WILDLIFE HABITAT EVALUATION GUIDE

**FOR PRONGHORN**

**NEW MEXICO**

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<td colspan="4"><h1 id="owneruser">OWNER/USER</h1></td>
<td colspan="6">     </td>
<td colspan="3">UNIT</td>
<td colspan="3">     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="5"><h1 id="location-sec">LOCATION SEC</h1></td>
<td>     </td>
<td>T</td>
<td>    </td>
<td>R</td>
<td>    </td>
<td colspan="2">UTM</td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="3"><h1 id="observer">OBSERVER</h1></td>
<td colspan="7">     </td>
<td colspan="4">MAP NO</td>
<td colspan="2">     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"><h1 id="aspect">ASPECT</h1></td>
<td colspan="8">     </td>
<td colspan="5">WHEG NO</td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
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<td><h1 id="date">DATE</h1></td>
<td colspan="7">     </td>
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<td colspan="5"></td>
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## HOME RANGE

5 square miles

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+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
|          |                                  |      | #    |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | # Ra |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | ting |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| Factor   | Component                        | V    | B    |   | A    |
|          |                                  | alue | ench |   | fter |
|          |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | Mark |   | Plan |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| **PLANT  | 1.  Shortgrass prairie, shrub    | .8   |      |   |      |
| COMMU    |     grasslands                   | -1.0 |      |   |      |
| NITIES** |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          | Desert grasslands, desert        | .    |      |   |      |
|          | shrublands, sagebrush grassland, | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|          | shinnery oak                     |      |      |   |      |
|          |                                  | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
|          | > Pinyon-Juniper, mesquite       |      |      |   |      |
|          | > grassland                      |      |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| ###      | 2.  Flat to gently rolling with  | .8   |      |   |      |
|          |     broad swales                 | -1.0 |      |   |      |
| ### L    |                                  |      |      |   |      |
| ANDSCAPE | > Gently to steeply rolling,     | .    |      |   |      |
|          | > dissected                      | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Rough, broken topography       | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| ###      | 3.  [Fawning and Daytime Bedding | .8   |      |   |      |
|          |     Sites]{.underline}           | -1.0 |      |   |      |
| #        |                                  |      |      |   |      |
| ## COVER | > Rolling hills with             | .    |      |   |      |
|          | > bunchgrasses and/or yucca or   | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|          | > shrubs that are at least 20    |      |      |   |      |
|          | > inches tall                    | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Flat sites with low shrubs     |      |      |   |      |
|          | > that are 20-36 inches tall     |      |      |   |      |
|          | >                                |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Sites with tall shrub species  |      |      |   |      |
|          | > or grasses less than 20 inches |      |      |   |      |
|          | > tall                           |      |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+

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<col style="width: 9%" />
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<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><h2 id="rating-1">Rating</h2></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Factor</td>
<td colspan="4">Component</td>
<td colspan="2">Value</td>
<td colspan="2"><p>Bench</p>
<p>Mark</p></td>
<td></td>
<td><p>After</p>
<p>Plan</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><h3 id="section-2"></h3>
<h3 id="food">FOOD</h3></td>
<td colspan="4"><ol start="4" type="1">
<li><p><u>Range Condition</u></p></li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p>Fair</p>
<p>Excellent to good</p>
<p>Poor</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td colspan="2"><p>.8-1.0</p>
<p>.4-.7</p>
<p>0-.3</p></td>
<td colspan="2">     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><h3 id="section-3"></h3></td>
<td colspan="4"><ol start="5" type="1">
<li><p><u>Total Annual Utilization of Forbs and Shrubs</u></p></li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p>Less than 40%</p>
<p>40% - 50%</p>
<p>Over 50 %</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td colspan="2"><p>.8-1.0</p>
<p>.4-.7</p>
<p>0-.3</p></td>
<td colspan="2">     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><h3 id="section-4"></h3></td>
<td colspan="4"><ol start="6" type="1">
<li><p><u>Grazing Management</u></p></li>
</ol>
<blockquote>
<p>Intensive planned system</p>
<p>Rest rotation system</p>
<p>Yearlong use</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td colspan="2"><p>.8-1.0</p>
<p>.4-.7</p>
<p>0-.3</p></td>
<td colspan="2">     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><h3 id="section-5"></h3></td>
<td colspan="4"><blockquote>
<p><u>Vegetation Composition</u></p>
</blockquote></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>abutilon</td>
<td>penstemon</td>
<td colspan="2">bitterbrush</td>
<td colspan="2">bluegrass species</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>aster</td>
<td>plantain</td>
<td colspan="2">broom snakeweed</td>
<td colspan="2">brome species</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>baby white</td>
<td>prairie</td>
<td colspan="2">(winter use)</td>
<td colspan="2">dropseed species</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>bladderpod</td>
<td>coneflower</td>
<td colspan="2">fourwing saltbush</td>
<td colspan="2">grama species</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>buckwheat</td>
<td>ragweed</td>
<td colspan="2">oak species</td>
<td colspan="2">stipa species</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>camphorweed</td>
<td>ratany</td>
<td colspan="2">prickly pear</td>
<td colspan="2">wheatgrass species</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>conyza</td>
<td>salsify</td>
<td colspan="2">cactus</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>croton</td>
<td>scurfpea</td>
<td colspan="2">rabbitbrush</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>filaree</td>
<td>sida species</td>
<td colspan="2">sagebrushspecies</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>gaura</td>
<td>spurge</td>
<td colspan="2">sagewort</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>globemallow</td>
<td>sundrop</td>
<td colspan="2">serviceberry</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>hoarhound</td>
<td>sunflower</td>
<td colspan="2">skunkbush sumac</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>kochia</td>
<td>sweet clover</td>
<td colspan="2">winterfat</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>locoweeds</td>
<td>verbena</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td>nightshade</td>
<td>zinnia</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><h3 id="section-6"></h3></td>
<td colspan="4"><blockquote>
<p>20 or more forbs, 8 or more shrubs, 4 or more cool season grasses</p>
<p>10-20 forbs, 3-8 shrubs, 4 or more cool season grasses</p>
<p>fewer than 10 forms, 3 shrubs, 4 cool season grasses</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td colspan="2"><p>.8-1.0</p>
<p>.4-.7</p>
<p>0-.3</p></td>
<td colspan="2">     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
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|          |                                  |      | #    |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | # Ra |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | ting |   |      |
|          |                                  |      |  {#r |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | atin |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | g-2} |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| Factor   | Component                        | V    | B    |   | A    |
|          |                                  | alue | ench |   | fter |
|          |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          |                                  |      | Mark |   | Plan |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| #        | 8.  Water is available yearlong, | .8   |      |   |      |
| ##  {#se |     at ground level; at spacing  | -1.0 |      |   |      |
| ction-7} |     of at least one per section, |      |      |   |      |
|          |     or within each pasture where | .    |      |   |      |
| #        |     fencing restricts movement   | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
| ## WATER |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          | Water is available part of each  | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
|          | year, at ground level; at a      |      |      |   |      |
|          | spacing of one per two sections  |      |      |   |      |
|          |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Water is available only at     |      |      |   |      |
|          | > livestock drinking troughs; or |      |      |   |      |
|          | > is not available for part of   |      |      |   |      |
|          | > the year within pastures where |      |      |   |      |
|          | > fencing restricts movement; or |      |      |   |      |
|          | > at spacing greater than one    |      |      |   |      |
|          | > per three sections.            |      |      |   |      |
+----------+----------------------------------+------+------+---+------+
| #        | 9.  Fencing does not restrict    | .8   |      |   |      |
| ##  {#se |     antelope movement            | -1.0 |      |   |      |
| ction-8} |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          | Sections of fences are modified  | .    |      |   |      |
| ###      | to provide for antelope passage  | 4-.7 |      |   |      |
|  FENCING |                                  |      |      |   |      |
|          | > Fencing restricts antelope     | 0-.3 |      |   |      |
|          | > movement                       |      |      |   |      |
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**SCORING FOR PRONGHORN HABITAT**

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<col style="width: 11%" />
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<td><h4 id="component">Component</h4></td>
<td><strong>Bench Mark</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>After Plan</strong></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Weight</strong></td>
<td><strong>Bench Score</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td><strong>After Plan Score</strong></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td><ol type="1">
<li><p>Plant Communities</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x1</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
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<td><ol start="2" type="1">
<li><p>Landscape</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x1</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><ol start="3" type="1">
<li><p>Cover</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x2</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><ol start="4" type="1">
<li><p>Range Condition</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x3</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><ol start="5" type="1">
<li><p>Total Annual Utilization of Forbs and Shrubs</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x3</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><ol start="6" type="1">
<li><p>Grazing Management</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x2</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><ol start="7" type="1">
<li><p>Vegetation Composition</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x4</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><ol start="8" type="1">
<li><p>Water</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x2</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><ol start="9" type="1">
<li><p>Fencing</p></li>
</ol></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>x2</td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2"><h5 id="sum">SUM</h5></td>
<td>     </td>
<td></td>
<td>     </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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  Benchmark Score                            

  After Plan Score                           
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  OVERALL            SCORE         =   SUM        =         

                                       20              
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