Mule deer on the move: Study finds that they'll travel more than 50 miles to summer and winter ranges
A herd of mule deer in the Whitefish Range in this file photo. Notice the collared deer on the far right.
The mule deer of Northwest Montana are largely travelers, sometimes migrating as much as 50 miles from their winter range to the summer range, a three-year study by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks found.
Since 2017, FWP biologists have collared and captured 134 total mule deer does in three distinct habitats...
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