The tough winter is taking a toll on deer and pheasants. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department Wildlife Manager Scott Lindgren says reports of dead birds and deer who are under stress and under-nourished are mounting. In many cases, the animals look to silage and corn piles for a source of food, and that leads to complaint calls from landowners. Lindgren says there are some remedies they can take….
But in some cases, not even that will work….
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/02/LINDGREN2.mp3|titles=LINDGREN2]Lindgen says they won’t know the extent of the die-off until spring…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/02/LINDGREN3.mp3|titles=LINDGREN3](courtesy KWAT, Watertown)