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AZHunter

Iowa Boy At Heart
This has nothing to do with hunting other than a die-hard hunter (and Iowwhitetail member) was one of the lead biologists for this project, but I have to share and brag!! We (FWS) had been working with our State counterparts, UNLV biologists, and the BLM to get this project done for over 4 years. A little over 2 weeks ago, (29 April), we finally got all of the stars and planets in alignment and were able to begin establishing another population of a rare frogs in a remote AZ location and work towards recovering the population as a whole. For those of you who don't know me, in the video, I'm the guy in a blue polo shirt (uniform), tan pants, and tan hat (my Cyclones hat). I released the first of the frogs (froglets) from a green net. In the written article, I'm the one with the "eagle eyes". I wasn't actually the first one to spot the toads, but I happened to be there to point them out and talk about healthy riparian systems to the reporters. This culminates 4+ years of hardwork and dedication by all involved! Hope you enjoy!

Video Link:

http://www.lvrj.com/multimedia/Biol...ict-Leopard-Frog-into-the-wild-121397234.html

Written article:

http://www.lvrj.com/news/biologists-hope-new-home-keeps-frogs-from-croaking-121485474.html
 
Cool! Hunters frequently seem to be some of the best conservationists that exist. That's sweet!
 
Limb Chicken said:
Very Cool! Now let's do something about that hat... Perhaps a iowawhitetail hat next time... :D
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I almost grabbed that hat, but a black hat in 90 degree heat didn't excite me. If there are any lightweight/mesh ones, I'd do it in a heartbeat!

Thanks for the support, guys! This project has been the pinnacle of my career thus far. I've been involved in a ton of great projects, including introductions, but this is the first one I was the lead for and after all the h#!! I raised in the last team meeting about people groups being roadblocks, it was great to see it come together!
 
Them are some pretty small frogs. Take a mess of them to get a decent pan a legs. Prolly dip em in condor or spotted owl egg, roll em in crumbs and fry em up right next to the musky steaks.:drink2:
 
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