Winter kill ?

[NWTFhunter]

I just talked to my buddy and he said a good friend of his told him over the weekend that the whities are falling like ticks in and around Deer Park.  Any truth to this..... any one around there

[EastWaViking]

Yes, sadly it's true.  I went for a drive last Saturday and saw several dead ones. There are pockets of them that are getting fed by landowners and they look pretty good still. March is when they will really start to die off.

[TeacherMan]

The hay stack in that area are getting hit heavy. My grandparents live 6 miles outside deerpark toward riverside and they have deer coming in eating the bird seed out of the feeders. I travel back and forth from Curlew to Spokane every weekend and I have been seeing a lot more road kills than normal. I use to see maybe one a trip, I've been seeing upwards of 10. They are traveling the edge of the roads because they are clear plus I think they lick the salt off of them.

[jager]

Yea it's bad. I too saw a lot of roadkill. While driving near that area last week, within 25 miles I counted 11 deer that were hit by cars. It's pretty sad. They are herded up, hanging by the roads...I wish people would pay attention!

[NWTFhunter]

Anyone travel between Colville and Chewelah seeing them ?

[TeacherMan]

Yep twice a week. They are really thick around the Addy area and then back toward the Jump Off Joe Lake turn off.

[huntnphool]

Yea it's bad. I too saw a lot of roadkill. While driving near that area last week, within 25 miles I counted 11 deer that were hit by cars. It's pretty sad. They are herded up, hanging by the roads...I wish people would pay attention!

Nice try jager!!! You really think you can sneak on this site, start posting right away without going through the "Introductions" area, and expect us not to notice the ram in your avitar??? SPILL IT!!! in detail too, the whole hunt Welcome to the site

[TeacherMan]

  I agree, more pics, we need something positive after tonight.

[SHANE(WA)]

the deer west of deer park dont stay, they winter and head down about 6 miles away, still looking good there, havent seen any fresh roadkill lately, mostly old ones coming out of the snowbanks

[jager]

Yea... um I guess I did kind of sneak on. I didn't think anyone would notice that tiny little pic. 
I'll get the ram story typed up in the next couple of days. Just a warning though... it may be long and it might have more than a few photos.
Thanks for the welcome

[huntnphool]

Just a warning though... it may be long and it might have more than a few photos.

Long? you have no idea what long is brother, you're preaching to the choir

[TeacherMan]

Man what kind of schedule are you running, what kind of person is on this site at 3:50am  Looks like you will fit in well. Cant wait for the story.

[NWTFhunter]

We now return to our regulary schedualed programing...

So who else knows how the deer in the NE are doing?

[TeacherMan]

Went for a hike last night just outside of Curlew in a little canyon. Started out on top in 25" of snow or so with snowshoes on. I was looking for yotes and bobcats didn't find either. But I found a bunch of deer. There was only about 10" in the bottom of the canyon and the deer where stacked in it feeding on the dormant willow bushes. No I didn't push them out. I even decided not to make my predator calling sequence somewhere else. So once again the deer seemed to me doing good. These where all mule deer. I would say I saw close to a dozen.

[NWTFhunter]

At least we have about a dozen hanging on.  Good call on not calling !