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2008 CDOW Winter Feeding Operation
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On August 16, 2008 mule deer
enthusiasts met at the Grand
Junction City Hall to view a
presentation on the 2008 CDOW
winter feeding program.
CMDAGrand Junction Chapter
president, Denny Behrens,
addressed the crowd and
introduced the CDOW personnel.
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CDOW showed a DVD on the Gunnison Basin program and a presentation on the Eagle Valley feeding efforts. |
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In Gunnison, 250 volunteers, as well as CDOW staff fed 900 tons of hay and 840 tons of deer pellets one bale at a time on snowmobiles.
Volunteers donated about 10,000 man hours to keep the deer and antelope herds from starving to death.
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Losses are reported to be 50% of antelope, 30% of deer and 5% of elk.
The elk were fed to keep them off the road and away from hay stacks.
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In Wolcott, CDOW staff fed 1,700 pounds of pellets to 4,000 deer.
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CDOW personnel, Perry Will (left) and J. Wenum (center), outlined the command structure for the feeding program.
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After the presentation, CMDA gave awards to CDOW personnel who were instrumental in saving our deer herds.
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J. Wenum led the
effort in Gunnison
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Perry Will was the man
on the ground in Eagle.
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Others receiving recognition were Steve Yamashita, Ron Velarde,
Tom Speeze, Don Masden and Matt Thorpe.
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