Download or read book Feasibility of Controlling Soybean Depredation by White tailed Deer Using a Quality Deer Management Approach in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina written by Eric George Darracq and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Comparison of Three White tailed Deer Management Strategies in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina written by Charles R. Ruth and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Factors Affecting White tailed Deer Browsing Rates on Early Growth Stages of Soybean Crops written by Greg Colligan and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deer damage to soybean crops is a concern for soybean producers on the Delmarva Peninsula. Although researchers have documented decreases in the intensity of deer browse on soybean plants as the growing season progresses, an understanding of the mechanisms driving the decrease in deer browse is necessary for reduction and mitigation of deer damage to soybean crops. I tested 4 hypotheses to determine why deer browse rates decreases 3 weeks after plant emergence: plant phenology affects plant palatability, diet change occurs, deer damage induces a plant response making soybean leaves less palatable, and deer consume fewer leaves but the same amount of leaf biomass as the season progresses. I recorded deer browse in double and single crop soybean fields in Little Creek, Delaware during the 2005-2006 growing seasons. To test if plant phenology affected deer browse, I conducted a forage analysis of soybean leaves at different growth stages. Although forage quality components were variable across the growing season, white-tailed deer dietary requirements were met or exceeded in all cases expect one. I compared deer diet composition using microhistological analyses across the early soybean growing season. By late-May, crops constituted>76% of the items documented in deer diets. The proportion of soybeans in the diet increased from 13% to 37% from late-May to early-July. I tested for an induced plant response by comparing the browse rates of plots that were protected from deer browsing until 4 weeks after plant emergence to plots that received no protection and were browsed sometime in during the 1 st 4 weeks. Although I documented greater browse rates in the protected plots, I also documented that protected plots had taller plants suggesting that deer may have been attracted to the taller plants. The amount of soybean leaf biomass deer were consuming across the growing season was variable but did not decrease from the early to late growth stages of soybeans. Decreasing trends in deer browse, during the early part of the growing season, as reported by other authors were likely the result of how other authors determined browse rates. My research indicates that deer browse does not decrease 3 weeks after plant emergence. When browse rates are standardized by using consumed biomass per week, deer browse on soybean plants is continuous across the growing season. If deer continue to consume leaf biomass at a relatively constant rate as the plants grow more leaves, the impact on plant and the visibility of deer browsing to the agricultural producers will decrease across the season.

Download or read book Feasibility of Implementing Quality White tailed Deer Management on a County wide Basis Through State Harvest Regulations written by Micah Stephen Goldstein and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Field edge Planting to Deter White tailed Deer and Attract Carabid Beetles in Soybean Fields written by Ashley Mullins and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Supplemental Feeding of Free ranging White tailed Deer with Soybeans written by Matthew A. Kearley and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Analysis of White tailed Deer Odocoileous Virginianus Changes in Habitat Use availability and Home ranges on the Coastal Plains of South Carolina written by Roxanne Jenness Cross Smestad and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effect of Protection and Distance from the Forest Edge on Soybean Yield Due to White tailed Deer Browsing written by Joseph E. Rogerson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Browsing of Soybeans by White tailed Deer in Georgia written by Russell L. Garrison and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crop Depredation by White tailed Deer at Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge South Dakota written by Wendy K. Hayes and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Efficacy of Attractant Legume Crops to Reduce Soybean Damage by Deer written by Joseph R. Mortimer and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need to develop non-lethal, successful, and realistic methods to manage crop damage caused by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has increased with the prevalence of locally abundant deer populations and societal demands for non-lethal wildlife management. Tests were conducted to find if placing legume border crops at the edge of a soybean field would reduce deer damage to soybeans. Two border crop varieties, Deer Treat and Game Mix (L1) and Deer Plot Legume Mixture (L2) were tested with free ranging deer at the SIUC farms in Illinois. Data collection included track counts, soybean browse counts, legume browse counts, and yield. The objectives were to compare deer attraction to legume border crops adjacent to a soybean field with track counts and browse damage and compare browse damage and yield of soybeans planted adjacent to the border crops. Track counts showed a difference among the treatments (F2,81 = 4.73, P = 0.0114). The L2 (x¯ = 202, n = 30) and L1 (x¯ = 196, n = 30) treatments had approximately 24% higher track counts that the control (x¯ = 160, n = 30). Based on nip counts, there was no evidence that deer preferred L1 (x¯ = 116, n = 15) over L2 (x¯ = 100, n = 15) over the other (F1,8 = 2.73, P = 0.1116). Early season soybean nip counts were 147% higher for the L2 ( x¯ = 37, n = 9) treatment than the L1 ( x¯ = 15, n = 9) treatment at 9.1 m from the border crop treatments (F1,4 = 24.31, P = 0.0003). Comparing soybean yields there was a difference between treatments (F2,4 = 78.97, P = 0.0007) with L2 (x¯ = 3,658 kg/ha, n = 3) and Control (x¯ = 3,292 kg/ha, n = 3) having at least a 40% higher yield than L1 (x¯ = 2,347 kg/ha, n = 3).

Download or read book Estimation of Deer Damage to Soybean Production in Mississippi written by Gathel Caleb Hinton and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) are one of Mississippi’s most profitable agricultural crops. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginiaus) damage soybean every year due to the plant’s high palatability, digestibility and nutritional content. I estimated the amount of damage (browsing and loss of yield) caused by deer within 5 soybean fields in eastern Mississippi and compared damage to the number of deer using each field during the 2012 and 2013 growing seasons. I assessed the effectiveness of the chemical repellent Hinder on soybean. While deer did affect soybean height, soybean yield remained unaffected during both years of my study. Given the results of this study, the perception of deer damage may be greater than the physical damage and other environmental factors such as field margin effects may be the reason for spatial variations in soybean yield throughout fields. Hinder also improved soybean height and decreased deer damage but soybean yield remained unchanged

Download or read book Effects of Controlled Dog Hunting on Movements of Female White tailed Deer written by John Kilgo (C.) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: D'Angelo, Gino, J., John C. Kilgo, Christopher E. Comer, Cory D. Drennan, David A. Osborn, and Karl V. Miller. 2003. Effects of controlled dog hunting on movements of female white-tailed deer. In: Proceedings of the Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildl. Agencies. 57:317-325. This article explores the relationship between controlled dog hunting and the movements of female white tailed deer at the Savannah River Site, South Carolina. The data suggests that short term, controlled dog hunting has little long-term effect on adult, female white-tailed deer movement on the Savannah River Site.

Download or read book White tailed Deer Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Managing Habitats for White tailed Deer in the Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains of South Dakota and Wyoming written by Carolyn Hull Sieg and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The white-tailed deer is one of the most studied animals in North America, yet much of the available information has been derived in ecosystems different from the Black Hills. The Black Hills are unique in that the dominant species, ponderosa pine, has excellent regenerative abilities. This attribute, combined with timber management practices and fire suppression efforts in the last century, has allowed pine to expand at the expense of other plant communities. A critical first step in maintaining viable white-tailed deer populations in the Black Hills is identifying key winter ranges. Given that protein and energy are limiting in winter forages in this region, the emphasis of management on these ranges should be to enhance forage quality and quantity. Prescribed burning and timber harvest can be used to enhance the forage base. Grazing systems designed to remove livestock from these key winter ranges before late summer will provide a greater portion of the woody plants for deer use. Research needs focus on understanding how changes in Black Hills community patterns have influenced deer foraging strategies and habitat use, and on the need for ecologically based techniques to maintain consistent forage quality. Addressing these needs in an ecosystem framework will result in habitat for not only deer, but also for a multitude of other animal and plant species.

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 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Strategic White tailed Deer Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2009* with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: