tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post6522193352277722891..comments2024-03-29T03:00:12.012-06:00Comments on THE WESTERNER: Study on grazing in the WestFrank DuBoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078935296275462544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post-40038589943824435142017-02-25T16:21:13.609-07:002017-02-25T16:21:13.609-07:00Anderson claims that grazing animals are 24/7 on d...Anderson claims that grazing animals are 24/7 on duty to prevent wild fires. If the ranch is managing their land into a fire proof condition they might have a hard time overcoming this type of range management. Since most ranches are still managed in large pastures the control of grazing to prevent the spread of a wild fire might not work too well. Today, landscapes are a mixture of grass, brush and tree cover all of which defy fire proofing by grazing animals. How can you know where a wild fire might start? You might use grazing to protect your camps or headquarters but that would take fencing to control the livestock, except possibly for herded sheep. Given a 20+ mph wind a wildfire is hard to stop under the best of conditions. No science, just IMO.<br />Anderson should pick more cogent points for the use of grazing to manage wild-lands than for fire control.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com