Winterkill

[Ghost Hunter]

I see after the Winter of 96/97 this could be just as BAD for the deer herds. That's when the state put a 3 pt. minimum on Muley & Some whites..
We just saw pics of Deer up to they're necks in snow! They can't feed or hardly move through these conditions They will surely starve, succome to this bad situiation... I really hope some local farmer's will step up and put out Alfalfa for them... clean the pastures
 

If you find a farmer anywhere in the Pacific Northwest who’s giving away alfalfa then let me know. With last summers drought there was hay shortages everywhere and prices were higher than I’ve ever seen them.

   Did my part.  I bought 30 bales at that inflated price.  About 2500 pounds.  Started feeding in October. 
Most was left in the shed with the gate open.  Last year hay was still there when the deer left around the 1st of February.

[KFhunter]

I ain't got no deer to feed, don't even fence in the hay pile anymore, which not too long ago that woulda been a bad idea. 

[NOCK NOCK]

That 2nd pic is awesome

[kanderson3]

WDFW talks about supplemental feeding here on page 37. https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/01755/wdfw01755.pdf#page22


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[meatwhack]

It looks like most areas have had a substantial warm up happening. How quickly is the snow melting that you’ve seen?

[vandeman17]

we still have a good amount of snow here in the wenatchee valley. It is melting but not very quickly

[meatwhack]

Well hopefully a decent amount melts before everything freezes again.

[jstone]

How is the Elk Heights area doing? We will be there Saturday

[vandeman17]

10 day forecast shows mid to upper 30's each day so things should melt off a bit

[scoyoc5]

its 44 right now at my place in Tonasket 

[Lady Grouse hunter]

Kanderson3,
This report IS SOO OLDE!!!
These Bioligists need to get-off-the-couch and re-access the current conditions out here especially in Upper Grant co.

[bearhunter99]

Crust has softened at our place.  The snow is still probably over 2' deep but without the crust the deer can manage.  In addition the deer can get through the deep snow better than the predators can and the predator can no longer run around on top of the crust so that should help a lot.  Temps look good for the next week where we shouldn't get a hard freeze again so the deer should be able to bounce back.

[Timberstalker]

Looking at the 10 and 20 day forecasts (I know a lot can change), it looks very mild.  50's in my area and mid 40's in some of the northern areas.  I don't want to jinx it but it would be nice if this weather stayed around.

[HntnFsh]

Man, I sure hope so. Those critters deserve a break!

[jstone]

The feeding stations should be full of welfare elk and deer