This is probably the hardest winter winter the deer in My area have seen in 5 years. We've had 11 days in a row below freezing on the mountain, and the weather service is calling for another 7. I saw quite a few late born fawns this past rifle season, and those young'uns are really going to take it tough, with the lack of mast crop We had this fall. And the snow We got before the deep freeze set in melted down to a 3 or 4 inch layer of rock hard ice. I'm expecting to find some winter kill this spring! It's been a while since I've found any. Doesn't look like We're going to get a January thaw quick enough this year.