Deep snow depths are posing new challenges for the state's struggling deer population, especially in northern Utah.
OGDEN — Utah's impressive snowpack is great for the state's water supply outlook this year, but the deep snow depths are also posing new challenges for the struggling deer population, especially in northern Utah.
Christensen added that the division will only use the pellets as long as it is needed. The division could expand the emergency area to other locations if conditions remain a challenge for deer. It was last implemented in 2017. A photo of the "specially formulated" pellets laid out by biologists and volunteers in parts of Rich and Summit counties on Friday. is currently 183% of normal for this point in the water year, which began on Oct. 1, per Natural Resources Conservation Service data. The state's northeast snowpack basins are between 150% and 197% of normal, with totals above the statewide figure. Snow depth totals also remain well above normal in the region.
Winter is also a tough time for deer, as they rely heavily on fat reserves built up through any of the available food during the warmer months. Mangus explained that mule deer have learned to adapt to harsh weather for the most part, but this winter is one of the times that are "so severe" that emergency feeding is needed.
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