1999 NEVADA WILDFIRES DESCRIBED BY GAME MANAGEMENT UNIT

These descriptions give a detailed account of the ranges burned in the 1999 wildfires.


 Game Mgmt.Unit

 Fire Description

015
Dry Mountain fire burned 15,000 acres in Skedaddle area. Chukar, antelope, deer and sage grouse occur.

021

Reservoir fire burned 4,600 acres in Hungry Mountains. No wildlife values of note.

Red Rock fire burned 7,015 acres on Seven Lakes Mt. Deer and chukar range lost.

022

Pah Rah fire burned 10,739 acres in south Pah Rah Mts. Site also burned in 1964 and 1983--pure cheatgrass. Antelope, deer and chukar use area.

Wilcox fire burned 7,568 acres on southeast of Pah Rah Mts. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar habitat was burned. Checkerboard land ownership.

Fish fire has burned 47,633 acres on Vinegar Peak and Tule Mt. California bighorn, antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar habitat has been burned.

031

Denio fire burned 77,230 acres in Units 031 and 032--west Wilder-Bilk Creek Range and east Pine Forest Range. Highly significant wildlife values lost include California bighorn, antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar ranges.

North Denio fire burned 1,296 acres on Oregon line--no significant wildlife values

032
Denio fire. See Unit 031 description.

033
Badger fire burned 40,000 acres on north Badger, Alkali and Devaney Mts.on Sheldon. Critical deer, sage grouse and antelope habitat involved. USFWS has sent informational packet to Unit 033 hunters.

035

Blue Mt. fire burned 11,520 acres on Blue Mountain. Checkerboard railroad and BLM (52%). Antelope range burned.

Cyanco fire burned 10,617 acres west of Winnemucca Mt.. 51% private land. Chukar habitat.

Jackson fire burned 6,695 acres Antelope range is involved.

Slumbering Hills fire burned 103,639 acres mainly in Slumbering Hills. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range was burned. Also called Sombrero fire.

041

Poker Brown fire burned 243,281 acres in Units 041 and 042, vast majority in latter unit. About 32% is private land.

SevenTrough Mts., Trinity Mts., and Majuba Mt. involved. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar habitat was lost.

042

Poker Brown fire--see Unit 041.

Cosgrave fire burned 35,076 acres straddling I-80 north of Imlay. Most of the fire was in Unit 044. Checkerboard railroad (68%) and BLM. Antelope and deer range. Sage grouse and chukar range.

Eugene fire burned 7,224 acres including 48% private land. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range burned. Deer and chukar range is high value.

Kamma fire burned 2,887 acres in Kamma Mts. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range burned

043

Rochester fire burned 14,148 acres on the east side of Humboldt Range. Desert bighorn, antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range is involved.

Unionville fire burned 23,599 acres on the east side of the Humboldt Range. Desert bighorn, antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range burned. Also called Dun Glen fire

044
Lang Syne fire burned 24, 340 acres in East Range. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range was lost.
See Cosgrave fire in Unit 042.

045

Grass Valley fires burned 15,017 acres Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar ranges burned.

Siard fire part of this complex.

051

Andorno fire burns 2,249 acres in Santa Rosa Mountains on USFS land. California bighorn, deer and chukar range burned.

Lone Butte fire burned 34,381 acres Checkerboard lands involved. Values?

Izzenhood fire (see Unit 068).

064
Hunter fire burned 4,563 acres north of I-80 near Hunter. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range was burned. Checkerboard lands.

065

Bispo fire burned 750 acres near Carlin. Deer, sage grouse and chukar range was involved.

Sadler fire burned 199,199 acres in the Pinyon Rg. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range was burned.

Rain fire burned 21,729 acres south of Carlin. Deer, sage grouse and chukar range was lost. Checkerboard lands.

Hansel fire burned 2,494 acres near Jiggs. Deer and sage grouse habitat was burned.

Dido fire burned 15,699 acres adjacent to east of the earlier Sadler fire. Wildlife values not identified at this time.

066
Chimney fire burns 32,774 a on the South Fork of the Little Humboldt River on BLM land. Antelope, California bighorn and deer range burned. Sage grouse and chukar range burned.

068

Izzenhood fire burns 28,593 acres on the Humboldt-Elko line. All is antelope yearlong range.

Clover fire burns 73,073 acres in Rock Creek- Squaw Valley area. California bighorn, antelope and critical deer winter range involved. Projected long term loss of over 1,000 deer. Chukar range. Some checkerboard lands.

Rose fire burned 48,479 acres in Palisade area. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range was burned. Checkerboard lands.

Ajax fire burned 1,087 acres west of Tuscarora Mts. Deer and sage grouse range lost.

Welches Crk. fire burned 10,864 acres near Mary's Mt. Checkerboard lands. Uncertain of wildlife values as of this writing--recent fire.

081

Wagonbox fire burned 21,621 acres in Grouse and Bluff Ck. allotments. Antelope, deer and sage grouse range was burned.

Canyon fire burned 1,600 acres in Gamble allotment. Antelope, deer and sage grouse range was involved.

102
Baxter fire burned 1,690 acres east of Ruby Mts. Deer, sage grouse and chukar range was burned.

103
Mitchell Crk. fire burned 2,874 acres on west side of Ruby Mountains at mouth of creek. 632 a on USFS land. Deer and probably sage grouse and chukar range burned.

106
Pilot fire burned 4,104 acres east of Toano Rg. south of I-80. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range was burned.

141

Frenchie fire burned 54,875 acres in Dry Hills southeast of Beowawe. Antelope and deer range burned.

Horse fire is a northern extension of the Trail Canyon fire in the Simpson Park Rg. Burned acreage included in latter.

142
Table fire in Mineral Hill vicinity joined the Sadler fire in Unit 065 and include in total acres for latter. Deer range burned.

151

Small segment of the Antelope fire burned in this unit.

Moses Mt. fire burned 7,311 a in the Fish Creek Mts. Deer and probably chukar values--late fire with out input from biologist.

152

Antelope fire burned 140,026 acres of BLM land in Antelope Valley area. Deer, antelope and chukar range burned.
Cedar fire burned 9,283 acres on southwest side of Shoshone Mts. No wildlife values reported lost.

Mule fire burned 17,989 acres in Argenta Butte vicinity. Mule deer and chukar range was burned. Checkerboard lands.

155

Trail Canyon fire burned 106, 611 acres in the Simpson Park Rg. Antelope, deer, sage grouse and chukar range was burned.

Piney fire is an extension of Trail Canyon.

181
Fairview fire burned 15,360 acres on east side of Fairview Peak. Desert bighorn, antelope, deer and chukar range was burned.

182
Stillwater (4552 acres), Poco (5985 acres), and Shirttail (5237 acres) fires burned in south Stillwater Range. Latter two were not contained as of available report. Desert bighorn, antelope and chukar ranga was burned.

183

Antelope fire burned 46,600 acres of BLM land--New Pass Range. Also burned in Units 151 and 152. Low density antelope range. Chukar range.

Shoshone fire burned 7,862 acres in the Clan Alpine Range. Antelope, deer and chukar range burned.

184
Cold Springs fire burned 500 acres of BLM. Previous burn site. No significant wildlife values.

195
Lockwood (15,584 acres), Mira Loma (2,297 acres) and Sutro fire (1000 acres) fires burned in the Virginia Rg. Large private holdings.

 231
Condor fire burned 1,700 acres of deer winter range.

241

Delamar fire burned 22,000 acres in Delamar Mts. Deer and bighorn range burned.

Rainbow fire burned 2,300 acres in Elgin area. Deer, quail and chukar range lost.

242
Blue Garden fire burned 10,000 acres in the Clover Mts. Deer and quail range burned.

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