Wyoming wildlife managers gaining valuable knowledge on state’s mule deer herds

CHEYENNE - Over the last year, mule deer managers at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department have been hard at work analyzing thousands of data points generated by collared deer on the landscape. The collared deer are part of a five-year monitoring project designed to enhance wildlife managers’ understanding of deer populations, their health and herd structure/composition. The data collected in the project’s inaugural year has been revealing to wildlife managers and has already provided incredible insight into the daily lives of deer.
“This is not only a state-of-the-art project for Wyoming but for the entire West,” said Embere Hall, Game and Fish science, research and analytical support section supervisor. “This robust project has provided wildlife managers with reliable data on herd size, survival, disease, movement and habitat use”