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Natural Resources

Looking down the pasture road Looking down the pasture road.

Looking west towards the Gallinas Mountains Looking west towards the Gallinas Mountains.

Aerial view looking southwest over Headquarters Aerial view looking southwest over Headquarters.

Aerial view of PJ woodland density Aerial view of PJ woodland density.

Aerial view of Pinyon-Juniper woodland Aerial view of Pinyon-Juniper woodland.

Aerial view of snakeweed study plots Aerial view of snakeweed study plots.

Results of 1995 aerial herbicide treatment Results of 1995 aerial herbicide treatment.

Students treating young juniper with Velpar Students treating young juniper with Velpar.

Individual spot treatment with Velpar Individual spot treatment with Velpar.

Mixing and refilling spray tanks with Velpar Mixing and refilling spray tanks with Velpar.

2005 NMSU Range Club herbicide spray team 2005 NMSU Range Club herbicide spray team.

Cattle Herd

Taking care of the calves Taking care of the calves.

Waiting for mama to come back Waiting for mama to come back.

Licking on the Corona Mineral Licking on the Corona Mineral.

In search of some New Mexico Feathergrass (Buckgrass) In search of some New Mexico Feathergrass (Buckgrass)

Where's the feed Where's the feed!

Sharing some shade Sharing some shade.

Protecting here baby at sunrise Protecting here baby at sunrise.

Waiting her turn to head to water Waiting her turn to head to water.

Young cows enjoying spring green up Young cows enjoying spring green up.

Coming in to the water hole Coming in to the water hole.

Trailing cattle to the north (Capitan Mountains in background) Trailing cattle to the north (Capitan Mountains in background).

Drawing a rumen fluid sample Drawing a rumen fluid sample.

Checking rumen pH and preping samples for the lab Checking rumen pH and preping samples for the lab.

Sheep Flock

New lamb crop New lamb crop.

2006 lamb crop 2006 lamb crop.

A crossbred pair from 2005 A crossbred pair from 2005.

Keeper ram lamb at weaning Keeper ram lamb at weaning.

Weaning 2005: Whiteface lamb crop Weaning 2005: Whiteface lamb crop.

Weaning 2005: Black crossbred lamb crop Weaning 2005: Black crossbred lamb crop.

A watchful eye A watchful eye!

Selecting ewes for show fleeces Selecting ewes for show fleeces.

click to enlarge The ewes wait their turn for the shearing floor.

2004 Shearing Crew hard at it 2004 Shearing Crew hard at it.

Packing wool clip in bags for shipping to the warehouse Packing wool clip in bags for shipping to the warehouse.

Surgical laparotomy to count ovulation rate Surgical laparotomy to count ovulation rate.

Two ovulation sites on a sheep ovary Two ovulation sites on a sheep ovary.

Laproscopic artificial insemination of a ewe Laproscopic artificial insemination of a ewe.

Intra-uterine insemination syringe Intra-uterine insemination syringe.

Injecting semen into the uterine horn Injecting semen into the uterine horn.

Pregnancy diagnosis using ultrasound image Pregnancy diagnosis using ultrasound image.

Ultrasonic image of a 9 week lamb fetus Ultrasonic image of a 9 week lamb fetus.

Wildlife

A Cholla makes a nice hiding place for scaled quail A Cholla makes a nice hiding place for scaled quail.

Scaled quail in flight Scaled quail in flight.

Does and yearling grazing a cactus flat Does and yearling grazing a cactus flat.

A nice young 6 point buck A nice young 6 point buck.

Young buck in the trees Young buck in the trees.

An alert young mule deer buck An alert young mule deer buck.

Young 10 point mule deer taking cover Young 10 point mule deer taking cover.

A young 9 point buck staying real still A young 9 point buck staying real still.

A 9 pointer running through the snow A 9 pointer running through the snow.

Young 6 point mule deer looking for feed in the snow Young 6 point mule deer looking for feed in the snow.

A young bachelor group (Cameleon Mountains in background) A young bachelor group (Cameleon Mountains in background).

A mule deer buck in rut chasing a doe A mule deer buck in rut chasing a doe.

Mule deer buck in the snow Mule deer buck in the snow.

Mule deer buck jumping a fence Mule deer buck jumping a fence.

Releasing a nice 10 point buck Releasing a nice 10 point buck.

Radio collared pronghorn in the snow Radio collared pronghorn in the snow.

A herd of pronghorn A herd of pronghorn.

Just released pronghorn Just released pronghorn.

A pronghorn with its new collar A pronghorn with its new collar.

Helicopter arriving for a survey Helicopter arriving for a survey.

Spotting deer from the helicopter Spotting deer from the helicopter.

Deer spotted running from the helicopter Deer spotted running from the helicopter.

Two bucks spotted during aerial survey Two bucks spotted during aerial survey.

Waiting for darted deer to go down Waiting for darted deer to go down.

Processing a young mule deer buck Processing a young mule deer buck.

Untangleing a captured doe Untangling a captured doe.

Re-loading a capture net Re-loading a capture net.

Processing a pronghorn with helicopter in the foreground Processing a pronghorn with helicopter in the foreground.

Radio collar placed on pronghorn Radio collar placed on pronghorn.

Measuring body condition with ultrasound (fat thickness) Measuring body condition with ultrasound (fat thickness).

Processing a captured pronghorn Processing a captured pronghorn.

Waiting for reversal to take effect Waiting for reversal to take effect.

Taking measurements from a mule deer Taking measurements from a mule deer.

A radio collared 10 point mule deer buck A radio collared 10 point mule deer buck.

Miscellaneous

Advisory Committee discusses results of the years research Advisory Committee discusses results of the years research.

Corona Elementary students visit to learn about plants and ecosystems Corona Elementary students visit to learn about plants and ecosystems.

Headquarters from the helicopter Headquarters from the helicopter.

Corrals at the I-J complex Corrals at the I-J complex.

Corrals at the Johnson Corrals at the Johnson.

Corrals at the West Adams Corrals at the West Adams.

Sunset on the Cameleon Mountains Sunset on the Cameleon Mountains.

You can almost imagine the pot of gold You can almost imagine the pot of gold.

Summer thunderhead Summer thunderhead.

A storms a brewing A storms a brewing.

Looks like camouflage Looks like camouflage.

Waiting for a ride Waiting for a ride.

The helicopter needs a jumpstart The helicopter needs a jumpstart.