will include enterprises. Capitol improvements are numerous with the flats (north) to gently rolling hills (central) to steep from April through October. The topography varies from grass. The vegetation and topography provide quality grubbing, chemical methods, fire, food plots, road habitat for white-tailed deer, turkey, quail, mourning habitat management are to maintain optimum cover while herbicide application rates, and harvest data collection Highway 87, about 25 miles southeast of Big Spring, hunting opportunities for quail and deer and livestock improvement practices are completed. Additional water improvement practices will provide increased habitat increased hunting opportunities. The reduction of brush will increasing brush densities are currently limiting the is a mixture of the Edwards Plateau ecoregion to the juniper, mesquite, tobosa, and buffalograss. The deeper loams, loams, clay loams, deep clays, shallow clays, and lodge, kennels, cooler, and livestock working facilities maintenance (clearing road edges 10-50 yards), and water Mitchell counties. The climate is subtropical with cold operations. Existing facilities can be used for the wildlife options include a recreational hunting operation plants are listed in Appendices D and E. precipitation is about 18 inches, 75% of which falls predator control are recommended to accomplish this goal. A production potential. the most feasible enterprise providing an abundance of food throughout the year and range sites, forage inventories, plant and animal species, recommended. The initial stocking rate should be adjusted as sheets also are included. ' Scientific names for animal and soils are dominated by a mesquite mixed-brush community. south and the Rolling Plains ecoregion to the north. southeast Howard, northwest Sterling, and southwest stocking of 400-600 weaned calves ( 350-500 lbs.) is suitability for wildlife on the ranch. The objectives of supplemented with wildlife viewing and custom stocker grazing Surveys, harvest management, supplemental feeding, and sustainable, quality populations in quality habitats. Texas. The ranch is situated in the intersection of The Douthitt ranch is located I I miles north of US The original grasslands have been invaded and replaced The shallower sites are dominated by juniper and buffalo utilization in remote areas. The appendices list soils, very shallow clays over limestone hills. The vegetation |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Ranch Management". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 123 leaves ; 28 cm. Also available online. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |