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Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council 1 - 1978 – Penticton, British Columbia

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Wild Sheep Management

Seasonal Distribution Patterns of Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep
Kurt Becker, Tom Varcalli, E. Tom Thorne, and Gary B. Butler

Evolution of Mountain Sheep Horn Curl Regulations in British Columbia
R. A. Demarchi

Alternate Year Reproduction in a Low Quality, Declining Dall Sheep Population: Management Considerations
W. E. Heimer

Some Thoughts on the Consequences of Non-trophy Sheep Hunting in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming
E. Tom Thorne, Tom Varcalli, Kurt Becker, and Gary B. Butler

Further Observations of Bighorn Sheep Non-trophy Seasons in Alberta and their Management Implications
Kirby G. Smith and William D. Wishart

Question Period

Thinhorn Sheep Management

The Probable Effects of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act on Dall Sheep Management in Alaska
W. E. Heimer

Forage Production and Utilization of a Dall Sheep Winter Range, Southwest Yukon Territory
M. Hoefs and V. C. Brink

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Provincial Parks and Stone Sheep: Affinity Through Default
W. G. Hazelwood

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Range Enhancement and Trophy Production in Stone Sheep
John P. Elliot

119

Question Period

Panel Discussion: Research Needs for Mountain Sheep

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Chairman: D. S. Eastman
Alberta - W. Wishart
Colorado -R. E. Keiss
Alaska - W. E. Heimer
British Columbia - D. Shackleton

Mountain Goat Workshop

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Status of the Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) of the Similkameen River, British Columbia
J. N. Bone

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Goat Management in the Kootenays
R. Jamieson

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Goats and Their Management in Alberta
W. K. Hall and J. A. Bibaud

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Initial Observations on a Tagged Mountain Goat Population in the Olympic Mountains
Victoria Stevens and Charles Driver

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Status of the Introduced Mountain Goats in the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area, Colorado
Richard W. Thompson and Richard J. Guenzel

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The Goats of Goat Mountain: Evaluation of a Proposal
D. M. Hatler

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Horn Growth and Quality Management for Mountain Goats
Bryan R. Foster

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A Systems Approach to Mountain Goat Management
Daryll M. Hebert

244

Question Period

Parasites, Disease, and Behaviour

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Paratuberculosis (Johne’s Disease) in Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) and Rocky Mountain Goats (Oreamnos americanus) in Colorado
Elizabeth S. Williams, Gene G. Schoonveld, Terry R. Spraker, and Charles P. Hibler

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Chronic Sinusitus and Osteonecrosis in Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)
T. D. Bunch, T. R. Eccles

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Activity Patterns of Captive California Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) at Penticton, B. C.
T. R. Eccles

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Behavioural Development in Bighorn Sheep: A Comparison of Populations Inhabiting Desert and Northern Environments
J. Berger

317

Question Period

Range, Physiology, and Nutrition

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Winter Habitat Preferences of Bighorn Sheep in the Mummy Range, Colorado
Timothy G. Baumann and David R. Stevens

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Diet Preference of California Bighorn Sheep on Native Rangeland in South-central British Columbia
M. D. Pitt and B. M. Wikeem

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Normal Metabolic Profiles of Lamb and Adult California Bighorn Sheep
R. Peterson and A. Bottrell

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Comparison of Chromosome and Blood Constituents of Rocky Mountain and California Bighorn and Dall and Stone Thinhorn Sheep
A. Bottrell, B. Gordy, and R. Peterson

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Blood Chemistry as an Indicator of Nutritional Condition in Bighorn Sheep
Daryll M. Hebert

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Prediction of Energy Expenditures by Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
R. W. Chappel and R. J. Hudson