Show Range tour shows deer used winter area more Out Last The range tour recently made in Browns Park and Clay Basin showed that winter deer concentration areas were more intensely used than they were a year Tills was probably caused by the heavy snow accumulations in the according to District Manager A. Vernal Making the Inspection tour from the were Gerald Huff and Tom the State Game and Fish Commission was represented by Steve Dick Larry Carl C. Virg and Rudy The Forest Service representative was Ron Dutch Though washed-out roads prevented the roP tm ob- serving all segments of the most of it was It that the deer were forced down into the open sagebrush paries along the Green River and its The area showing the heaviest deer use was Taylor a large sagebrush park which is a primary gathering point for deer each This many more deer titan usual wintered here and utilized nearly all of the available Hard such as the sometimes are a factor in changing itlie composition of forage species on the When deer use is extremely the browse plants ore chopped so close that the plants often If very many browse plants grass species take advantage of the additional growing space and in bo-come principal vegetative In mild winters more deer remain in the high mountain country and do not become concentrated in such small of are not the only animals which have an effect on the range vegetation since cattle and sheep also depend on these plants for their It requires a proper balance of game and livestock to sustain the range in optimum The observation made on the range rides are correlated with actual measurements of the forage production each From this recommendations are Issued for the number of deer to harvest in the fall Prospects for a good season are range rides are being conducted this Areas Island Diamond Taylor and scheduled for inspection are Blue Ranges on the will be inspected as soon as the snow |