Snow day in Ely, internet in the motel.

Quick update: I have seen squat...not a deer in Mclaughn Canyon (sp), the butt of one fawn (I jumped them out of their bed while looking for sign), and 7 does crossing the road by a ranch. I winged a coyote: called, I saw it at about 100 yrds (paced a little farther) quartering away ande trotting...took a chance, smacked it, went down biting its shoulder, I waited for it to die but it got back up (still biting its shoulder) and I tried again, just over the top and away it ran at fullspeed. I couldn't find blood, seemed like more than a graze, perhaps the winter coat catches is all.

I was afraid of getting snowed in up high so I came down and have been traipsing all over the foothills...very little sign. I talked to a NV biologist who gave me a jump (darned seat warmers were on while I was listening to the radio) and while she admitted to not working on animal numbers (she did mine reclaiming) she thought the Schell Creek herd was in good shape.