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Winter Storm Vexo May Impact Pronghorn and Mule Deer Permits in CO and WY

(posted April 18, 2016)

A huge late winter storm is pounding the east front of the Rocky Mountains. Up to four feet of snow fell in this area on the weekend of April 16-17, 2016, and it's still snowing.

That heavy snow this late in the season has the potential to kill thousands of mule deer and pronghorn in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming. While the effects are yet to be fully assessed, you may reasonably expect reduced herd numbers and reduced permits in this area this fall.

The application deadline for Colorado has already passed, but Colorado Parks and Wildlife can still adjust permit numbers based on the fallout from this storm. The deadline for mule deer and pronghorn in Wyoming is May 31.

If you have a hunt booked in this area, check with your outfitter about the possible impact to deer or pronghorn. If you're considering applying for a Wyoming permit, you may want to wait until just before the deadline. It will take a week or two before the impacts are fully known, but this info may help you decide whether to apply for a permit or to purchase a point and wait for the populations to rebound. - Mike Bodenchuk, Editor at Large

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Yes. Snow is white and "we"who live here don't name storms. Furthermore any time it stacks up feet deep, it impacts wildlife

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Originally posted by ravenr:
Yes. Snow is white and "we"who live here don't name storms. Furthermore any time it stacks up feet deep, it impacts wildlife

I don't name them either, but have some interest in what happens around Pinedale (not on the eastern front but kind of close to the continental divide).

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Originally posted by ravenr:
Yes. Snow is white and "we"who live here don't name storms. Furthermore any time it stacks up feet deep, it impacts wildlife

You crack me up...it's called "spring".

It must have had an impact on moose, sheep, mountain goats, and bison, because I didn't draw any of them.

https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Hunting-U...2016-hunting-seasons

5/9/2016 12:12:49 PM

CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has approved the 2016 big game hunting seasons. This means the public can now look at the final details related to hunting season dates and quotas for Wyoming’s big game, wild bison, small game, migratory game birds, fall turkeys and upland birds.

The approved regulations increases the number of hunting licenses this year for deer, mountain goats, bighorn sheep and antelope. Though in the Pinedale region there was a slight decrease in deer licenses and in the Jackson region there was no change.

“We are excited about the hunting opportunity available to sportsmen and sportswomen this year,” said Commission President Carrie Little. “We thank the public for all of the interest and comments we received and believe their thoughts were incorporated to shape these hunting regulations.” The public had expressed a desire for conservative hunting seasons for mule deer. The population of mule deer has declined over the last two decades, but is stable to increasing throughout Wyoming this year.

After several years of record harvest for elk, there was a slight decrease in the number of elk hunting licenses that will be issued, predominantly those decreases are in the Cody, Green River, Pinedale and Jackson regions.

“Game and Fish presented the best science to the public about population trends and what we heard back is that Wyoming people care so much for wildlife. Sportsmen and sportswomen want healthy populations of big game, even if that means fewer hunting licenses in some areas. What passed this week reflect good stewardship of the public’s resource,” said Scott Smith, Deputy Chief of the Wildlife Division.

Here are the statewide changes approved:

Antelope +4220
Mule deer +1550
White-tailed +1970
Elk -1465
Moose -35
Bighorn Sheep +8
Mountain Goat +8

Another matter was a change to the regulation related to using aircraft with the purpose of spotting and taking a game animal. The regulations now state that no person can fly between August 1 through January 31 of the following year with the intent of spotting, locating and aiding in the take of game.

The Commission also approved an update to the state’s Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan. CWD is a prion-disease that impacts deer, elk and moose.
(Wyoming Game and Fish (307) 777-4600)

- WGFD -