Mild winter benefits North Dakota deer and pheasants

Mild winter benefits North Dakota deer and pheasants

FARGO — We weren’t the only ones who enjoyed the recent warm weather. Wildlife like deer and pheasants benefited, too. Doug Leier, outreach biologist with North Dakota Game and Fish, says low snow totals gave those animals easier access to food. That helps the population numbers. Winter mortality can still be a problem, with plenty of winter left, but the season has gone well for deer and pheasants. “When we have populations that we’d like to s…