Download or read book Autumn and Winter Dynamics of White tailed Deer Browse Nutritive Value in the Southern Cross Timbers and Prairies written by Aaron B. Norris and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are aesthetically and economically important to landowners in Texas. Deer herd health, productivity and survivability decline when population size exceeds the available forage. During stressful times, such as dry winter periods, nutrition is limited and forage availability decreases drastically. White-tailed deer winter diets are mainly comprised of browse species because herbaceous production decreases as winter progresses. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of winter progression on nitrogen (N) and fiber concentration as well in-vitro organic matter disappearance (IVOMD) (using white-tailed deer rumen liquid) of six browse species of moderate to high forage importance. Woody plant samples were collected during pre-frost, mid-winter, and late winter from four (replications) properties in the Cross Timbers of Texas, USA over 2 years. There was a difference between years (P ≤ 0.05). There was an interaction (P ≤ 0.05) between species and season for all forage values. Nitrogen, a desirable nutrient, decreased as winter progressed, IVOMD decreased as fiber increased with winter progression in five of the six browse species. The only exception was evergreen live oak (Quercus virginiana Mill.) which kept its leaves throughout winter and maintained an average 1.33% N with lowest fiber levels and highest IVOMD in late winter. Results confirm that nutritional value of browse, especially N and fiber, decreases after the first freeze when most browse species shed leaves. It also supports the need for plant biodiversity in white-tailed habitat that supports adequate year-round white-tailed deer nutrition.

Download or read book White tailed Deer Food Habits and Preferences in the Cross Timbers and Prairies Ecological Region of Texas written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Seasonal Food Habits of the White tailed Deer in the Cross Timbers and Prairies Ecological Region of Texas written by Stuart L. Poor and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Common Browse Plants Utilized by White tailed Deer in the Cross Timbers and Prairies of Texas written by Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Common Browse Plants Used by White tailed Deer in the Cross Timbers and Prairies of Texas written by Texas. Parks and Wildlife Department and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book White tailed Deer in Eastern Ecosystems written by William F. Porter and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Foods of White tailed Deer in the Upper Great Lakes Region written by Lynn L. Rogers and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book White tailed Deer in the Southern Forest Habitat written by and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book White tailed Deer written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Topical Bibliography for the White tailed Deer Odocoileus Virginianus in Nine U S National Park Service Regions and Parts of Canada written by Jonathan E. Hoeldtke and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Advanced White Tailed Deer Management written by Timothy Edward Fulbright and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2003, a cadre of researchers set out to determine what combination of supplemental or natural nutrition and white-tailed deer population density would produce the largest antlers on bucks without harming vegetation. They would come to call this combination “the sweet spot.” Over the course of their 15-year experiment, conducted through the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University–Kingsville, Timothy E. Fulbright, Charles A. DeYoung, David G. Hewitt, Don A. Draeger, and 25 graduate students tracked the effects of deer density and enhanced versus natural nutrition on vegetation conditions. Through wet years and dry, in a semiarid environment with frequent droughts, they observed deer nutrition and food habits and analyzed population dynamics. Containing the results of this landmark, longitudinal study, in keeping with the Kleberg Institute’s mission, this volume provides science-based information for enhancing the conservation and management of Texas wildlife. Advanced White-Tailed Deer Management: The Nutrition–Population Density Sweet Spot presents this critical research for the first time as a reference for hunters, landowners, wildlife managers, and all those who work closely with white-tailed deer populations. It explains the findings of the Comanche-Faith Project and the implications of these findings for white-tailed deer ecology and management throughout the range of the species with the goal of improving management.

Download or read book Winter Nutrition and Population Ecology of White tailed Deer in the Central Superior National Forest written by Glenn David DelGiudice and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Spatial Ecology of Male White tailed Deer in the Crosstimbers and Prairies Ecoregion written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ecology and Management of White tailed Deer in Northeastern Coastal Habitats written by Brian L. Cypher and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Nutritive Value of Winter Deer Browse with Respect to Burning and Growth Stage written by Harold Deane Bissell and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Quantitative Evaluation of White tailed Deer Winter Food Selection written by Yves B. Garant and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: