Joe Rogan Experience #2572 - Colum Tyrrell · Aired Oct 29, 2026
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A winter killed roughly 70% of the mule deer population in Utah where Joe was hunting.
The finding
What remains unresolved
Joe does not identify the herd or a precise winter, and 'where I was' could describe a local unit. Utah's statewide management material describes severe winter impacts but does not establish a 70% statewide loss. Statewide figures cannot disprove a local herd anecdote without matching the location, year and age classes.
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Quick answer
Is it true that a winter killed roughly 70% of the mule deer population in Utah where Joe was hunting?
We can't say yet. Joe does not identify the herd or a precise winter, and 'where I was' could describe a local unit. Utah's statewide management material describes severe winter impacts but does not establish a 70% statewide loss. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2572 - Colum Tyrrell, aired Oct 29, 2026, at 2:39:10. We couldn't settle it from the evidence we captured, so it stays an open question, not a false claim. The supporting source is utah.gov, linked below.
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