Latest Update on Western Wyo Deer

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Latest update on Western Wyoming Mule Deer winter survival.

Wyoming Range Winterkill Far Worse Than Thought: 80% Of Adult Deer & Nearly All Fawns Dead

Winterkill losses in the famed Wyoming Range mule deer herd might be far worse than thought with as many as 80% of adult deer and nearly all the fawns dead.

cowboystatedaily.com

Nothing in this article regarding the degree to which Ryan Busse is a coward, but I bet we can get it there.

 

[TimberBuck]

Wow that's extremely depressing. If that doesn't already put things into perspective, 80% dead out of a herd of 30,000 leaves less than 6,000 left.

 

[HighDesertSage]

wow, that's really to bad.

 

[seeth07]

"Belt-Tightening

Hunting tag cuts, as well as a decline in nonresidents applying for elk tags, could affect Game and Fish’s revenue, Nesvik said.

Most of the agency’s budget comes from hunting and fishing license tags, as well as Wyoming’s share of federal taxes that hunters and anglers pay on things such as firearms, ammunition and fishing tackle.

Game and Fish has enough socked away to cover six months of operating expenses, so there shouldn’t be a budget crisis, Nesvik said. Large “one-time” expenses, such as new buildings or infrastructure improvements, might have to be put on hold."

News to me that nonresidents are no longer applying for elk tags in Wyoming. Interesting.

 

[Irrelevant]

another article on the same topic. https://wyofile.com/whats-in-store-for-the-devastated-wyoming-range-deer-herd/

 

[USMC123456789]

Also if the fawns born this spring do survive, the harsh winter will affect them throughout their life. https://wyofile.com/whats-in-store-for-the-devastated-wyoming-range-deer-herd/

 

[Bluefunk]

I saw tons of winter kill in south east Idaho this year. Gonna be years to recover.