~ueresulted aIi.r 
as 1etn~    dxt. 
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The Mule Deer: Drift. The improssiin is quite universal among spor ksmon

that both males and females spend the winter together and that they do not

disband until spring. Observations made during the past three winters indi-

cate that the mature bucks subsequent to the rut have a strong tendency to

separate from tha does, fawns and young males, especially if weather condi-

tions are not severe. There Yere excaptions, of course, and most bands of

deer having 15 head or more would ordinarily have V. grown buck or two, but

it was very noticeable that the older bucks wore inclined to isolate them-

selves iiuto small groups of from 2 to 10 hjead, the most common being 2
or 3 
together. The acras selected by the bucks were, so for as could be noticed,

no different from those occupied by the other deer, the bands both ranging

in the same locality but rnainy in separate bunches. Deep snow will cause

both groups to band together irrespective Of age or sex, Following a heavy

snow storm in early February 193" we found 694 head huddled in one band
and 
although the bucks made up bu  about 25% of the herd, yet as t~ey moved 
across an open ridge it was an imposing sight - the silhouotting antlers
made 
it appear as a "herd of antlers." (To be continued) 
From Orange A. 01sen's reportb"The Mule Deer" - Region 4 Daily
Bulletin. 
Field:  Shoemnker, Musgrave, Jones (Kaibab)   Sick: Lemg 
Visitor: Goergens (Washington) R0      Leave: French, Harley 
lctinm :  Rand los