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Mule deer wait near a feeding area in the Gunnison Basin east of Gunnison, Colo. on Wednesday Jan. 16,2008. Recent below zero temperatures and above average snow has forced the Colorado Department of Wildlife to launch its biggest feeding operation in the last 24 years. "The snow is deep and it's heavy, so it's taking an extraordinary amount of energy for the deer to get to food," said Joe Lewandowski, a spokesman for the Colorado Division of Wildlife..(AP Photo/Rocky Mountain News, George Kochaniec jr.).**DENVER OUT* MAGS OUT* TV OUT* MANDATORY CREDIT**