This morning Iwas thinking about how global warming has impacted weather and whitetail deer in Minnesota. We are currently in a bit of a cold snap in MN with wind chills pushing temps to -20 and -30 degrees for this week. We have had very mild winters and hotter summers that last 15 or so years. It used to be very common to have a lot of days of very cold weather and much snow, but in the last 15 years or so things have really mellowed out, weather wise.
The deer population, about 1.5 million in MN the last time I heard, has grown quite a bit over the past decade, as winter weather much milder and food sources liklier more abundant. I suspect though that if global warming continues we could begin to have more drought and lessening food source for deer. I guess I see populations declining at some point during my life time.
What are the thoughts of others on the possible impact of global warming on deer in your area?