Year………………dead deer

1997………………..1
1998………………..0
1999………………..1
2000………………..1
2001………………..2
2002………………..1
2003………………..3
2004……………….10
2005……………….4
These numbers seem to be reversed from what you think they would be.
More deer higher number of deaths. But as the herd declines the number increases. Could it be that the larger number of deers made it easier for the rest of the deer and weaker ones to travel and forage for food? The stronger ones pack the trail down for the others to follow. Deer use to yard up in groups of 20+ in bad weather now lower that to3 to 5deer and their chance of survival has gone done. Could this be the cause of more deaths?


There are a lot of major differences between elk and deer and their feeding preferences, which is how they can live on the same range without adversely affecting the food supply for the other.