like some local information on how the mule deer made it though last winter? I am planning to hunt out of Brooks in nov. thanks.

The deer down south were on the verge right up until the last late dumps of snow. While coyote hunting in Jan and Feb, deer were still finding good hillsides to feed on and were bunched up real good. Once the late snow hit, the deer took a beating. Here are some pics I took yesterday on a 1 mile walk of some wintering coulees near Brooks. I wanted to keep walking but between the signs of death and the mosquitos, I had decided I had enough. Six kills within a mile. Only one deer seen alive. Brutal sights for sure.

The deer down south were on the verge right up until the last late dumps of snow. While coyote hunting in Jan and Feb, deer were still finding good hillsides to feed on and were bunched up real good. Once the late snow hit, the deer took a beating. Here are some pics I took yesterday on a 1 mile walk of some wintering coulees near Brooks. I wanted to keep walking but between the signs of death and the mosquitos, I had decided I had enough. Six kills within a mile. Only one deer seen alive. Brutal sights for sure.

Out of the six, how many were bucks? I found three whitetail bucks in one hay field last month while shed hunting, two were young, one mature. They had already shed so they died later on in the winter. I think the does managed fairly well, only problem being as mentioned above is the chances of them aborting due to the winter. The bucks are a little more of a concern, winter came pretty early, lot's of snow and cold, and we all know how run down they are by the end of november.