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Show Reported Locations: Sparks ( 1981: 47) indicates that moose are found in the northeastern part of Utah in mountainous areas and forests, usually in brush or willow bottoms near water. Although moose inhabit various locales throughout the Uinta Mountain region, the primary and most significant population for the Utes are located in Uinta Canyon. Two consultants indicated that there was a herd of about 30 to 40 moose in this canyon, and that this was a primary forage area for them. Both were concerned that any disturbance to their feeding grounds might endanger the herd ( 3.1; 4.2). Ute Uses and Methods of Procurement: Moose are reported as a source of food by the Northern Utes ( Fowler 1986: 80), although Smith ( 1974a: 51) writes that the animal was greatly respected for its supernatural powers. Use by Neighboring Populations in the Great Basin: Fowler ( 1986: 80) indicated that where located, this animal was used as a food source. B. 1,5. Mountain Sheep.. and. Mountain . Goate ( Ovis canadensis, Bovidae and Oreamnos americanus, Bovidae): The Ute name for mountain sheep is either " ne'rdots" ( Wardle 1969: 18) or " naradz" ( Stewart 1942: 352). The name for goat is " sah v£' todts" ( Wardle 1969: 5). Reported Locations: Sparks ( 1981: 48) reports that bighorn sheep can be found in high mountain forest areas and remote areas of semi- desert in the northeast part of Utah. The Rocky Mountain goat, however, can only be found in central Utah in the Wasatch Mountains. These animals formerly ranged from the valley floor to the canyons and mountain peaks of the Uintas ( Fowler 1986: 82), and they were an important source of game in the pre- reservation era. They were reported as being hunted as late as the 1950s, although today they are rare ( Sloane 1950: 319; Garner and Hawley 1950: 325). In recent years, some have been stocked in Whiterocks Canyon on U. S. Forest Service land ( a. i). There was no mention of mountain sheep as significant game in any of the areas for proposed development. Ute Uses and Methods of Procurement: The mountain sheep were usually hunted individually and were attracted by a pounding sound ( Stewart 1942: 241- 4). They were also hunted using a surround, ambushed from a trail or salt lick, or driven by a group of hunters to a high point of a mountain ( Stewart 1942: 242; Smith 1974a: 57; Pettit 1990: 39). Smith ( 1974a: 57) and Fowler ( 1986: 80) reported that the sheep was hunted for food as well as for its horn. The horn was used to make cups, ladles, the horn bow, and glue ( 1974: 96, 108). Use by Neighboring Populations in the Great Basin: Fowler ( 1986: 80) indicated that all Great Basin populations hunted the mountain sheep, and the Northern Shoshones hunted the mountain goat as well. 81 |