Sling; in some areas I' d agree that winter mortality is a major control factor, but they follow the same rules even in the south of the province. I live in the peach belt where the snow averages about 3' total for the entire winter.

Russ; how late does your deer season go? I' ve read about your high deer populations in the south but never hunted there. We' ve got same type of problem with Canada Geese. They' re so plentiful that I' ve got a daily limit of 8 and a possession limit of 24. That' s a lot of goose meat.

Timbercruiser; I' d guess that the pregnant does fair about the same as the bucks in winter survival.

Dan O.