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Ft. Belvoir Hunting Program Harvest Data
Kevin WalterNatural Resource Specialist
Ft. Belvoir‐ Conservation BranchSeptember 11, 2019
Total Harvest
124105
87 79
4964 61 67 68
43 52 55 4734 25
3726 30 34
2233
126
95
9282
50
8271
9977
4654
59 66
19 4244
43 3541
23
34
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250
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98‐99
1999
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2001
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2007
‐08
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‐09
2009
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2010
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2011
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2015
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2016
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2018
‐19
# Harvested
YEAR
Series3
Series1
Harvest by Area 1998‐ Present
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50
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250
W4
EPG R2 T8 W3
T16
T6B
W1 T4 T17
H15 H4 T10 F4
R2B F1 T6C
W6 H1 H13 F3 T7 T9 H2 R2A
W7 H5 W5 H6 T1
H14 F2 N1
T9A
T15B
T15A
Unk
nown
H15A R1 H3 N2 R3 T6 T3 RR
Total
Total
Deer Harvest by Area 2014‐2019
Area
Total Deer (Bucks and
Does) Area Bucks Area
TrophyBucks
(7+ Points)
R2B 30 R2B 11 R2B 5
W4 29 H15/W4 9H15/T4/T6C 4
T8 19 T4/N1 7F3/T10/T7/W4 3
H15 18 F4/H5 5
F4/W3/H14/H5/N1/N2 2
T6B 17
*Areas in RED are QDM areas.
Buck Harvest QDM vs Non‐QDM2014‐2019
Bucks QDM Bucks NonQDM
T4 9 R2B 13
T6B 5 H15 12
T6C 5 W4 9
T8 5 F4 8
T7 4 N1 7
F1 3 H5 6
T10 3 F3 5
W1 3 H14 5
W3 3 R2A/H1/H4 4
Top Trophy Buck Areas 2014‐2019(7+ points or better)
QDM Trophies NonQDM Trophies
T4 6 R2B 7
T6C 5 F4 4
T8 4 H15 4
T10 3 F3/W4/N2 3
T6B 3H14/H1/H5/
N1 2
Daily Buck Harvest 1998‐present
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1‐Sep
5‐Sep
9‐Sep
13‐Sep
17‐Sep
21‐Sep
25‐Sep
29‐Sep
3‐Oct
7‐Oct
11‐Oct
15‐Oct
19‐Oct
23‐Oct
27‐Oct
31‐Oct
4‐Nov
8‐Nov
12‐Nov
16‐Nov
20‐Nov
24‐Nov
28‐Nov
2‐De
c6‐De
c10
‐Dec
14‐Dec
18‐Dec
22‐Dec
26‐Dec
30‐Dec
3‐Jan
7‐Jan
11‐Jan
15‐Jan
19‐Jan
23‐Jan
27‐Jan
31‐Jan
4‐Feb
8‐Feb
12‐Feb
16‐Feb
20‐Feb
24‐Feb
28‐Feb
4‐Mar
8‐Mar
12‐M
ar16
‐Mar
20‐M
ar24
‐Mar
28‐M
ar
Total
Nov 10
Top Harvest Days 2014‐2019Highest Total Daily
Buck HarvestDay #
Nov 11 10Nov 10 9Nov 12 6Nov 3 6
Highest Total Daily Deer HarvestDay #
Nov 10/11 13Oct 10/ Nov 12 10Oct 31/ Nov 3 9Oct 6/ Nov 14 8
When should I hunt?
When is the rut?When should I take
vacation?
Highest Total DailyTrophy Harvest
(7+ points)
Nov 11 7
Nov 3,10
6
Nov 2 4
Population Estimate 1987‐2019
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1987
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2019
# of Dee
r
YEAR
Population Estimate
Mast Survey‐ Virginia
Percent of crown with acorns
VA average
Ft. Belvoir
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Red Oak Group
Percent of crown with acorns
VA average
Ft. Belvoir
0
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70
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
White Oak Group
What’s happening at Ft Belvoir?Timber Stand Improvement – W5
Pine Thinnings – T8
Pine Thinnings – T‐10 and W‐1
Questions??????