Glimpses of Migration: Deer decisions || A group of migrating mule deer gathers at the edge of the longest water-crossing of their 150-mile migration, deciding if they want to cross at this location. Watch as they circle at the shoreline, drinking and cautiously scanning the water ahead. One doe starts to venture out. For a moment it looks like the group may follow her lead, but something stops them. Maybe it’s the current, the distance, or an unknown scent. She circles back to the shore, with t

GLIMPSES OF MIGRATION #5 — The Snowy Dozen Migrating Deer **Sound on to hear the snow crunching and deer talking.** It's heartwarming to think that while we were all getting ready for the holidays on 12/23, a few more deer were migrating by this wildlife-friendly fence, heading toward winter range. Most of the 4,000-5,000 mule deer that use this migration corridor move through in October or November, but some linger on stopover habitat until the snow gets deeper. That seems to be what happened w

GLIMPSES OF MIGRATION #2 **Turn sound on to hear the deer talking** Have any of you seen animals use a wildlife-friendly fence, or watched an animal get caught? In the second installment of our new "Glimpses" series, 20 deer cross under a beautiful wildlife-friendly fence. This fence is a great example of private land stewardship on the Red Desert to Hoback Migration Corridor. The rancher has installed a high ~18" bottom wire for scooting under, a top wire at 42" or less, and lots of space betwe