Study on whitetails in NE WA

[SAJ-99]

Saw this article in the Spokesman that might be of interest to those in NE WA and the ID panhandle. The link to the article is attached as well. She did a similar study on elk in the same area.

Study: Food availability more important than predators for white-tailed deer in northeast Washington

White-tailed deer in northeast Washington live in a world shaped by two competing limitations – predators and the availability of food.

www.spokesman.com

https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eap.3003

 

[Derek44]

Definitely be following up on this one. Thanks for posting

 

[Hem]

Yes, interesting read.
Thanks for sharing this.

 

[kiwi hunter]

Could have saved a lot of money, a good farmer will tell you it's in the feeding not just the breeding.

 

[SAJ-99]

Could have saved a lot of money, a good farmer will tell you it's in the feeding not just the breeding.

You have to pay for good info. Only opinions are free.

 

[Irrelevant]

You can't find a graph similar to ^ anywhere on the wdfw website or in any of their recent reports/publications. It's almost like they deliberately don't want hunting to know for many fewer deer are on the landscape than just a couple of decades ago.

 

[Matthew57]

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You can't find a graph similar to ^ anywhere on the wdfw website or in any of their recent reports/publications. It's almost like they deliberately don't want hunting to know for many fewer deer are on the landscape than just a couple of decades ago.

It's sad to see that chart, but not surprising. I've noticed a significant decline the last decade or so.

 

[SAJ-99]

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You can't find a graph similar to ^ anywhere on the wdfw website or in any of their recent reports/publications. It's almost like they deliberately don't want hunting to know for many fewer deer are on the landscape than just a couple of decades ago.

We now know why everyone in Washington goes to region 6 in MT.