Tell Deer Winter Was Mild

A late lingering winter this year is taking its toll on deer in many parts of the upper Midwest.

While most of the region has experienced what would generally be considered a mild winter, precipitation late in the season has resulted in above-average snow depths that are continuing well into spring.

“I think if you tried to tell a deer in northern Wisconsin right now that it was experiencing a mild winter, it would have some choice words for you,” Mike Zeckmeister, the northern region wildlife manager for Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Late winter conditions are difficult on wildlife that is...