Yellowstone's Northern Range - Greater Yellowstone Science ...
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119<br />
Year<br />
<strong>Northern</strong> <strong>Yellowstone</strong> winter range<br />
Parkwide<br />
Count<br />
Data<br />
Count Estimate Date of count Inside park Outside park Total Estimate Comments from sources source£<br />
1935 610 850 ? No -increase. Mild winters for 3 years 8<br />
caused abnonnal increase.<br />
1936 673 787 Mar. 18-19 622 Not 622 736 Count not fully successful. Deer counted 9<br />
and Apr. 2 counted separately on lower range but with elk on<br />
higher range. No noticeable increase last<br />
year. Status rather precarious.<br />
Depredations by predators reported in a<br />
number of instances.<br />
1937 843 907 Mar. 2-5 801 Not 801 848 Thought to be one of the most complete 10<br />
counted<br />
and accurate counts ever made.<br />
1938 964 1,000 Feb. 24-26 817 104 921 Through coverage was obtained. Count is 11<br />
quite accurate. No change in status over<br />
previous year.<br />
1939 935 1,000 Mar. 22-24 649 267 916 Excellent weather but deer scattered due 12<br />
to light snow. No change in status from<br />
previous year. Losses were between<br />
January 1 and May 1 due to malnutrition<br />
and bot flies. All were coming yearlings<br />
or old.<br />
1940 1,114 1,200 Mar. 19-20 748 342 1,090 Separate deer count. Higher count partly 13<br />
due to better methods. Losses were<br />
hunter kill and