Wyoming area 10 deer movement study update
Sheridan – This research project in northeast Wyoming began in December 2019 when 35 mule deer does in Hunt Area 10 of the Cheyenne River Mule Deer Herd were captured and fitted with GPS collars. The primary objectives of the study are to identify habitat preferences, daily and seasonal movement patterns and causes of mortality.
This hunt area was targeted for research due to its importance in providing public land access for hunting and for recent poor fawn production and overall depressed deer numbers. The 2019 fawn-to-doe ratio in Area 10 was 53 fawns per 100 does. A higher ratio is needed to maintain or build deer numbers.
Photo courtesy of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
One deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Hunt Area 10. The Deer was part of a research project being conducted by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
According to a Game and Fish release, the research project in northeast Wyoming began in December 2019 when 35 mule deer does in Hunt Area 10 of the Cheyenne River Mule Deer Herd were captured and fitted with GPS collars. The primary objectives of the study are to identify habitat preferences, daily and seasonal movement patterns and causes of mortality.
The hunt area was targeted for research due to its importance in providing public land access for hunting and for recent poor fawn production and overall depressed deer numbers. The 2019 fawn-to-doe ratio in Area 10 was 53 fawns per 100 does. A higher ratio is needed to maintain or build deer numbers.