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<blockquote data-quote="Plinker147" data-source="post: 1784461" data-attributes="member: 88320"><p>I can only speak for NM but we don't have what I would consider a true migration except for maybe the Chama area. When snow falls they leave the higher country in Unit 4 to the high plains/Flats near San Antonio peak in unit 52. It's driven by snow and time of year. I don't think snow depth alone moves them, it's that coupled with seasonal habits that gets them going. Big snow depths seems to make it happen all at once instead of gradual migration.</p><p></p><p>The deer in that same country move from day length they start moving same times ever year regardless of snow fall. The rest of NM the elk will just move from high mountain to the lower parts/ south slopes of the same mountain. Some bulls refuse to follow the pattern and just stay in deep snow on high, cold mountains just to be left alone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Plinker147, post: 1784461, member: 88320"] I can only speak for NM but we don’t have what I would consider a true migration except for maybe the Chama area. When snow falls they leave the higher country in Unit 4 to the high plains/Flats near San Antonio peak in unit 52. It’s driven by snow and time of year. I don’t think snow depth alone moves them, it’s that coupled with seasonal habits that gets them going. Big snow depths seems to make it happen all at once instead of gradual migration. The deer in that same country move from day length they start moving same times ever year regardless of snow fall. The rest of NM the elk will just move from high mountain to the lower parts/ south slopes of the same mountain. Some bulls refuse to follow the pattern and just stay in deep snow on high, cold mountains just to be left alone. [/QUOTE]
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