. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. Figure 1. Mule Deer buck along the Takhini Hotspring Road west of Whitehorse. This is a high-density deer area, presumably because of the local agricultural activity. The number of deer killed in collisions with vehi- cles showed a parallel trend. Only two mortalities were recorded prior to 1975, while 54 deer were killed over the past five years (1995-1999) (Figure 4). Deer were observed during every month, but most often during September. This was also the month when most were killed in accidents (Table 1). Interviews with old-timers corrobor
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. Figure 1. Mule Deer buck along the Takhini Hotspring Road west of Whitehorse. This is a high-density deer area, presumably because of the local agricultural activity. The number of deer killed in collisions with vehi- cles showed a parallel trend. Only two mortalities were recorded prior to 1975, while 54 deer were killed over the past five years (1995-1999) (Figure 4). Deer were observed during every month, but most often during September. This was also the month when most were killed in accidents (Table 1). Interviews with old-timers corroborate this documen-. tation. The late Johnny Johns (Carcross), native elder and big game guide, remembered seeing his first deer near Judas Creek in the early 1940s. A. VanBibber (Champagne) reported several sightings in the Tak- hini River area west of Whitehorse in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Clyde Blackjack (Carmacks) saw his first deer along the Yukon River between Lake Laberge and Big Salmon in summer 1945. The late Phil Temple (Kluane) remembered observing a deer at the Junction of the Little River with the Takhini River in 1953. Dan Nowlan (Watson Lake) reported a deer during a hunting trip 60 miles up the Liard River. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
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