But in a couple of weeks, we will be starting to search for this year's fawns crop. It's exciting to me because it's research. For instance, the mortality rate could change, but the agents of mortality could remain the same, and vice versa. Perhaps both will be completely different from last year's. If we find differences, then we must determine why are they different.
Fieldwork always presents other challenges.
Keeping the crews in the field searching for fawns is one of my responsibilities. It is an integral part of fieldwork. We will continue to monitor last year's study deer for survival even as we begin searching for this year's fawns. Last year's deer will continue to provide useful information so long as they remain alive and don't shed their collars. We will keep you posted.