{"id":1565,"date":"2022-01-27T23:37:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T23:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/?page_id=1565"},"modified":"2023-06-26T19:15:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:15:50","slug":"tracks-and-tales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/contact\/tracks-and-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"Huellas y cuentos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Ungulates are all around us, whether it&#8217;s the deer in our gardens, the pronghorn along the highway, or the bighorn sheep high in the mountains. They make our lives special&#8211;and we want to share stories of how we connect with them. Our released stories are below.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t<div  class=\"wpb_single_image wpb_content_element vc_align_center\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_figure\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_single_image-wrapper   vc_box_border_grey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_4657-2-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"vc_single_image-img attachment-large\" alt=\"A mule deer in her summer coat walks up a hill covered in red soil. There are a few juniper trees and patches of short shrubs, but otherwise the landscape is mostly soil. She is wearing a GPS collar, and appears to be glancing at the camera out of the side of her eye.\" title=\"Mule deer walking.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_4657-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_4657-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_4657-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_4657-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_4657-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_4657-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4>Are you ready to share your story?<\/h4>\n<p>We&#8217;re accepting stories from anyone and everyone who has a special connection with ungulates.\u00a0We accept stories between 400-1000 words. When submitting, please indicate if you would like feedback&#8211;otherwise we&#8217;ll just do minor editing for grammar and clarity. Please submit to Rhiannon Jakopak at rjakopak [at] uwyo [dot] edu, with the subject line &#8220;Tracks and Tales submission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes getting started is the hardest part. If you need some inspiration, consider these questions:<\/p>\n<p>What is your first or most recent memory of an ungulate?<br \/>\nWhen did you first see a fawn, lamb, or calf?<br \/>\nWhere do you often see tracks, scat, or sign?<br \/>\nWhere is the most unusual place you\u2019ve ever seen an ungulate?<br \/>\nHave you ever watched an ungulate do something just\u2026 weird?<br \/>\nHas an ungulate ever inspired you? Outsmarted you? Outran you? Scared you?<br \/>\nWhat is your first memory of hearing the word \u201cungulate\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_separator_no_text vc_sep_color_grey\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_grid-container-wrapper vc_clearfix vc_grid-animation-fadeIn\">\n\t<div class=\"vc_grid-container vc_clearfix wpb_content_element vc_basic_grid\" data-initial-loading-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-vc-grid-settings=\"{&quot;page_id&quot;:1565,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;all&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;vc_get_vc_grid_data&quot;,&quot;shortcode_id&quot;:&quot;1687806894840-17083612-9bef-4&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;vc_basic_grid&quot;}\" data-vc-request=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-vc-post-id=\"1565\" data-vc-public-nonce=\"f28d112010\">\n\t\t<style data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\">.vc_custom_1419240516480{background-color: #f9f9f9 !important;}<\/style><div class=\"vc_grid vc_row vc_grid-gutter-30px vc_pageable-wrapper vc_hook_hover\" data-vc-pageable-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vc_pageable-slide-wrapper vc_clearfix\" data-vc-grid-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4 vc_grid-item-zone-c-bottom\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block\" ><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto-1-1 vc_gitem-is-link\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3605-scaled.jpg') !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/his-end-was-white-and-cold-and-dark-and-all-alone\/\" title=\"His end was white and cold and dark and all alone\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc-zone-link\" ><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_gitem-zone-img\" src=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_3605-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"His end was white and cold and dark and all alone\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-c vc_custom_1419240516480\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-\"><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title\" ><h4 style=\"text-align: left\" >His end was white and cold and dark and all alone<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt\" ><p style=\"text-align: left\" ><p>I always think that it will be easy, and I am always wrong. I\u2019ve learned the lesson a hundred times by now. If I knew that it would be hard every time, it would be difficult to get out the door, on the road for half the day, and out into the loneliest landscape I\u2019ve &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/his-end-was-white-and-cold-and-dark-and-all-alone\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;His end was white and cold and dark and all alone&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/his-end-was-white-and-cold-and-dark-and-all-alone\/\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc_general vc_btn3 vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4 vc_grid-item-zone-c-bottom\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block\" ><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto-1-1 vc_gitem-is-link\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_6006-scaled.jpg') !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/triplet-fawns\/\" title=\"Triplet fawns\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc-zone-link\" ><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_gitem-zone-img\" src=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_6006-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Triplet fawns\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-c vc_custom_1419240516480\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-\"><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title\" ><h4 style=\"text-align: left\" >Triplet fawns<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt\" ><p style=\"text-align: left\" ><p>It was my first summer working as a technician during fawning season on the Wyoming Range Mule Deer Project, and this hike was special. It was the middle of June, which meant that the last several weeks of my life had been spent thinking about mule deer almost exclusively.\u00a0 On this day, my hiking partner &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/triplet-fawns\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Triplet fawns&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/triplet-fawns\/\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc_general vc_btn3 vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4 vc_grid-item-zone-c-bottom\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block\" ><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto-1-1 vc_gitem-is-link\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GLMA2_Jakopak-1024x254.jpg') !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/knowing-deer-226\/\" title=\"Knowing Deer 226\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc-zone-link\" ><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_gitem-zone-img\" src=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GLMA2_Jakopak-1024x254.jpg\" alt=\"A patch of plants with mostly bare ground showing through. There are a few scraggly plants holding on.\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-c vc_custom_1419240516480\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-\"><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title\" ><h4 style=\"text-align: left\" >Knowing Deer 226<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt\" ><p style=\"text-align: left\" ><p>Deer 226 was our last deer on the last day of a weekend trip out to the sagebrush spotted flats of the Red Desert. I had accompanied Luke, a PhD student studying mule deer migration, out to his study area to help with fawn recruitment surveys. For the uninitiated, fawn recruitment surveys focus on recording &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/knowing-deer-226\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Knowing Deer 226&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/knowing-deer-226\/\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc_general vc_btn3 vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4 vc_grid-item-zone-c-bottom\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block\" ><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto-1-1 vc_gitem-is-link\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mule-deer-fawn-bedded-down.-1-1-1024x715.png') !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/data-and-bones-and-wonder\/\" title=\"Data and Bones and Wonder\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc-zone-link\" ><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_gitem-zone-img\" src=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mule-deer-fawn-bedded-down.-1-1-1024x715.png\" alt=\"A mule deer fawn lies curled up, with its head tucked under its back legs. It is resting next to a fallen branch, and surrounded by green, dense, lush vegetation.\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-c vc_custom_1419240516480\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-\"><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title\" ><h4 style=\"text-align: left\" >Data and Bones and Wonder<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt\" ><p style=\"text-align: left\" ><p>I don\u2019t have a moment where I fell in love with deer. Looking back, I guess I must\u2019ve fallen in love with deer in the same way that at some point I started writing and shooting bows with my right hand. Much in the same way, I know I love deer in the way that &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/data-and-bones-and-wonder\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Data and Bones and Wonder&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/data-and-bones-and-wonder\/\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc_general vc_btn3 vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4 vc_grid-item-zone-c-bottom\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block\" ><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto-1-1 vc_gitem-is-link\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-15-152642-1024x405.png') !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/a-brief-encounter\/\" title=\"A Brief Encounter\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc-zone-link\" ><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_gitem-zone-img\" src=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-15-152642-1024x405.png\" alt=\"Ridges in the Sierra Nevada mountains.\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-c vc_custom_1419240516480\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-\"><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title\" ><h4 style=\"text-align: left\" >A Brief Encounter<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt\" ><p style=\"text-align: left\" ><p>From the Owens River Valley at 4,000 feet, the Sierra Nevada\u2019s eastern slope explodes toward peaks reaching between 10,000 and 14,000 feet in just a few miles. While fairly regular in outline, the Sierra Nevada are not made up of smooth, straight edges nor are they a stagnant feature on the landscape. Since their formation &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/a-brief-encounter\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Brief Encounter&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/a-brief-encounter\/\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc_general vc_btn3 vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_grid-item vc_clearfix vc_col-sm-4 vc_grid-item-zone-c-bottom\"><div class=\"vc_grid-item-mini vc_clearfix \"><div class=\"vc_gitem-animated-block\" ><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-a vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto vc-gitem-zone-height-mode-auto-1-1 vc_gitem-is-link\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC02387-1024x683.jpg') !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/wasting\/\" title=\"Wasting\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc-zone-link\" ><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vc_gitem-zone-img\" src=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC02387-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Wasting\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone vc_gitem-zone-c vc_custom_1419240516480\"><div class=\"vc_gitem-zone-mini\"><div class=\"vc_gitem_row vc_row vc_gitem-row-position-top\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 vc_gitem-col vc_gitem-col-align-\"><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_title\" ><h4 style=\"text-align: left\" >Wasting<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_gitem-post-data vc_gitem-post-data-source-post_excerpt\" ><p style=\"text-align: left\" ><p>Half-way up a snow-covered hill, I stop to watch a pair of mule deer, claiming curiosity as an excuse to catch my breath. A doe and her 9-month-old fawn weave through the juniper and shrubs, turning around to see if I\u2019ve moved any closer. I wish I could tell them to save their precious energy; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/wasting\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Wasting&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-left\"><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" a href=\"https:\/\/monteithshop.org\/es\/tracks-and-tales\/wasting\/\" class=\"vc_gitem-link vc_general vc_btn3 vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-flat vc_btn3-color-juicy-pink\" title=\"Read more\">Read more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ungulates are all around us, whether it's the deer in our gardens, the pronghorn along the highway, or the bighorn sheep high in the mountains. They make our lives special--and we want to share stories of how we connect with them. Our released stories are below. Are you ready to share your story? 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