+ List major wildlife game species of Tennessee. + Identify the major game species via photos.
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+ List major wildlife game species of Tennessee.
+ Identify the major game species via photos.
Large Game
Black BearWhite-tailed DeerElkWild HogTurkey
Small Game
Beaver QuailBobcat RabbitCoyote RaccoonGray Fox Red FoxGrouse SkunkMink SquirrelMuskratOpossumOtter
+ Is the smallest North American bear.
+ Black or brown+ Front claws are slightly
longer and curved for climbing
+ it is an omnivore and most of its diet is made up of plants.
+ Tan or brown in the summer and grayish brown in winter.
+ White-tailed deer is an herbivore or plant eater.
+ Lives in wooded areas.
+ Pale yellowish rump patch, small white tail, general reddish-brown body.
+ Huge spreading antlers on males in late summer and autumn.
+ Most active mornings and
evenings. + Reintroduced to the state in
the late 1990’s.
+ Body is compact; the head is large, the legs relatively short.
+ Average weight is 110 – 200 lbs.
+ continuously growing tusks (the canine teeth) serve as weapons and tools.
+ Large ground-dwelling bird that is 36-44 inches in length.
+ The wild turkey lives in hardwood and mixed conifer-hardwood forests with openings like fields, pastures, orchards and marshes.
+ Is an omnivore.+ Is one of only two North
American birds that has been domesticated (muscovy duck)
+ Aquatic rodents.+ Broad, flat, scaly tails.+ Webbed hind feet.+ Dark brown color.+ Builds water tight dams
of sticks and mud across streams and cone shape houses known as lodges.
+ Primarily nocturnal.
+ brown with black spots.
+ primarily nocturnal.+ is a carnivore and
eats a wide variety of small mammals.
+ are good swimmers and tree climbers.
+ Infamous call of “bob-white!”.
+ Occupy a wide variety of early successional habitats.
+ Forage in the early morning after sunrise and more heavily in the two hours prior to sunset.
+ has grayish-brown to yellowish-brown fur on top and whitish fur on its underparts.
+ found in a variety of habitats including fields, plains and bushy areas.
+ is carnivorous.+ is a very vocal animal.
+ Gray upper body+ Reddish brown
legs+ White throat,
cheeks, & mid-line of belly
+ prefers areas with lots of brush or woods.
+ Built heavily like chickens.+ Have feathered nostrils &
feathers on their legs to their toes.
+ Feed mainly on vegetation.
+ Nest in shallow depressions on the ground.
+ Size of a house cat+ Dark brown+ Semi-aquatic+ Prefer small
streams
+ Large, brownish, aquatic, scaly-tailed rodent
+ Tail is naked+ Inhabit marshes
+ Long, scaly, prehensile tail.+ Nocturnal.+ White base and black
tipped fur.+ Tennessee’s only marsupial
or pouched animal.+ Prefer farming areas,
woodlands and stream banks.
+ Large, dark brown animal with slender body
+ Webbed feet & long thick tail
+ Aquatic and feed mostly on fish
+ Habitats include meadows, woods, forests.
+ More than ½ of the world’s rabbit population reside in North America.
+ Long ears & powerful hind legs.
+ Normal gestation is about 30 days.
+ Herbivores who feed by grazing on grass, forbs, and leafy weeds.
+ Blackish facial mask with white outline.
+ Tail is black and white alternating rings.
+ Nocturnal.+ Lives in wooded
areas near water.+ Is omnivorous.
+ Bright, golden yellow body
+ Chin, throat, & belly mid-line of belly are white
+ Forefeet & legs are black
+ Small white spot on forehead
+ Six distinct white stripes on body
+ Two white stripes on sides of back.
+ Stripes connect at the neck region & continue down the head.
+ It eats both meat and plants.
+ Is primarily nocturnal.
+ Small animals with slender bodies & bushy tails.
+ Hind limbs are generally longer than the forelimbs.
+ Young are born naked, toothless, helpless, and blind.
+ Typically diurnal.
