Show snow forcing deer into feed lots the recent snow storms in in the m mountains u a east s t d tf t cache C a c he V valley al 1 e y are gilain s steadily tea d f forcine groin p h heavier ea vi e r mi g ration a t i orl of f deer and elk from the logan loa an river and blacksmith fork to the feed lots as the depth of snow increases the snowfall in the cache nations Nation LI forest at elevations above feet is now as much as four feet in depth the field studies just completed on sex ratios of deer by bv game warden A J peterson forest ranger R J costley and everett doman of the wili life research unit of the utah state agricultural college show that the deer have all moved toi to the favorable exposures of the low re nees but chev are well distributed only about to head to date have migrated migrate i to the feed lots east of hyde park logan loean and hyrum these are being beine fed hay daily by the utah state game department under the supervision of A J peterson game warden the first deer comma coming into the feed lots was in the fore part of december the survey of the sex ratios shows that DO 30 percent of the mature deer are bu bucks acks or 33 does to each buck A substantial estial increase is also shown by the survey which shows an average of about one fawn for each mature doe it was necess necessary arv to make the sex count in january since the bucks begin to shed their antlers anglers during the latter part of this month to date there are from to tile tik that have migrated to the feed lots east of providence and harum of the state game department is welt well organized to care for the galeas it migrates from the national forest to the feed lots with little exception the game entering the teed feed lots is 1 in very good condition |