Sad thing is this is just a guess. I have a good friend with the State of Wyoming who I talk with regularly. He said they do have estimates but the reality is they won't know the true impacts until the snow melts. He is saying 80%-100% kill for antelope and 50-75% for deer in a lot of areas isn't a stretch. He said there are internal battles going on regarding tag reductions but isn't sure how it will shake out in the end since nobody has seen this level of winter kill in the past.I just talked to the Bio regarding Region G deer and he said they are expecting 30% winter kill on 1+ year olds and total loss of the fawns.
I talked to another Bio about tag reactions this morning and he said they already finalized everything. I wonder if they are talking about revising those numbers. Hopefully someone is pushing for the state to take another look. This winter is pretty serious in terms of impacts to the wildlife. It will be interesting to see if the state takes it seriously.Sad thing is this is just a guess. I have a good friend with the State of Wyoming who I talk with regularly. He said they do have estimates but the reality is they won't know the true impacts until the snow melts. He is saying 80%-100% kill for antelope and 50-75% for deer in a lot of areas isn't a stretch. He said there are internal battles going on regarding tag reductions but isn't sure how it will shake out in the end since nobody has seen this level of winter kill in the past.
I believe he is misinformed as far as the entire state is concerned. This latest storm will really take out a lot of animals that were already weakened. It looks like a significant weather change for the better coming next week so hopefully they will finally be able to truly evaluate where the herds stand.I talked to another Bio about tag reactions this morning and he said they already finalized everything. I wonder if they are talking about revising those numbers. Hopefully someone is pushing for the state to take another look. This winter is pretty serious in terms of impacts to the wildlife. It will be interesting to see if the state takes it seriously.
Is that from today? I’d be moving,She ain’t throwing the towel in yet.View attachment 542366
7:49 this morning. Snowed about 2 inches today. It’s mostly gone now.Is that from today? I’d be moving,
Did a 3 mile loop on Tuesday and found 37 dead deer.Found about 20 dead elk & 20 dead deer out shed hunting. Not a single antler to be found. Coyotes must have run off with them before restrictions lifted or during the week! Couple guys were carrying out nice sheds. Might be a tough year to hunt Utah…. I did see a silver lining baby deer in an urban setting, they might have faired better. Lots of dead, very stinky, I’m bad at shed hunting
Did a 3 mile loop on Tuesday and found 37 dead deer.
Nope but I was more looking for dead deer than antlers. I did see a decent dead head about 30 yards onto private. He had been there for a while though.Checks out. Really sad. Any antlers?