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Pitchstone Waters, by Shawn Vickers

Shawn Vickers does mapping and wildlife planning for many ranches and public lands in North America, East Africa and the British Isles. He filmed, edited and wrote the music for this little video.

Restoring Biodiversity - 8/25/2026

Restoring Biodiversity - 8/25/2026

Elk in Texas raise a basic question about how law shapes conservation. Trail cameras in Idaho show what connected habitat looks like when wildlife can move freely. Cattle numbers reveal how economics and stewardship remain inseparable. And more...

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Merry Christmas from Pitchstone Waters Ranch

God Bless Us, Every One!

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Bull Moose at Pitchstone Waters

These photos, taken on October 5, 2019 along the Fall River on Pitchstone Waters’ north meadows about five miles below the northwest corner of Yellowstone National Park, features a bull moose. As winter approaches, we see several species moving out of the higher elevations ahead of the heavy snows that

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Bears at Pitchstone Waters

“We see black bears every day or two, and grizzly bears at least weekly.

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Baby Moose at Pitchstone Waters

Our ATV trails attract wildlife like this little moose calf.

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Nesting Sandhill Crane at Pitchstone Waters

Here is a nesting Sandhill Crane at Pitchstone Waters. Tens of thousands of these birds winter on the Llano Estacado and parts of the Trans-Pecos, each year. The cranes have been making this annual journey for hundreds of thousands of years. The cranes travel at great elevations – of up

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Moose and Wolf at Pitchstone Waters

This image is taken next door to Pitchstone Waters, in southeastern Idaho. These animals move nomadically through the Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, and the national forests and wilderness areas that surround them. (See huge early-run king salmon caught in Alaska.