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Article: Winter weather hurts northern deer herd
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- March 8, 2001
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Winter weather hurts northern deer herd
But experts say conditions aren't likely to end overpopulation
By ROBERT IMRIE
Associated Press
Thursday, March 8, 2001
For the first time in three years, the booming whitetail deer herd
in northern Wisconsin is feeling some stress because of winter's deep
snow and subzero cold, wildlife experts said Wednesday.
There is evidence that some fawns have died, but unless the
weather turns real nasty in coming days and weeks, an already
overpopulated herd should, for the most part, survive winter just
fine, they said.
"Hunters are not going to see any fewer deer," predicted Jim
Hoefler, a state Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist
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