Deer Mortality Study Needs Volunteers

Wildlife managers with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department are expecting above average mortality for the Wyoming Range and Uinta mule deer herds in western Wyoming this winter and spring and are asking members of the public to join them for their annual mortality surveys conducted to assess the impacts this past winter has dealt. The Cokeville area surveys will run Saturday, May 7. Volunteers will meet at 9 AM at the Stateline gravel pit, three miles southwest of Sage Junction on U.S. Highway 30/89. The Leroy Surveys for the Uinta mule deer herd (east of Evanston) will take place Saturday, May 14. Volunteers should meet at the Leroy exit (exit 24) off Interstate 80 at 9:00 a.m. Participants should bring a lunch, water and dress appropriately for weather conditions. Bring your own horse or mule if you prefer.