2019 Saskatchewan Whitetail Forecast
In 2018 the number of young 3 1/2 year old whitetails on our bait sites was nothing shy of amazing . This high number of young up and comers, is the sure sign of a total recovery. Saskatchewan's whitetail population went through a tough time with back to back devastating winters in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014. These winters did not only see a drop in the population, the reproduction rate of the survivors had also dropped significantly in the springs that followed. What made these winters tougher on the whitetail population than every other harsh Saskatchewan winter? 1. They started early , when you compound deep snow with harsh temperatures dipping as low as -40F before the rut had even began. This left it extremely tough for the bucks to feed and recover after burning their fat reserves after the rut marathon had ended. 2. The length of winter , I can think back to the spring of 2013 and recall people ice fishing on May 5th in southern Saskatchewan. This is the opening day