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Antelope Island, c. 1875–1890. Photo by Charles Roscoe Savage.. Antelope Island State Park is a Utah state park and the entire island is included in the park. Early in the 20th century, because of its wildlife and scenery, some suggested that Antelope Island should become a national park, but the movement never came to fruition. [7]
Backpackers and horse packers enjoy this area. Hunters come in search of mule deer. Some very steep terrain is traversed by the trails. Deseret Peak Wilderness has about five system trails totaling approximately 19 miles (31 km). South Willow Canyon is the most popular trailhead.
Protects Antelope Island, the largest island in the Great Salt Lake and habitat for bison, Pronghorn, and bighorn sheep. Bear Lake State Park: Rich: 5,900 ft (1798 m) 1962 249,781 Comprises three units on Bear Lake. Camp Floyd / Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum: Utah: 40 acres (16 ha) 4,877 ft (1487 m) 1958 13,623
The Catalina Island Conservancy, which controls 88% of the island, announced Wednesday it was scrapping plans to eradicate the non-native mule deer population by shooting them from helicopters ...
Map of Antelope Island. The ranch is on Antelope Island along the southeast portion of the island. Follow I-15 to Syracuse, Utah, 25 miles north of Salt Lake City.Take the Syracuse exit of I-15 (Exit 332) and go straight west 7 miles on Utah State Road 108 (Antelope Drive) to the Antelope Island State Park fee booth (at the beginning of the causeway).
The Antelope Island bison herd and the island remained in private hands until 1969 when the northern 2,000 acres (810 ha) of the island were purchased by the State of Utah. In 1981, the State of Utah purchased the Fielding Garr Ranch and the rest of the island, including ownership of the herd which was once again numbering in the hundreds.
The broader park environment, dominated by pinyon pine and Utah juniper, also hosts a variety of wildlife. Key species include pronghorn antelope, western chorus frog, coyote, and mule deer. Smaller mammals like the antelope squirrel, other reptiles such as the desert horned lizard, California kingsnake, and sidewinder rattlesnake are also present.
In recent years, each bison permit that has been issued by the state of Utah has had 100 applicants. [4] A population objective of 325 bison by 2012 was set by Utah wildlife biologists for the Henry Mountain herd. Since the bison reproduce easily and the herds have been larger than this in the past, a decision was made to reduce the size of the ...