Winter Survival Snapshot

[slamdunk]

Fawn Mule Deer took a beating.

 

[elkassassin]

Ya!

South Slope Is Slightly Better Than Cache But It Still Sucks!

 

[slamdunk]

Ya!

South Slope Is Slightly Better Than Cache But It Still Sucks!

Walsburg area in Wasatch County took a heavy loss as well.

I was in Vernal over the weekend, lost of roadkill from Fruitland to Duchesne.
But on a good note, the snow in that area is gone, habitat looks great, lots of green healthy vegetation.

 

[Deerlove]

I don't see ogden?

 

[huntin50]

We fed one collard doe all winter then coyotes killed her a couple nights ago on the Cache.
I have seen a few fawns survive on the Cache which we fed. We will see about green up.

 

[schoolhousegrizz]

Thanks for posting

 

[Dangbig]

We fed one collard doe all winter then coyotes killed her a couple nights ago on the Cache.
I have seen a few fawns survive on the Cache which we fed. We will see about green up.

Coyote are bad anymore I see them in the valley quite often

 

[slamdunk]

Coyote are bad anymore I see them in the valley quite often

Sure wish they could still poison them dang things, they are hurting deer populations more than we even know.

 

[Founder]

Looks like the vast majority of the state wasn’t bad.

 

[Ticks N Tines]

Slam, What was the date of that study? I bet it's much worse now. I remember seeing that same stuff about 3 weeks ago. I would be very interested to see updated results.

The biologists on the KSL Outdoors were saying that the deer were in such bad condition this year (Morgan / South Rich) that the new green shrubs they are going to eat are too acidic to digest and will kill off lots more deer.

 

[slamdunk]

Slam, What was the date of that study? I bet it's much worse now. I remember seeing that same stuff about 3 weeks ago. I would be very interested to see updated results.

The biologists on the KSL Outdoors were saying that the deer were in such bad condition this year (Morgan / South Rich) that the new green shrubs they are going to eat are too acidic to digest and will kill off lots more deer.

It was just posted yesterday by Randy Larsen on his Instagram page say (as of this morning).

A lot of deer die this time of year as well with the transition from starving to bloating on soft feed.

 

[hossblur]

Coyote are bad anymore I see them in the valley quite often

High powered pellet guns are quiet and pretty good range

 

[hossblur]

I had a job in Morgan in Jan, so I'd take the loop after around East Canyon to Henefer. West side on and around the WMA I thought the deer looked pretty good, elk looked fine. The east side, the deer already looked exhausted.

Took the same loop after a job last night. East side I didn't see a single deer. West side, not many. The data pretty much backs up what I saw.

 

[slamdunk]

I had a job in Morgan in Jan, so I'd take the loop after around East Canyon to Henefer. West side on and around the WMA I thought the deer looked pretty good, elk looked fine. The east side, the deer already looked exhausted.

Took the same loop after a job last night. East side I didn't see a single deer. West side, not many. The data pretty much backs up what I saw.

Easy Hossy, this study was funded by Conservation and Expo dollars ???

 

[hossblur]

Easy Hossy, this study was funded by Conservation and Expo dollars ???

So by that you mean funded by the hunters of Utah who allowed our tags to go to special interest groups??

 

[notdonhunting]

I took a short drive up the Fremont Junction road from I-70 the yesterday afternoon I saw around 30 head of deer all looked healthy, more yearlong fawns than adult does.

 

[Vanilla]

Over Easter weekend I saw easily 1,000 deer from the road on what is the Nebo unit over a 4-5 mile stretch. Honestly, saying we saw 1,000 might be a gross understatement. I’ve literally never seen anything like this.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, but there it was. More deer than I’ve ever observed like that in my life. Looked pretty good and healthy too.

 

[slamdunk]

Over Easter weekend I saw easily 1,000 deer from the road on what is the Nebo unit over a 4-5 mile stretch. Honestly, saying we saw 1,000 might be a gross understatement. I’ve literally never seen anything like this.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing, but there it was. More deer than I’ve ever observed like that in my life. Looked pretty good and healthy too.

Every Deer on the northern end of San Pete County ended up on Nebo this winter, that valley had more deer in Nov-Dec than I ever remember seeing.
Aside from roadkill, that area did better than most expected.

 

[hossblur]

It is sad. You run up Weber canyon, if you look up in the junipers and sage, you see dead everywhere, elk and deer.

Good year for crows

 

[Vanilla]

Aside from roadkill, that area did better than most expected.

I recall a post I made a couple months ago that said I had heard from someone I trusted that most areas of the state were fairing better than expected with the harsh winter, with a few isolated areas getting hit hard. That comment was rashly criticized by a few people and I was told I just need to get out of the house and drive around. Open my eyes, they said.

Interesting to see how these things play out when you listen to people that actually make determinations based upon data and facts and not just irrational emotions. I tend to fair pretty well in my positions when I listen to experts and not mobs.

Over the next 3 weeks the only county I won’t spend time in will be San Juan. I’m interested to find out what I see as I travel around.

 

[slamdunk]

It is sad. You run up Weber canyon, if you look up in the junipers and sage, you see dead everywhere, elk and deer.

Good year for crows

I was fishing on Deer Creek today, it was easy to spot deer kills from the crows and vultures.

 

[MTSlacker]

Counted 100+ dead on the hillside, east arm of Jordanelle (rock cliff) area.

 

[slamdunk]

Counted 100+ dead on the hillside, east arm of Jordanelle (rock cliff) area.

Ouch.....that Heber/Kamas area got hammered.