Actual data on how the herds are doing so far.

[JakeH]

Here is some actual data as to how the herds are doing across the state.

You can scroll through the pictures.

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For deer Some areas are not doing good at all, some are doing better than expected. And some are flat out doing awesome.

For elk everywhere seems to be doing really well.

This is real data, not someone's opinion.

 

[Hawkeye]

Thanks for sharing.

Hawkeye

 

[notdonhunting]

Jake, good info, you find some great stuff on the interweb.
It kind of looks like the units that are closer to the population growth have a higher lost of collard does.
Lost of winter range is alot more serious when we have a severe winter.

 

[2lumpy]

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[matt23]

Good data! I have seen especially in elk in places I have never seen before. I grew up outside of Brigham city towards honeyville. Never seen an elk on the mountain above my parents house til this year. The animals are moving a lot to find feed. But glad to see the data deer are doing well.

 

[slamdunk]

That's a fun page to follow and watch, especially if you like seeing where conservation money goes?

 

[D_Hoyt]

I figured the Kamas unit was around 60% based off how many deer I've seen dead so far. I didn't realize how much worse things are at Wallsburg and on the Morgan Cache South. The northern region took a beating.

That's the best fawn survival I've seen recorded for the Zion in over a decade.

I also follow the wildlifeprof and I'm glad he shares this data with the public.

 

[JakeH]

I found this discussion in the comments of that post and thought it was interesting enough to share with all the talk in other posts about feeding and what not.

 

[Outdoordan]

Those figures are for adult females (does). Wonder how the fawn crop is doing.

 

[notdonhunting]

Those figures are for adult females (does). Wonder how the fawn crop is doing.

Slide the information sheet for the adult females and will see there is two more sheets of information, one for fawns and one for elk.

 

[Outdoordan]

Slide the information sheet for the adult females and will see there is two more sheets of information, one for fawns and one for elk.

Thanks.

 

[notrace]

Sadly I would like to see the dates on those as it has been my understanding cache took a BIG hit on yearling deer.. and until they get through spring we really won't know what mortality rates are.

 

[Cooper]

Sadly I would like to see the dates on those as it has been my understanding cache took a BIG hit on yearling deer.. and until they get through spring we really won't know what mortality rates are.

I heard the same, the rich county area was deep where they winter

 

[Elk_Nuts]

Sadly I would like to see the dates on those as it has been my understanding cache took a BIG hit on yearling deer.. and until they get through spring we really won't know what mortality rates are.

Cache only has an 8% survival rate. If you click the link and swipe right you'll see those stats.

 

[notrace]

Ohh sorry I guess I looked at it incorrectly.

Does it have dates as I was expecting 100% mortality on yearling deer.

 

[JakeH]

Sadly I would like to see the dates on those as it has been my understanding cache took a BIG hit on yearling deer.. and until they get through spring we really won't know what mortality rates are.

Those numbers are current as of 4/3/23.

But if you swipe on the pictures it also shows that fawn survival is only 8% so the fawns have definitely taken a huge hit.

 

[JakeH]

I heard the same, the rich county area was deep where they winter

It shows the Morgan south rich as the second worst die off in the state at only 32% survival. Only herd doing worse is the Walberg deer at 20% survival on collared adults.

 

[notrace]

Ohh sorry I guess I looked at it incorrectly.

Does it have dates as I was expecting 100% mortality on yearling deer in cache.

That's actually pretty good news in most areas!!

 

[notrace]

Is there a direct link to this info??


I think this would calm some nerves as a lot of people feel that all of utah is like the Henifer Echo Junction area and everything is dieing but it actually looks dang good in a lot of areas.

 

[JakeH]

Is there a direct link to this info??


I think this would calm some nerves as a lot of people feel that all of utah is like the Henifer Echo Junction area and everything is dieing but it actually looks dang good in a lot of areas.

If you click on the picture in my post it will take you to the Instagram page of the professor at BYU that is doing the study. He is the one that posted the info. He has also posted lots of other useful information over the last year or so that I have been following him on Instagram.

He is also pretty good at answering questions if you have any.

 

[hossblur]

Good data! I have seen especially in elk in places I have never seen before. I grew up outside of Brigham city towards honeyville. Never seen an elk on the mountain above my parents house til this year. The animals are moving a lot to find feed. But glad to see the data deer are doing well.

Yup.

Elk in South Weber is a new one for me

 

[notrace]

In the 80s they went all the way to Washington Terrace.

I was just a kid but I seen about 80 elk that wintered down in the fields behind the hospital.

We use to ride are bikes in the summer up to the mouth of the weber canyon and we would see elk there that would get hit by trains also.

 

[fullthrottle]

That's great info, thanks for sharing. Hopefully the numbers don't increase to much more for the remainder of April. I would be real interested seeing that same data a month from now. Some areas of the state should really benefit from the moisture, other area's obviously have paid a heavy price.

 

[matt23]

Yup.

Elk in South Weber is a new one for me

I saw those ones as well just last week and also saw some elk in fields out on the perry/Willard border. Even a cow that had been hit.