You're welcome guys... so, who thinks mule deer will be at that elevation come early Oct? Will that optimal forage back in Aug now lose some of its nutrition due to frost etc, forcing the majority of the bucks to lower elevations?
You're welcome guys... so, who thinks mule deer will be at that elevation come early Oct? Will that optimal forage back in Aug now lose some of its nutrition due to frost etc, forcing the majority of the bucks to lower elevations?
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It all depends on the weather and the area. Some areas have deer move out once the first storm hits and snow sticks. Can be as early as mid September. In my opinion and experience deer still stay in alpine areas until October but closer to their winter range. I have hunted in mid and late October trying to get to alpine areas in region 3. Once snow is above your knees, no more deer. Frost or cold temps are nothing to deer, it's the snow that dictates their movement.
There is still more food in the alpine than usual due to delayed summer. But, yes, if it freezes and vegetation dies off, deer will get moving...
Its been a minute since I hunted the alpine of BC for the apple of my eye, the mountain mulie. I now hunt elk and whitetail in the northern jungles and swamps of Alberta.
Each area is different depending on the winter range accessibility. Some deer go up and down as the snow comes and goes. Some stay till its to there bellies, and some leave at the first skiff of snow. I believe I had heard where you moved to was the last one, first skiff. The cold and frost makes some plant MORE palatable to the deer, it needs the frost to cause the plant to go from toxic to nutritional. I can’t remember which one they are but a quick google will tell you. Where I live now young willow and alder leaves are very attractive to all ungulates when they start to turn golden.
Some good advice shared already for sure. Some local biologist have knowledge of mulie migration patterns for certain areas. Just have to google or email them.
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When you are talking about the vegetation and their nutrients Dr. Valerius Geist mentions this in his book
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I've hiked/camped around flat top/Placer lake once, when you get high enough there's a good view of a burn, the burn looks to go quite a ways, and there is another section that has got some alpine slope..so it could potentially be productive...as mentioned earlier, really utilize your glass..
Wow Amazing country! I made it up to Flat Top mountain and approached it from two angles. Amazing views but very little game.
Here are some pics.