Deer are designed to move across the landscape to find forage, shelter and genetic diversity. This is more difficult in summer months when there are thousands of vehicles traveling on Highway 97. In Deschutes county, this is an historic migratory corridor. Deer cross the highway and feeder roads to reach summer range in the Cascades […]
Fox Butte Fence Removal on BLM land off Highway 20, east of Millican, OR
By Jim Mooers, PAM Board member and OHA member April, 2018 This fence was 20 acres and over 12 ft tall. It was two rows of hog wire on top and chicken wire was buried 8” into the ground. The chicken wire had grown into the Bitterbrush. BLM frequently reported finding the bodies of fawns […]
The Winter Range Story
What is winter range? Winter range is habitat deer and elk migrate to in order to find more favorable living conditions during the winter. Winter range is found predominantly in lower elevations of central Oregon and is extremely important to mule deer survival. Winter ranges usually have minimal amounts of snow cover and provide vegetation […]
Reasons for Leaving Babies in the Wild Untouched
Summer – especially in May and June – brings mule deer, fawns and the babies of other species into our yards and in our recreation areas. It is easy to assume that these young fawns have been abandoned and are in need of human intervention, but the opposite is true. Does hide their fawns to […]
Deer Crossing the Deschutes River
Deer need water, and they need a buffer between them and human disturbance. When a deer sights a human, it stresses at 200 meters and flees. This can cause many deer to permanently abandon much needed usable habitat. As wildlife habitat continues to degrade and fragment due to human disturbance, deer are having difficulty surviving. The […]