{"id":563,"date":"2020-07-12T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T22:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peachlandwpa.org\/?p=563"},"modified":"2023-12-01T10:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T18:55:50","slug":"eight-things-you-might-not-know-about-mule-deer-in-the-okanagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peachlandwpa.org\/eight-things-you-might-not-know-about-mule-deer-in-the-okanagan\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight things you might not know about mule deer in the Okanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Did you know<\/strong> that Mule deer are essential for food security, Syilx <\/em>(Okanagan) cultural practice and knowledge transfer, hunter opportunity, and are a \u2018canary in the coal mine\u2019 for B.C.\u2019s ecosystems?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you know<\/strong> that \u201cMule deer declines have been a concern in portions of the southern interior since the 1960s, and decades of hunting regulation change have not reversed the declines,\u201d reported Jesse Zeman, Director of Fish and Wildlife Restoration, BC Wildlife Federation? ? The reality also is that some local experts have declared hunting seasons and bag limits in the 50s and 60s did irreversible damage to mule deer populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Did you know<\/strong> that because you see deer dead on Hwy 97 or in your neighbors\u2019 garden or limping across Princeton Avenue, it cannot be assumed there are plenty of deer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n