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CAB reviews mule-deer ear-tagging results and signs off on quota adjustments
Summary
NDOW described an ear-tagging study that tracked fawn survival and reported multiple lion predation events; the CAB discussed survey increases and voted to adjust multiple mule deer quotas across units, favoring a conservative approach.
Kody Menghini reported on a December ear-tagging effort in which 25 fawns received ear transmitters to monitor first-year survival. Menghini said of the tagged fawns "one died due to stress from capture the following day, one ear tag fell out, one ear tag stopped working, one fawn died from poor body condition, one died from a coyote, and eight fawns were confirmed lion kills," a breakdown that highlighted significant predator impacts in portions of Area 11.
Board members discussed survey results across Units 111–115 and Area 121, noting increasing herd sizes in several areas and advocating a conservative approach to quota increases. After deliberation, the CAB voted to support Commission Regulation 26-11 mule-deer quota adjustments with multiple specific tag-count reductions and nonresident limits, and separately supported junior mule-deer hunts as proposed.
