Game and Fish not expecting high winter mule deer deaths

Thanks to a fairly mild winter, Wyoming wildlife managers are not expecting significant winter deaths among mule deer herds. Biologist Dean Clause of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department says initial surveys show a fawn mortality rate of about 19% this past winter. Clause says that is below the average annual mortality rate of 30%. Still, Game and Fish wants to get a better picture of mule deer mortality and is inviting the public to help it survey deer winter ranges in southwestern Wyoming.