AKJeff is right on the money with that response! Two years ago the snow depth was ridiculous out in the eastern half of the state and they lost a tremendous amount of animals because they couldn't get to food. A lot of them got up on the train tracks so they could get around and hundreds were killed when they couldn't get off the tracks. I believe it was something like 2000+ also went south across the ice on the reservoir up there and then got stranded when it melted and it was too far for them to swim back north in the Spring. People wanted to truck them back over to their natural area, but they determined it wasn't feasible monetarily and that the stress would take a big toll on them because they were in such bad shape pyhsically. They ended up dying and all those factors ended up in huge tag cuts that will probably continue for a few years with hopes that the winters won't knock them down again.
Last edited by Topgun 3006; 07-30-2013 at 07:55 AM.