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Show Reported Locations: Sparks ( 1981: 45) does not list wolves for Utah, because they are now extinct in this area. This was also indicated by a consultant ( 4.2). Sparks ( 1981: 45) and one consultant ( 4.2) reported that coyotes are found statewide in all kinds of habitats, and thus are ubiquitous to the area. Ute Uses and Methods of Procurement: The coyote and wolf were normally shot when seen feeding on a kill ( Smith 1974a: 5 8). The fur or hides of the wolf and coyote were employed but the meat was not ( Smith 1974a: 58, 72, 79, 112, 183; Fowler 1986: 80- 1; Pettit 1990: 38). Only one consultant talked about the coyote after a sighting ( 4.2), but nothing was mentioned about any material use for it today. Use by Neighboring Populations in the Great Basin: The hides but not the meat of these animals were taken by other Great Basin populations ( Fowlerl986: 80). B. 3 Small Game Animals The Western Utes, who historically lived and traveled in the Uinta Basin, depended heavily on small game for food ( Creer 1947: 78; Callaway et al. 1986: 341). A heavy reliance on small game was also reported as late as the 1950s ( Garner and Hawley 1950: 325), but today these no longer appear to be a major food source. B. 3,1.... Rabbit,.. Cottontail,.. Jackrabbit,.. Snowshoe.. Hare ( Lepus americanus ( snowshoe hare), Lepus californicus ( jackrabbit), and Sylvilagus sp ( cottontail), Leporidae): The Ute name for the cottontail is / tapu= ci/ ( Smith 1974a: 269), " tan wdot's" ( Wardle 1969: 18), or " tavumputs" ( Stewart 1942: 353), and for the jackrabbit " sawcomepooch", " saw'cah moots" ( Wardle 1969: 18), or " sakamputs" ( Stewart 1942: 353). The black-tailed jackrabbit was called / kamu= ci/ ( Smith 1974a: 269). Reported Locations: The cottontail, jackrabbit, and snowshoe hare can be found statewide, mostly in brushy areas at medium elevations. However the snowshoe hare is found in aspen and conifer forests at higher elevations ( Sparks 1981: 39). These animals are ubiquitous on the reservation, and their populations are cyclical ( a. i; b. i). Outside of the Coyote Basin ( 1.2), these were not noted for any of the other areas of proposed impact about which questions were asked. Ute Uses and Methods of Procurement: Rabbits were normally hunted in a communal drive with arrows, clubs, or nets ( Stewart 1942: 242; Smith 1974a: 56- 7; Pettit 1990: 36- 8). Smith ( 1974a: 56) also reports that " Boys, sometimes accompanied by an old man, would hunt rabbits on foot with a bow and arrow." The meat was eaten, and it still is today ( Sloane 1950: 319; Garner and Hawley 1950: 325; Smith 1974a: 46; Pettit 1990: 36- 8). 84 |