Study to examine why Utah deer population is declining  Jul 5
2012 - 9:42am   Mule deer buck Mule deer buck  SALT LAKE CITY --
Researchers say they are tracking does, their fawns and
predators with hopes of understanding why Utah's mule deer
population is declining.  The four-year study is a partnership
of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, BYU and Utah State
University.  Most of the $950,000 needed to fund the study comes
from state auctions for big game tags.  Researchers hope to
determine the extent that coyotes prey on the deer.  Researchers
and biologists in March captured 65 pregnant does on their
wintering ground in Piute County. Radio collars were placed on
their necks. Transmitters also were implanted in the mothers-to-
be before they were released.    From Around the Web