Question about the deer in X9b and along the Sierras in the Owens Valley in general. Are they migrating out of the NP's in D7 and D8 into the valley side?
Question about the deer in X9b and along the Sierras in the Owens Valley in general. Are they migrating out of the NP's in D7 and D8 into the valley side?
I wondering how much of the high elevation deer X9A/B go over the crest and into the far Eastern edges of D7/8. I imagine some do but a lot of those places are pretty barren up there and wondering how far they are migrating from.Are you asking about during the hunts or during the winter migration? There are resident deer down in Owens valley year round, and there are deer at all elevations all the way up to the alpine. The deer that winter down in the valley are coming down from higher elevations but not specifically from the parks. There is winter range on both the east and west side of the Sierra. I would imagine that the route they take is based on the route they were taken when they were with their mother.
I wondering how much of the high elevation deer X9A/B go over the crest and into the far Eastern edges of D7/8. I imagine some do but a lot of those places are pretty barren up there and wondering how far they are migrating from.
I wondering how much of the high elevation deer X9A/B go over the crest and into the far Eastern edges of D7/8. I imagine some do but a lot of those places are pretty barren up there and wondering how far they are migrating from.
I would disagree the winter has been hard on the ov herd and there will most likely be a large fawn/young deer and older deer that die off due to this winter.
Natures way of pruning the herd....Should be a substantial die-off with record snows.
Well said JohnLets wait for the herd count. It is coming up soon. We will know more then. I doubt we will see an increase in the tags for X9a, X9b or X12 for next season. That much is a given. No doubt this Winter has been tough but this cohort is not the same one who died off in significant numbers several years back. There is some argument to be made that they know to come down when the snow starts to pile up and not stay thinking it will just go away because that is what happened during the last few Winters when it was mild. The ones who survived ended up reproducing and teaching the young ones to head to the Winter grounds and not stay high. This is at least one school of thought. However, the loss of those deer in Round Valley during that one Winter was extremely sad. I am just trying to be optimistic. Besides, I am sitting on 4 points for X9a. I have to stay upbeat.
John
I’m not trying to poke the bear I just want to know what a significant winter die off is 5,10% or 20 to 30% or more ?