Spring Mule Deer count shows increase

Photo by: North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Photo by: North Dakota Game and Fish Department

(Minot, ND) -- A Spring mule deer count is showing an increase.

The population assessment found almost three-thousand animals, with the spring index was higher than in 2021. Biologists say they spotted few fawns during the spring survey, likely because of the April blizzards.

Population estimates show a 13-percent increase over last year.