Mule deer and lack of rain

[kramman]

  Heading over for our annual muzzleloader mule deer hunt in the okanagon and was wondering how the lack of rain is affecting the deer activity. Are the deer low around the agr. fields high out of the heat,holed up on the northside of ridges near water? Or are they were they've always been.What has everyone been seeing. If anyone has any insight it would be appreciated. 

Thanks Kram and sons                                   

[Gringo31]

Mule deer drink water? 

[DoubleJ]

Can't go into details because I'm not well versed in mule deer habits but the one I shot was in a herd of 15 coming out of the alfalfa fields early morning and heading up into the hills west of Tonasket

[muleracks2]

In the high country of Chelan County the mule deer have become more nocturnal.  That could be the case with the dry warm temps up north as well.

[MtnMuley]

  Heading over for our annual muzzleloader mule deer hunt in the okanagon and was wondering how the lack of rain is affecting the deer activity. Are the deer low around the agr. fields high out of the heat,holed up on the northside of ridges near water? Or are they were they've always been.What has everyone been seeing. If anyone has any insight it would be appreciated. 

Thanks Kram and sons                                   

Lack of rain?  Record rainfalls here this year, and it basically didn't stop until nearly August.  Plenty of water everywhere here, but as for finding the deer, that might be a different story.

[Huntbear]

Mule deer drink water? 

I thought they kicked cactus over and ate the pulp out of the center for liquid..