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What do you think the deer counts were in this area of the Methow, 1938 ? (total of A,B,C,D)

1-250
13 (7.7%)
251-500
32 (19%)
501 - 1000
34 (20.2%)
1001 +
89 (53%)

Total Members Voted: 168

Voting closed: December 05, 2019, 09:30:11 PM

Author Topic: (updated 12/7 ! ) Totals Posted - Historic Methow valley winter deer survey  (Read 15950 times)

Offline sooperfly

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(NOTE: Please see post # 38 on page 3 for the update!!!)

Digging into my stash'o stuff came across some interesting documents which included a map of the Twisp districts 1938 winter deer survey.  I've blurred out the deer count numbers in the red circles and replaced them with A,B,C,D for this first go-round.  (Will do more of the drainage's in the valley if there's interest.)

So, to be clear, your vote will be for the totals of the counts of A,B,C,D on this map. 
I'll have the poll up for 4 days, after that I'll post an original picture showing the counts in the red circles.





Here's the totals.  6,810

« Last Edit: December 08, 2019, 04:58:51 PM by sooperfly »

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Re: Historic Methow valley deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2019, 09:55:30 PM »
There summer numbers where probably more then than the winter counts now.

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Re: Historic Methow valley deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2019, 10:06:54 PM »
Cool.

This could be interesting.
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Re: Historic Methow valley deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2019, 10:10:06 PM »
Says winter counts in OP. :chuckle:
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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2019, 10:21:06 PM »
Interesting
Lead em if they're running.

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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2019, 04:58:15 AM »
38 was a little before my time so not sure of any natural phenomenon  but historically those areas were a huge winter range.

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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2019, 05:02:28 AM »
 :yeah:
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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2019, 06:06:57 AM »
What is the most recent winter count?
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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2019, 07:07:12 AM »
Only probably....

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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2019, 07:19:46 AM »
Only probably....

 Yup have to apply the correlation factors man to be sure
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2019, 07:34:32 AM »
key words.....     extrapolates + estimates x factors = complete *censored* 

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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2019, 08:37:10 AM »
What is the most recent winter count?

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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2019, 08:53:44 AM »
This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever read about deer hunting. :yike:

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Re: Historic Methow valley winter deer survey - take your guess!
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2019, 10:19:38 AM »
That artical is the out of this world ,lets factor in deer that were not seeing. :tinfoil:

 


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