askodaikoand act out a search for the female deer who tries to conceal herself. At the Uwatsuhiko Shrine at Uwajima, theYatsushishi-odori, or Eight Deers Dance, performed in late October, is particularly graceful and is one of the highlights of the autumn festivals held in the Ehime ...
Deer, predators, and the emergence of Lyme disease Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. June 18, 2012. Taal Levi, A. Marm Kilpatrick, Marc Mangel, and Christopher C. Wilmers Abstract Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in North America, and both the annual inc...
Behavioral depression is a decline in prey availability because of enhanced alert response, movement away from areas, increased social behavior, and other responses to predators. This form of resource depression is an alternative hypothesis to be contrasted to over-exploitation that potentially explains ...
The main defense they have against natural predators is by running away. They can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour, making them one of the fastest animals in North America. As with many animals, human activity is their greatest long-term threat. Although the mountainous areas they...
Roy Maul of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) states that domestic predators are a growing problem and are mostly given short shrift due to lack of appropriate solutions. However, veteran Jim Lehman of the Ohio DNR notes that while dog's attack is a concern, hunters who ...
The largest deer, and one of the larger mammals found in North America, moose are known for their larger-than-life sizes. But how does it measure up to the elk? While it’s close, as the largest deer out there, the moose has the elk beat this time. ...
Open woodlots, with little if any understory is not a secure habitat for deer to bed and spend time. Hunters are not the only predators that deer… Read More Read More Posts Habitat Solutions 360, LLC FAQ’s Can I have my other landowner/lease partners come along? Expand What time...
Toward the end of the season, whitetail bucks have grown wise to hunters’ strategies. For months, these animals have been pressured by gun, bow, youth, andmuzzleloader hunterson top of their day-to-day predators like coyotes. Here are a few tips to get past a deer’s keen senses. ...
Mothers actually spend “very little time” with their fawns, to avoid attracting predators to their location. Fawns begin following their mothers at four weeks old and can start foraging for themselves by two months old. The officers’ body camera video shows them attempting to give the frighten...
predators or insects or to visit islands. Their home ranges are generally small, often a square kilometer or less. Whitetail deer do not migrate to a winter range but yard up in their own territories during heavy snow. They are notorious for continually using the same pathways when foraging,...