Woody Plants of the Big Bendand Trans-Pecos : A Field Guide to Common Browse for Wildlife Paperback / softback

The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big gamespecies, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighornsheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several speciesof exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; anddomestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, andbison. Prepared by a team of range specialists at the BorderlandsResearch Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow thearea’s ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals,students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the key woodyplants that serve as valuable forage for these animals. Encompassing 18 West Texas counties, with application in likehabitats in the western Hill Country and southern Rolling Plainsas well as in northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico, thebook provides a thorough introduction to the natural features ofthe region and descriptions, nutrition values, and managementprescriptions for 84 species of browse plants. In addition to informing readers about the diet of the region’slarge animals, this fully illustrated, user-friendly reference alsointends to inspire the continued good stewardship of the land theyinhabit.