Localized management of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) involves the removal of matriarchal family units with the intent to create areas of reduced deer density. However, application of this approach has not always been successful, possibly because of female dispersal and high deer ...
Despite precautions, this practice may be subject to complex biases associated with hunter reaction to presence of radiotransmitters. To assess this potential bias we conducted an experiment using artificial deer (i.e., decoys) to measure hunters' abilities to see deer and determine if deer seen ...
White-tailed deer (our common native species) are considered “edge animals.” They’re ideally suited to occupy the edges of forests and grasslands/meadows. At dusk and dawn, they’ll forage in the open, plant-rich boundary zones, then settle back into the forest or thickets to rest and...
if you’re nitpicking). The views on either side of this span are suitably breathtaking. In the Lower Keys – the most rural islands in the archipelago – keep an eye out for tiny Key deer, a subspecies of white-tailed deer. Key deer aren’t just cute – they’...
were scattered throughout the areas, crows mainly in forest patches and jays in trees along embankments. As white-tailed eagles have a fairly distinctive beak mark compared to the corvid species, and we did not record its predation in our study, hereafter we will refer to predation by corvids...
eating the young of other animals might be the most immediately abhorrent aspect of the feral hogs' diet, just as destructive (if not more so) is the animals' penchant for eating acorns and flora, which means they are taking those resources from native species like white-tailed deer and ...
In Texas, native, hoofed ruminants—white-tailed and mule deer—are held in a public trust, meaning they are owned by the people of Texas. It is illegal to sell the meat of those animals in a restaurant, so if venison is on the menu, it is exotic—and probably from Broken Arrow Ranc...
eating the young of other animals might be the most immediately abhorrent aspect of the feral hogs' diet, just as destructive (if not more so) is the animals' penchant for eating acorns and flora, which means they are taking those resources from native species like white-tailed deer and ...
for a little sly sleuthing herself, pretending to simply be a concerned neighbor. She has experience in these things because of all the “goings on” in the little village she lives in, she says, and likes to use references to those situations to draw conclusions about the current mystery....
Also, remember that squirrels have many colors to their coats. While most squirrels have brownish coats, you may also see some gray, red or white tones. Some squirrels in Canada have shiny black coats, too. 6. How Big Do Squirrels Get?