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Title: Mule deer and lack of rain
Post by: kramman on September 25, 2012, 11:10:58 AM

  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                                    :hello:

Title: Re: Mule deer and lack of rain
Post by: Gringo31 on September 25, 2012, 11:11:49 AM

Mule deer drink water?  :chuckle:

Title: Re: Mule deer and lack of rain
Post by: DoubleJ on September 25, 2012, 11:15:26 AM

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

Title: Re: Mule deer and lack of rain
Post by: muleracks2 on September 25, 2012, 03:30:56 PM

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.

Title: Re: Mule deer and lack of rain
Post by: MtnMuley on September 26, 2012, 07:58:01 AM

Quote from: kramman on September 25, 2012, 11:10:58 AM

  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                                    :hello:

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.

Title: Re: Mule deer and lack of rain
Post by: Huntbear on September 26, 2012, 08:05:02 AM

Quote from: Gringo31 on September 25, 2012, 11:11:49 AM

Mule deer drink water?  :chuckle:

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