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Mule Deer (Gila Management Indicator Species Representative of Desert Shrub,<br />
and Piñon Juniper/Shrub Oak Woodland Vegetation Cover Types)<br />
Table 17: Mule Deer Analysis Area - Existing Condition and Proposed Change Table by<br />
Alternative:<br />
Mule Deer Habitat (Desert<br />
Shrub and Pinon-<br />
Juniper/Shrub Oak Woodland)<br />
Analysis Area on USFS =<br />
1,661,235 Acres<br />
Motorized Routes<br />
Existing<br />
Effects<br />
Alt B (No<br />
Action)<br />
Change in Effects<br />
Alt C Alt D Alt E Alt F Alt G<br />
Open Existing ML 2 - ML 5 Miles 1,667 -203 -642 -804 -553 -554<br />
Acres 253,756 -30,289 -90,930 -115,894 -77,173 -77,705<br />
Reopen Closed ML 1 Miles 0 3 1 1 1 1<br />
Acres 0 486 95 95 95 95<br />
Administrative Route Miles 0 99 173 192 152 152<br />
Acres 0 17,327 30,503 33,855 27,117 26,918<br />
Add Unauthorized Route Miles 0 5 3 1 4 4<br />
Acres 0 1,281 1,346 241 1,048 1,113<br />
Add Admin. Unauthorized Miles 0 2 3 3 2 2<br />
Motorized Trails<br />
Acres 0 410 676 676 404 504<br />
Existing Road to OHV Trail Miles 0 30 59 1 79 80<br />
Acres 0 5,082 9,582 161 13,033 13,183<br />
Existing ATV Trail Miles 4 0 -2 -4 0 0<br />
Acres 530 -42 -353 -530 -42 -42<br />
Closed Road to OHV Trail Miles 0 21 13 0 15 15<br />
Acres 0 3,507 2,191 0 2,530 2,530<br />
Administrative Trail Miles 0 3 5 5 3 3<br />
Acres 0 428 821 730 428 428<br />
Add Unauthorized Trail Miles 0 69 26 0 38 37<br />
Acres 0 12,198 4,038 0 6,121 5,861<br />
Total FS Routes and Trails Miles 1,671 1,698 1,309 1,066 1,412 1,410<br />
Percent in Miles of Alt. B<br />
(Existing) %Miles<br />
Motorized Dispersed Camping<br />
Percent in Acres of Alt. B<br />
Acres 1,214,150<br />
(Existing) %Acres<br />
1.64% -21.64% -36.19% -15.51% -15.63%<br />
-<br />
1,169,975<br />
-<br />
1,179,425<br />
-<br />
1,214,150<br />
-<br />
1,173,508<br />
-<br />
1,175,921<br />
-96.36% -97.14% -100.00% -96.65% -96.85%<br />
Motorized Areas- All Vehicles Acres 17 NC -17 -17 NC NC<br />
- -<br />
-<br />
Motorized Big Game Retrieval<br />
Percent in Acres of Alt. B<br />
Acres 1,214,150 -235,751 1,179,425 1,214,150 -553,078 1,175,921<br />
(Existing) %Acres<br />
-19.42% -97.14% -100.00% -45.55% -96.85%<br />
No Action Alternative (Alt. B): Under this alternative there are 1,667 miles of<br />
motorized routes in deer habitat. These routes continue to cause habitat loss and the<br />
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